Full disclosure: had my final collegiate track season cut short because of coronavirus. Cycles were usually 70-80 mpw with a couple 90 mile weeks during each season. Ran a 16:01 in indoor and time trialed a 33:43 10k a week ago. Would love to hear your thoughts/suggestions. Took 3 weeks completely off and want to start tomorrow with a goal marathon in Mid-October in Columbus, OH.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ry-wL0L0So6iQ2Bx2Ap1a_7t1DIvT1ee6dNPMbUVjqY/edit?usp=sharing
meant to say I took 2 weeks off
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Looks good! Seriously, seems well thought out. Good progression. I didn’t delve into it in great detail, but the bones are there.
Biggest advice would be to listen to your body, and take your easy days easy. If you are able to sustain the program you will be quite fit!
28 weeks is a long time. Be flexible and willing to move things around and/or adjust as you progress through the plan, get sick, injured, etc. With such a long build-up you won't really miss anything if you have to skip a workout or a run. The collective body of work is what counts, not any one particular run. But you probably already know that... good luck.
I like the plan, but I'm not nearly on your level. I'd like to see more discussion of it, though.
It looks like your progression of long tempos is 6, 7, 6 and a HM. Or did I miss some? That's the one part of your plan I have doubts about.
Mainly just throwing in the tempos to serve as something to do on weeks that don't have a fartlek or pickups during a LR..... may just have them be steady states to maybe get something that won't break down my legs as much while still trying to build mileage.... thank you all for your input
Tom Thanks wrote:
28 weeks is a long time. Be flexible and willing to move things around and/or adjust as you progress through the plan, get sick, injured, etc. With such a long build-up you won't really miss anything if you have to skip a workout or a run. The collective body of work is what counts, not any one particular run. But you probably already know that... good luck.
Yes just be flexible. I don't know where in the country you live, but you're hitting some 100 mile weeks in the dog days of August. I would just be mindful and careful there. I don't know if you've hit these numbers before, but 100 miles will take a lot out of you and with the heat potentially wearing you out too, you need to be careful there.
I’m in Ohio most summers so the weather can be unpredictable lol. My highest week ever was 95 on singles and I’m thinking it’s almost the same thing if I do that with secondaries sprinkled in. But I’ll keep that in mind. Fueling will be a new obstacle to tackle. Thank you
How is the plan going? Did you stick to it?
Same question as above.
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28 week plan?! Ugh. Don't have the patience nor the fortitude. Rather play around with some 5K/10K stuff in the dog days of summer & then into something like a 10 or 12 week marathon buildup come Fall. 7 months is too long to invest in one race imo.
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