Pfitzinger Marathon Training Plan: Experiences with the 600m intervals

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19 years ago 04/01/2005 2:41pm EST

re: Texas Dude

I am planning on using the Pfitz plan as well. 24 weeks, 70+ miles. Goal marathon is Chicago. I started doing my base training Jan 1 and am up to about 80 miles/week. I will stay around there until I start the program.

The vo2max sessions total 8 workouts and are part of the mileage for that day (ie, 9 miles for the session, 11 miles, etc). I plan on doing half the mileage as a warm up, run the vo2max workouts, then run the second half of the day's mileage as a cool down. That could help to limit injury, as well as giving yourself more than one day of rest from your long run before doing the vo2max workouts. So those would be my suggestions.

The vo2max distance varies from 600m to 1600m, but most of them are 600s. There isn't much speedwork outside of these workouts. Striders every week and some tune-up races but most of the workouts seem to be geared to aerobic strength and endurance.

19 years ago 04/01/2005 4:12pm EST

re: pfitz pfan

Remember, training schedules are guides. If you need an extra day or two between the key workouts Pete lists, then take them. It isn't the 600s run at 5k pace that is going to hurt you, it is running hard in a long run and then coming back too soon from it and running short but fast reps. Adjust your schedule as needed but be systematic. Tinman

19 years ago 04/01/2005 4:57pm EST

re: friend

friend wrote:
I don't know about the 600's. I ran sub 2:20:00 and the shortest vo2 max sessions I did was 6 x 800, 6 x 1000, and 5 x 1600. I only did 5 VO2 max sessions with the last one 10 days prior to my race 3 x 1600m @ 4:39. On the other hand, I did numerous tempo runs. I did follow Pete's plan for the Long runs and second longruns.

You cannot comfortably hold VO2max pace (4k race pace) for longer than 1000m (or about 3 minutes) and repeat the effort enough times for it to be productive for you.

Physiologically you need to repeat 2-3 minute efforts several times at VO2max pace to "push" that ability in your body.

1200's are usually done closer to 5k pace and 1600's are done slower than that. So unless you were a 9:20 3200 runner at that time you were doing workouts slower than VO2max-for a longer period. Which is fine and recommended. But it doesn't make 600m reps at 5k pace wrong for this guy.

19 years ago 04/01/2005 10:12pm EST

re: Tinman

Thanks Tinman.Would you have any additional sage advice/guidance for someone with my background? i'd really be interested in any advice or direction you might be will to impart on a lowly grasshopper like myself.Thanks.

Tinman wrote:
Remember, training schedules are guides. If you need an extra day or two between the key workouts Pete lists, then take them. It isn't the 600s run at 5k pace that is going to hurt you, it is running hard in a long run and then coming back too soon from it and running short but fast reps. Adjust your schedule as needed but be systematic. Tinman

19 years ago 04/01/2005 10:29pm EST

re: pfitz pfan

You know what I ran the 24 week 70 plus program and I got hurt 5 weeks before the marathon, The program is great, but believe me the 600 on the track gave me Achilles Tendonitis. These guys might be great coaches answering but they have no in depth knowledge of how your day goes by, you need a coach, you need a plan, and attack.

YOU CAN RUN A 2:30 DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU, YOU CANT

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