Welcome to Getting Fit at Fifty

My name is Art Davis and I started running in 2007 to lose weight. Check out my before and after photos at the bottom of the page. I ran my first 5K and 10K in 2007 I went on to run my first half Marathon and full Marathon in 2008.























Beginner 1/2 Marathon

Week
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
1
Off
Fartlek
(4M)
4M
4M
Off
3M
6M
2
Off
Fartlek
(4M)
5M
3M
Off
3M
7M
3
Off
4-5 Hills
5K-10K pace
5M
3M
Off
3M
6M
4
Off
3-4 Long Hills
5K-10K pace
3M
4M
Off
3M
8M
5
Off
5-6 Hills
5K-10K pace
3M
4M
Off
3M
7M
6
Off
3 x Mile
5K-10K pace
4M
6M
Off
5M
9M
7
Off
3 x Mile
5K-10K pace
3M
5M
Off
3M
7M
8
Off
6 x 880s
5K-10K pace
5M
6M
Off
5M
10M
9
Off
6 x 880s
5K-10K pace
4M
7M
Off
3M
10K Race
(Or 8M run)
10M
Off
4 x Mile
5K-10K pace
6M
7M
Off
6M
12M
11
Off
5M
5M
8M
Off
3M
8M
12
Off
5M
5M
8M
Off
3M
RACE DAY