Should I add a workout to my run/bike schedule?

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4 weeks ago 04/05/2024 9:25am EDT

I run and bike, my schedule right now looks like:

Mon 40min easy run + strides
Tue 45min easy bike or off
Wed 20min easy + 20min tempo run
Thu 45m easy bike or off
Fri 40min easy run + strides
Sat 3-4hr bike with intervals
Sun off or <30min recovery run or <60min recovery ride or long walk/hike

So basically one proper hard day biking and one moderate day running, and the rest easy. Although I have 3 optional days off per week I only end up taking probably 1 every 2 weeks. Should I add another tempo into my run schedule? Or intervals?

I have a few one-mile races coming up in the summer starting in ~2 months. I haven't run a foot race in 10+ years.

4 weeks ago 04/05/2024 8:48pm EDT

re: anonymously

Personally I like using cycling to do more long "tempoish" workouts that would be hard to do more of running (as long as it's nice enough to bike outside. I'd say if you're training to race and only want to do one workout per week, make the running workout the hard one and the bike workout the more moderate one. I would aim for a mix of VO2 max-paced workouts and race-specific workouts, and keep at least one of the stride days.

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3 weeks ago 04/06/2024 5:56am EDT

re: anonymously

No issue adding in another workout. Biking is lower impact & you can do more quality there if you wanted to.

3 weeks ago 04/06/2024 6:03am EDT

re: anonymously

For me, cycling makes me tired. This could be because its very hot here or it could be because i pedal in too high a gear. But it definitely affects my running. Easy runs turn into recovery runs and i cant complete workout runs. But the cycling probably improves me aerobically. Find the right balance.

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