Last day to hit a workout

oppa135 wrote:

800 race next Thursday, want to run fast. When's the last day I should be hitting a workout? I'm thinking some light threshold stuff like a 2-3 mile tempo and then a speed session of like 400-300-400 + 3x200 with long rests on Thursday would be appropriate.

Is a week of easy jogging and strides enough recovery? I might throw in like 3x200 after an easy run sometime next week but nothing too stressful.

Sorry I'm doing threshold stuff today. Speed tuneup thursday

A simple rule is, 10+ days out, you have your last "hit" workout. Anything closer will not give enough of a benefit and just leave you tired. So for you, a Monday hit workout would've been perfect, but whatever you did last Thursday/Friday/Saturday should be fine.

10 days out wrote:

A simple rule is, 10+ days out, you have your last "hit" workout. Anything closer will not give enough of a benefit and just leave you tired. So for you, a Monday hit workout would've been perfect, but whatever you did last Thursday/Friday/Saturday should be fine.

So you don’t think a final 400-300-400 workout would be smart on Thursday?

oppa135 wrote:

800 race next Thursday, want to run fast. When's the last day I should be hitting a workout? I'm thinking some light threshold stuff like a 2-3 mile tempo and then a speed session of like 400-300-400 + 3x200 with long rests on Thursday would be appropriate.

Is a week of easy jogging and strides enough recovery? I might throw in like 3x200 after an easy run sometime next week but nothing too stressful.

I think you are taking it too easy and will be flat on race day. Do a moderate workout on monday (something like 5x200 @ 800m with decent rest).

dadsfadsfdasfdsafdas wrote:

oppa135 wrote:

800 race next Thursday, want to run fast. When's the last day I should be hitting a workout? I'm thinking some light threshold stuff like a 2-3 mile tempo and then a speed session of like 400-300-400 + 3x200 with long rests on Thursday would be appropriate.

Is a week of easy jogging and strides enough recovery? I might throw in like 3x200 after an easy run sometime next week but nothing too stressful.

I think you are taking it too easy and will be flat on race day. Do a moderate workout on monday (something like 5x200 @ 800m with decent rest).

Is Monday too close? Or do you think it's fine.

Monday is fine for that workout.

oppa135 wrote:

dadsfadsfdasfdsafdas wrote:

I think you are taking it too easy and will be flat on race day. Do a moderate workout on monday (something like 5x200 @ 800m with decent rest).

Is Monday too close? Or do you think it's fine.

Monday is fine. Tuesday might be better. When tapering, you don't cut intensity. You cut out the volume. We are talking about doing low of volumes of race pace work with lots of rest (i.e. if you are doing 4x200, you aren't going to try and do them with like 30s rest. Take 90s to 2 mins). They aren't workouts that will take much out of you.

dadsfadsfdasfdsafdas wrote:

oppa135 wrote:

Is Monday too close? Or do you think it's fine.

Monday is fine. Tuesday might be better. When tapering, you don't cut intensity. You cut out the volume. We are talking about doing low of volumes of race pace work with lots of rest (i.e. if you are doing 4x200, you aren't going to try and do them with like 30s rest. Take 90s to 2 mins). They aren't workouts that will take much out of you.

Cool I think I’ll hit 3x400m with like 5 minute rest in between reps tomorrow or Friday and then like 4x200m 4x100m next Monday, probably throw in some occasional strides to supplement my 3-5 mile easy runs