I've heard of the hard/easy model that worked with a lot of successful middle distance runners in the past. Did anyone employ the hard/easy/easy model? Many times one easy day is not enough for me.
I've heard of the hard/easy model that worked with a lot of successful middle distance runners in the past. Did anyone employ the hard/easy/easy model? Many times one easy day is not enough for me.
You answered your own question: "Many times one easy day is not enough for me."
It's one thing to experiment with suggestions and ideas that are used by other runners, but it's another thing to automatically apply them to yourself as an individual and expect to have just as positive an effect on your fitness and training. If you do not feel recovered after 1 easy day the majority of the time, then your best bet is to listen to your body and take a 2nd easy day.
If you were to force the issue just because it worked for more than one "successful" middle distance runner, it would be detrimental to your training. Maybe one week you can handle Hard/Easy/Hard. Then maybe the next week you are feeling tired and need Hard/Easy/Easy. Maybe you'll need 3-4 easy days. A good training program is periodized but ADJUSTABLE and ACCOMODATING. There are many factors that will play into your recovery rate, but if you are to remember those two important words and follow them, you'll be ok.