A couple weeks ago, I posted about how it makes sense that individuals (being individuals) need variations on how much recovery they need, relative to how much working out they do. One-size-fits-all training plans don't. Fit all, that is.
Through trial and error, I've found that they don't fit me. Three weeks on, one week off training plans are so nice and neat and tidy . . . they segment your days and weeks and months so well! But that doesn't work for me. This time around, I at least didn't develop an overuse injury. Instead, I lost all motivation to run. I still did yoga, and I started indoor cycling again, but I had absolutely no interest in running. So I didn't run. And I haven't run for three weeks, now. And this is why I need to remember that dividing my days and weeks and months into tidy, four-week blocks doesn't work for me!
With that in mind, I've revised my half marathon training plan to recover every third week. Small change, really. And I'm pushing the bounds of safe progression, here, especially since I haven't been keeping up with the plan for the last three weeks. I'm relying on my youth to keep me healthy through the extra miles.
Half Marathon training 2013
Ex: Week 1 includes a 3 mile fartlek, 2 mile tempo run, 5 mile long run, 10 miles weekly total
11. 4 2 10 (16)
12. 4 2 11 (17)
13. 3 2 6 (11)
14. 4 2 12 (18)
15. 4 2 13 (19)
16. 0 4 8 (12)
17. 4 3 13 (20)
18. 4 3 15 (22)
19. 6 3 15 (24)
20. 3 2 10 (15)
21. 2 2 13.1 (17.1)
I think it's great that you've devised something that works for you. I'm off to the doc today to see what we can devise for my own injury.
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