{"id":1885,"date":"2015-06-19T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/make-a-plan-for-running.html"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:07:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T15:07:14","slug":"make-a-plan-for-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1885","title":{"rendered":"Make a Plan For Running"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just did 3 miles this morning, just to keep myself up to speed (pun almost entirely unintended) for the September race in Washington DC.<\/span>

<\/span>Follow @willclower<\/a><\/span>

<\/span>I used to enter a race once per year, but then I would be a slug for half the year. So I’m going to plan a run 2 times, 6 months apart. That way, all the fitness momentum built up for one event can keep going into the next event. <\/span>

<\/span>This is a much better structure. <\/span>

<\/span>So think about doing this for yourself. Choose 2 races or events, 6 months apart. This will give you a goal to work toward, without jamming in so many events that it’s gets overwhelming and you just can’t make it happen.<\/span>

<\/span>For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower’s website. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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