Training while driving across the country

"Adapt and Adjust"

This past summer I embarked on a 16-day trip from Seattle Washington to Charlotte North Carolina. This journey included 10 National Parks, 15 states and over 6,000 miles of driving. This trip happened during August in the middle of my build up for cross country season. This made an interesting training cycle. The mileage for the weeks leading up to the trips were; 90, 100, 109, 100. My goal for training during traveling was to keep everything as constant as possible in training. However, this would not be possible due to the ever-changing schedule. What worked out best was being able to adapt and adjust my plan in order to still maximize my training potential.

Some things can’t be planned for.

While driving through the desert my car broke down in 114^o degree weather on the way towards Phoenix Arizona. All plans for the day were lost. The car was toast and needed to be towed to an auto shop. We were stuck in Phoenix for the night. Once we found a place to stay, I laced up my shoes and got my shakeout run in. www.strava.com/activities/2624195357

finding help along the way.

Making our way east through Colorado, I stayed the night at a friend’s place outside of Boulder Colorado. After much convincing I persuaded my former teammate to join me for my workout. The workout was a 8 x 3 minute on 1:30 jog Fartlek run. Completing this at altitude gave the body a different shock to the system then I was used to but it made for better training. After the workout and getting a quick bite to eat we were back on the road to the next destination. www.strava.com/activities/2627256569

Get your miles in.

Overall during the 16 days of travel I ran 231.4 miles. I was able to get all my runs in, somethings in odd places like the beach, National Parks or the side of highways. However, I always found a way to get in quality training. Don’t let excuses get you bogged down. There is always enough time to get a run in.

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