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Dumbo Double Dare Training - Week Ten

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You find out by trial and error what the optimal level of training is. If I found I was training too hard, I would drop it back for a day or two. I didn't run for five days before the sub-four-minute mile. ~ Sir Roger Bannister

Can you believe we are entering Week Ten of Dumbo Double Dare training? In just eight short weeks, we will be toeing the 10k start line in Disneyland. I don’t know about you but I can’t wait – I am seriously jonesing for a runDisney weekend right now! And not only is DDD just around the corner but it’s also time to start thinking about training for the next big runDisney challenge event, Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge in January. That’s right – Galloway’s 29-week Goofy training program (so to speak) starts this week. How does one balance training for both events without messing up the current DDD schedule?

Surprisingly, if you compare the two training programs, it appears it may be a simple process to blend the two training programs with one minor modification. By the end of the DDD training program, you will have put yourself in perfect position to start training for Goofy with at least one completed half marathon to your name. Most coaches, including Galloway, advocate a two-to-three week lower mileage schedule following a long distance event. Week 19, the week following DDD, the program calls for a 30 – 30 – 3 mile recovery week. The following week, the Goofy training program also has a drop-down recovery week scheduled. Hmmmm, how could we make this work?

  • August 26th thru September 1st – DDD Week 18 - Dumbo Double Dare
  • September 2nd thru September 7th - DDD Week 19 - recovery week (end of DDD training)
  • September 9th thru September 14th – Goofy Week 11 – drop-down week (think of this as a 2nd DDD recovery week)
  • September 16th thru September 21st – Goofy Week 12 – mileage increases

By starting the Goofy training program in Week 11 right after DDD, it appears you should be able to smoothly segue way from one training program to another with little disruption in the schedule. Your half marathon base miles should already be in place, you’ve completed back-to-back distance events, and now it’s time to bump up the miles and the challenge for January. And I’ll be blogging right along with you all the way to January as we make the transition from Dumbo to Goofy!

As for our Dumbo training, it’s time for another four-day training week. Given my work travel schedule and a 4th of July half marathon, I’m going to have to be a bit creative with my training this week – you’ll see my changes in italics.

Happy training and a safe and fun 4th of July holiday to everyone!

  • Monday – Barre3 (video)
  • Tuesday – 30 to 45 minutes running
  • Wednesday - weight training
  • Thursday - 30 to 45 minutes running (travel - rest day for the RunningFool)
  • Friday – rest (Foot Traffic Flat Half)
  • Saturday – 2 mile run
  • Sunday – 9.5 mile run (travel – rest day for the RunningFool)

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