Prepping for a 1 Mile race on August 10.
I started specifically training 13 weeks ago per Daniels Runnign Formula
4 weeks base Phase 1 ~easy
3 weeks Phase 2 ~tempos
3 weeks Phase 3 ~V02 max
3 weeks Phase 4 ~anaerobic
I have one more week of Phase 3, interval training at 3-5k pace. I'm worried that I should be focusing on the phase 4 repetition work.
What does Letsrun counsel?
Honestly it probably won't make that big of a physical difference. So just do what makes you feel more mentally prepared. If You cannot make up your mind, you could do a workout that combines both 3k-5k and anaerobic intervals. Like 3x1k and then 5x300m
Also keep it simple and just run.
Lydiard said on the topic of the training schedules those are just guidelines. Don't take them as gospel. Pretty sure Daniels would agree with that statement.
Not a counselor wrote:
If You cannot make up your mind, you could do a workout that combines both 3k-5k and anaerobic intervals. Like 3x1k and then 5x300m
I like this fartlek idea. I should continue to focus on endurance with the V02 intervals, but I just don't like the thought of only 3 weeks of repetition work(the last week not being full out obviously)
Train your weakness. If you are strong and can just roll along at that V02 kind of pace, then you're probably OK to focus more on anaerobic. Otherwise keep the phase 3 stuff in. If you can crank out 200s with a fast turnover feeling light and quick, then you don't need the extra phase 4 work.
I would almost never skimp on phase 3 unless you're training for something long like 1/2 or marathon.
Thanks, youre right i should train the weakness. Which is V02 in my case. 19:27 5k two weeks ago, 5:12 1600 3 weeks ago. This makes sense to me to train v02