Set New PR a month before my Main Race. Should I adjust training paces now, or wait until after my Main Race is over?

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6 years ago 02/20/2018 8:15am EST

My new training paces would be about :10-:15 faster/mile across the board. That seems like a big jump only a few weeks before the race that I have been focusing on is here.

1. Go ahead and adjust paces and keep scheduled volume

2. Go ahead and adjust paces, but start scaling back volume a little sooner than my normal taper

3. Adjust paces just a little, maybe :05-:09 faster/mile and keep scheduled volume

4. Don't adjust anything until after my Main Race is over.

I am obviously happy with the adaptations that are taking place. What is the best way to balance Avoiding Plateaus with Avoiding Overtraining?

6 years ago 02/20/2018 8:23am EST

re: theJeff

I tend to err on the side of less rather than more. So my vote would be number 4, but with a dash of number 3 thrown in. So, say some days your workouts are just flowing. The paces are easy and you're nailing them. Maybe keep that same feeling but squeeze the pace down the last few reps and see where that gets you.

If it were more than a month until the goal race, I might lean towards adjusting the paces. But since most fitness adaptations come every 2 to 3 weeks, it stands to reason you are still gaining from you are currently doing. So don't really change things. Stay the course.

6 years ago 02/20/2018 12:46pm EST

re: theJeff

you can adjust goal pace workouts, but don't change your easy runs or long runs.

you weren't very specific though, so your new PR may not be relevant in any way to your goal race if the distances aren't similar.

if you just ran a 5k or 10k PR but your goal race is a marathon, don't change anything.

6 years ago 02/21/2018 11:01pm EST

re: theJeff

what makes you think anyone would be able to answer your question?

if you're training for a 3000m race and set a new 10k pr, then maybe you should adjust your paces. but if you're training for a marathon and set a pr at 400m then maybe you should just stay the way you are.

details matter.

cheers.

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