Running Schedule Screwed Up

My running schedule is all kinds of screwed up. I'm training for my first Half marathon. The half is on Feb 5th. Because of a combination of schedule, holidays, and laziness my schedule is very screwed up. The way my schedule should be is as follows:
Monday Rest/Cross train
Tuseday Easy Run 2 miles
Wednesday Rest/Cross Train
Thursday Mid Run(This week it's supposed to be 7 miles)
Friday Easy Run 2 miles
Saturday Rest
Sunday Long run (This week is supposed to be 10 miles)
Well because of the above mentioned schedule issues I ran last weeks long run on Sunday(sucked at it) on Monday, Tuesday rested- Wednesday Ran 2 miles- which leads me to today.

What should I do? Should I run everyday the rest of this week to catch up my weekly miles or what? My runs are suffering from this screw up and would love y'alls input. Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Don't try to play catch up, stick to long runs on the weekend, and try to rest the day after the long run. Gradually build up you short distance run during the week. But I'm no expert, just my opinion on what has worked for me.

Are you doing the Tybee half? I made a last minute decision to do that one.

Sure am. Thanks for the advise.

 The fastest way to play both catch up and "rush" it a bit from a physiological / endurance point of view is to.

Day 1    run far (somewhere between your long and mid run)
Day 2    2 miles (which seems to be your short run)
Day 3    off / recovery / nothing
Day 4    run same distance as day 1 (but add mileage what you feel comfortable with)
Day 5    2 miles
Day 6    off / recovery / nothing
Day 7    run same distance as day 4 (add miles / time if recovered and motivated)
Day 8    2 miles
Day 9    off / recovery / nothing
Day 10  run same distance as day 7 (add mileage what you feel comfortable with)

Keep adding time or miles every third day.
Keep your short 2 mile runs the same or increase slightly if you wish.
Always, always, always take the 3rd day off (no cross training, nothing) If you feel that you need to do something do more on the long day.

Feb. 5th is a Saturday so a week out depending when you started the cycle, you need to start tapering. If you take my suggestion and use this plan you can contact me on how to taper. YOU NEED TO.
More or less add mileage on the day ones.
Keep the short days short or add some.
Always take the 3rd day off.

Do you run with a heart rate monitor?? If so I can Help with the training intensities either by feel or if you know your MAX HR.

In any case good luck. If you need any clarification contact back.

 

Agree with JIllian.  Keep your long runs to the weekend.  Stay motivated and get on track this week and back at it in earnest next week.  You really shouldn't increase your runs by more than 10% a week.  Enjoy your runs but make it your secondary occupation.  Don't worry about the time just the distance.
Rob

"Should I run everyday the rest of this week to catch up my weekly miles"

NO! Not if you want to remain injury free, anyway.

Just start from where you are and get back into it. Trust me on this: you'll be able to do the Half-marathon even if you don't follow your plan perfectly.

The urge to "make up" for missing workouts is a strong one but it's misguided. You must fight it and work instead of developing a regular routine so missed workouts are fewer.

Also, it's okay to be flexible. Ideally you want to do speed work, tempo work and long work 1x a week spread out over the week. As long as you get the 3 workouts in and you aren't running 3 days in a row and resting 4 (i.e., they are somewhat spread out), the actual days you run vs. rest aren't that important. So don't stress if you run on Monday and rest on Tues. sometimes.

I am doing a half on Jan 30.  I never run that much.  I combines three different training methods to suite me and my needs.  Here is what I do (and I am at the same point as you so if you like you could just take it over...it seems to be more friendly towards a busier schedule but still very effective, at least for me it is).

Monday: xtrain ( I usually walk)
Tuesday: 30-45 min run.  I usually just run 3.1 mi which is anywhere from 30 min to 35 depending on my energy level at the time.
Wednesday: x train
Thursday: same as Tuesday
Friday: x train
Saturday: rest
Sunday long run.  I increase by 10 percent and every 4 week taper.

So today I ran 9.2 mi.  Last week I ran 4 after running 8.35 the week before.  Next week I will run 10.1 mi.  The next 11.1.  Then the last week before tapering I will run 12.2 mi.  Then I am not sure how I will taper but I am thinking the next week it'll be 7 mi and then the week before the race 5 miles.  So I will never run the full amount in my training but a lot of training programs never have you running the full amount.

Hope that helps!  Good luck!