When you talk about a long run and then a short long run say in a 7 day schedule with the long run of 15 miles what would you consider mileage to be in a short long run. Is there a defined percentage difference? ie long run 15 miles...short long run 10 miles. Thank you.
Thoughts on keeping a training log? I used keep one for just the workout days for about a year, then got lazy and stopped this winter when my workouts became basically threshold all the time. Been thinking that I am missing out on useful data now that my training is a lot more varied again.
It's not necessarily a switch that we are after You could still do threshold during your VO2 Max blocks, but there's a lot of nuance to it I'd say the biggest indicator I normally look out for is recent race performance in shorter races like the 3k or 5k, compared to recent races in the half and full marathon. Typically if you're performing consistently better at the 3k/5k compared to the half and full mara, I'd say your VO2 max is not the one holding you back. Vice versa applies. The 10k is a bit more of a crossover depending on your level of running, but as usual, it's a spectrum and it's not like 3k and 5k are absolute determinants of how good your VO2 max is. Threshold still matters a lot for races even shorter like 1500m too
Yea definitely can generally speaking, it heavily depends on your individual capacity though. As an intermediate runner I wouldn't recommend doing more than 20% of your volume at a high intensity, if you're a beginner, you should do less.
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One benefit of self coaching is that you can even finalise workout details during your warmup!
that's what I do haha
When you talk about a long run and then a short long run say in a 7 day schedule with the long run of 15 miles what would you consider mileage to be in a short long run. Is there a defined percentage difference? ie long run 15 miles...short long run 10 miles. Thank you.
Thoughts on keeping a training log?
I used keep one for just the workout days for about a year, then got lazy and stopped this winter when my workouts became basically threshold all the time.
Been thinking that I am missing out on useful data now that my training is a lot more varied again.
Lots of effort, I am too lazy for that but more info is always better, and I think it’s an awesome idea. Can never hurt!
Looks so familiar
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How do you know when it’s time to switch to vO2 workouts from threshold workouts and back? Is it just pace stagnation?
It's not necessarily a switch that we are after
You could still do threshold during your VO2 Max blocks, but there's a lot of nuance to it
I'd say the biggest indicator I normally look out for is recent race performance in shorter races like the 3k or 5k, compared to recent races in the half and full marathon. Typically if you're performing consistently better at the 3k/5k compared to the half and full mara, I'd say your VO2 max is not the one holding you back. Vice versa applies. The 10k is a bit more of a crossover depending on your level of running, but as usual, it's a spectrum and it's not like 3k and 5k are absolute determinants of how good your VO2 max is. Threshold still matters a lot for races even shorter like 1500m too
Could I do a vo2 max and one threshold session a week?
Yea definitely can generally speaking, it heavily depends on your individual capacity though. As an intermediate runner I wouldn't recommend doing more than 20% of your volume at a high intensity, if you're a beginner, you should do less.