I wish this was a series. Where he would take possible season goals, and actually plan out the season. Even with a 5K, you could have an episode for novices hoping to finish. And then the next episode would be about how to take that finish time and how to reflect on it to make meaningful decisions about the next training period. These current videos are so esoteric that it’s hard for me, a wants-to-be-a-competitor type of runner to take it and actually do something meaningful with it. Love the content. Trying to be as constructive as possible here. You are so much more knowledgable than I will ever be about this stuff. Thanks for taking the time to share that knowledge. ^_^
Thanks JD. I do similar things on the Strength Running podcast and through our group coaching programs. For that level of detail, you probably need to actually talk 1:1 with a coach. Though to be upfront, I think you're asking for something that wouldn't make much sense. For example, you write "The next episode would be about how to take that finish time and how to reflect on it to make meaningful decisions about the next training period." That's not a video. That's a simple answer: your workout paces will get faster, but that's about it. Your finish times *do not* really impact your training. Your past training does.
Running phases summary: 1. Rest phase 2. Easy running - mileage building up. Long run increases - base training 3. Competition/ race phase - challenging workout - running hard/ tune up races - 4. Peaking - scheduled races for focus - 2/3 weeks - reduce mileage but working hard - can’t maintain peak of mountain for long. Restart cycle.
So this video helped me realize why I keep running the same 5k race times over and over again even when I train hard. I don't have a true "progression" and I run all the time and have no training "periodization" I run a bunch of works and races with no structure in my training efforts. Thanks Jason!
Periodization may be answer, but are you sure you really follow rule 80/20? A lot, like really a lot of runners even if run "slow run", do it with pace of zone 3, not zone 1-2. And it slows progress a lot.
Really great explenation of how to approach to season's planning. This confirmed my supposition of how to plan starts in different favourite running races without distroing the training benefits of the plan for a main target race. Thanks
This video was incredibly informative. I'm planning to run a real season next fall and was wondering about how to schedule the races. But this popped up at just the right time in my twitter feed. Thanks a lot!
I have a friend whose idea of "training" is to just go out and run as fast as you can, balls to the walls, and try to get better each workout. It has worked for him but he has too much down time and his race times drop drastically due to this.
Thanks Jason for another informative talk on planning my training for a particular race in a particular time But my concern is how long should I spend time in a base training preparing for an ultra marathon of about 90km especially after a long rest of about two months and my goal race would be sometimes in June 2023 I hope I am making sense
should I have 1 big or 2 smaller seasons planned?? I have similar schedule to the one pointed as a mistake. I have 2 half-marathons in 8 and 10 weeks, then 1 half marathon after another 12 weeks - the goal race and some other races after that (spaced). I started training according to Jack Daniels' "Running Formula" half-marathon plan, right now i'm in 2nd phase. my question is: what is better/right to do: to do 2 full seasons, meaning i will have finished phase 4 by beginning of July and start over new training season to prepare for the races in the fall? or continue one big season which will be March - mid September, and continue races through the fall? the main races are like this: 6/19 - half, 7/3 - half, 9/25 - half (my main goal race), 10/30 - marathon, 11-/20 - half. These 5 races are important, but the main goal is 9/25 - half
It's supposed to "callous" your body to the race pace you'll have to endure during your goal race. It's like how you would progress from doing 200m repeats at goal pace to Ks or miles at goal pace over the course of a season.
