Hello, I run 40 MPW (male) and have struggled with some of my interval training recently. My legs feel dragged down. I have neglected to do tempos at Daniels' "threshold" pace. Should I just be patient with the VO2 training adaption, or mix 20 minutes at that threshold pace into my long run? Or would I be better off replacing my repetition workout with the tempo? I am 7.5-8.5 weeks out from my race (5000m). Thank you all.
How many weeks have you been doing intervals? I can do them only for so long before my legs feel heavy.
Your questions don't make any sense. Tempos are not intended to "fix heavy legs." They are a workout just like any other run. If your legs feel dragged down you are just doing a high workload and will recover when you take it easy.
Speaker of Hard Truths wrote:
Your questions don't make any sense. Tempos are not intended to "fix heavy legs." They are a workout just like any other run. If your legs feel dragged down you are just doing a high workload and will recover when you take it easy.
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The way to help heavy tired legs is to eat 4-6 fresco bean burritos from taco bell
WhattheTruck52 wrote:
Hello, I run 40 MPW (male) and have struggled with some of my interval training recently. My legs feel dragged down. I have neglected to do tempos at Daniels' "threshold" pace. Should I just be patient with the VO2 training adaption, or mix 20 minutes at that threshold pace into my long run? Or would I be better off replacing my repetition workout with the tempo? I am 7.5-8.5 weeks out from my race (5000m). Thank you all.
A Daniels type threshold run always added to any heavy legged feeling I was having.
Hill sprints, fast speed work and fartlek training usually help me recovery from dead heavy legs but everyone's different. Tempo runs usually make my legs more dead.
*recover
Sorry for the spelling error. I had a glass of wine :)
Thank you all! This makes more sense. I think recovery will serve me well. I have gotten by without continuous tempos before w/ improvement in the process.
I apologize for the troll. I reported him for identity theft.
Are you actually following a Daniels plan, or are you making it up as you go along? If you're doing your own thing, what does a typical week of training look like?
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You clearly just went straight to a vdot you're not capable of, and completely failed to read anything from the book. No wonder you can't handle a little 5k training plan.
Daniels follower wrote:
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You clearly just went straight to a vdot you're not capable of, and completely failed to read anything from the book. No wonder you can't handle a little 5k training plan.
You clearly don´t know what 0/10 means.
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