Hi folks,
My long run is now at 16km, so it's a matter of time before I hit 21 (yay!). I'm re-evaluating training plans, but everything around 21km is event based with a ramp. It's almost as if no-one is doing any sustained training around that distance.
Am I missing a trick here? Should I be periodizing training on an event basis even at this distance? I think of some of you guys going for a 'casual' 16 mile run and it seems to fly in the face of this event-based thinking.
Currently my training is simple, I take my long run distance and divide by three. That gives me a short, medium and long distance. My schedule goes as follows:
Monday: Medium Distance, fast pace
Tuesday: Cross Training
Wednesday: Medium Distance, fast pace
Thursday: Short distance, easy pace or rest day (usually rest, as I travel often on Thursdays)
Friday: Cross Training
Saturday: Long Distance, easy pace
I'm not trying to be majorly competitive, but I do want to get faster and stronger to have a sense of progression. Any reason not to just keep this up? Am I missing a trick?
My long run is now at 16km, so it's a matter of time before I hit 21 (yay!). I'm re-evaluating training plans, but everything around 21km is event based with a ramp. It's almost as if no-one is doing any sustained training around that distance.
Am I missing a trick here? Should I be periodizing training on an event basis even at this distance? I think of some of you guys going for a 'casual' 16 mile run and it seems to fly in the face of this event-based thinking.
Currently my training is simple, I take my long run distance and divide by three. That gives me a short, medium and long distance. My schedule goes as follows:
Monday: Medium Distance, fast pace
Tuesday: Cross Training
Wednesday: Medium Distance, fast pace
Thursday: Short distance, easy pace or rest day (usually rest, as I travel often on Thursdays)
Friday: Cross Training
Saturday: Long Distance, easy pace
I'm not trying to be majorly competitive, but I do want to get faster and stronger to have a sense of progression. Any reason not to just keep this up? Am I missing a trick?