Cross training 

An important part of my marathon training plan is cross training. My plan is to focus on building more strength and power in my legs to help me on my run. I rarely lift heavy so this will be changing things up for me in a much needed way.

Today my warmup consisted of 20 minutes on the stairmaster to warm up my legs and my body. I followed that up with Hip abduction,  hip adduction, seated leg press, leg extensions, leg curls, single leg deadlifts and single leg bench stepups. 3 sets of 10 for each. 

The best part about my workout is that I had a partner! My friend Andrea is going to be joining in on my cross training sessions and even some of my shorter runs. Working out with a partner is a great idea for accountability and fun. There are so many fun partner exercises out there to mix things up!

Afterward we got in a nice long stretching session which will make me feel so much better tomorrow morning!

Tomorrow is another rest day, though I'll be teaching combat and on my last week of the 60 strong challenge. 

Week 1 of marathon training is in the bag! Let's go week 2!