I've has a couple of people suggest cutting my miles way back every third week in order to facilitate recovery, so the plan would be something like 80 miles, 85 miles, 6-day 60 miles, 85 miles, 90 miles, 6-day 60 miles. I've generally just maintained my miles in the past. What does everyone think?
Or you could just not run at all for every 4th week.
o.O wrote:
Or you could just not run at all for every 4th week.
Or he could come over to your house a join you and your boyfriend for a gang bang.
That's what I'm trying. I've down 3 weeks up, 1 week down before and I got injured, so now I'm trying 2 up, 1 down.
The key is that your down week has to be a mileage that you're still comfortable seeing your log book.
That makes perfect sense. Days 15-21 is when the Periostitis and osteocyte maturation occurs in new bone formation, so backing off on every third week is best for injury prevention.
all i know wrote:
The key is that your down week has to be a mileage that you're still comfortable seeing your log book.
With all due respect, I highly disagree. Chasing miles so we have a nice looking week in our log book is the problem. I know. I fall into this trap all too often. The key is doing the amount of mileage that facilitates recovery and allows you to run harder during your up weeks. This amount if probably lower than you are comfortable with seeing in you log book. Health and fitness over math in this case.
Has anyone actually had success with a similar program? It seems like 60 mpw in 6 days is still decent enough for a down week.
Do Lydiard, Daniels, etc. say anything about this?
Thanks for this bit. That's about when my body usually tells me it's time for a break.
I've always heard that every 4th week should be a down week (dropping mileage about 25%). If you get injured doing that, it seems logical to try dropping mileage every third week.
Another plan which might work is 4-week cycle of an 100% volume week, an 85-90% week, then an 100% week, and finally the true down 75-80% week.
I've always had success just cutting back when my body tells me. Sometimes it might be after 5 weeks, sometimes after 2, it doesn't really matter. The key is not slogging through week after week just because your schedule tells you to.
idiot alert wrote:
o.O wrote:Or you could just not run at all for every 4th week.
Or he could come over to your house a join you and your boyfriend for a gang bang.
Ya think he'd come over?
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why don't you just not take a down week?
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