Hey!
I'm 17M, currently running having an offseason after a weird (COVID) triathlon season running around 35mpw. This season I ran a 36:54 10K (although the GPS seemed to record it only as 9,7km) which is my PB, my running peaked at 43mpw this May + ~7hrs on the bike trainer.
My plan is to use the Daniels 10K 50miles plan (18 weeks) and the Pfitz 90K base plan (~10 weeks). I'll kick off the season around the 19th October and want to have my main race mid-april 2021 (10K).
If I followed the above mentioned plan, then I'd finish the 10 weeks of base plan around January and the Daniels around mid-April (which is perfect). My only concern that I'd like to have more races until mid/end-May. Should I repeat parts of Phase IV after a recovery?
Mid-October: Start of base training
January: Start of Daniels' 5-10K plan
Late-March/Early-April: 5-10K tune up races
Mid-April: 10K goal race
Until mid-May: some other 5-10K races
My mileage would start at 38 miles (61km) and would increase to ~60 miles (97km) in 10-12 weeks. Then I'd take probably one easier week and start Phase II with a single rest day and on 50mpw (80km) which wouldn't move much during the whole season. (I got the advice that short 3-4 week cycles aren't really a thing in running so I should keep them steady during the whole season. But honestly it'd make sense to vary my mileage during phases, like running lower milegage in Phase IV than in Phase II). So I'd run constantly around 50mpw (80km) until mid-May where I'd start base training for the fall season but that's for the future.
Mid-October - January: 38 to 60 mpw (10 weeks)
January - Mid-April: constant 50mpw (until goal race w/ 2-3 tune up races)
Mid-April - Mid-May: constant 50mpw (some other races)
TL;DR: I've planned my season and need some feedback.