26-07-2015, 10:30 AM
So I was thinking a bit more about my race, and I think objectively my legs were very heavy. Like with all the hard sessions, my breathing was fine, within 2 minutes of the finish I was back to normal etc but during the race it was definitely my legs that were the limiting factor, just had no acceleration and seemed to be one paced.
I just had a look at my training log and noted that since and including the build-up, I've done 916km in the last 10 weeks, while the biggest 10 week block before the build-up was 741km, so ~24% increase.
So with that in mind I was wondering if it might not be prudent for me to cut my mileage down a bit, maybe I can do a lighter week this week? Should a recovery week cut both mileage and intensity or proportionally reduced everything while maintaining the weekly rhythm? I'm sure if I've maintained my 10km pace while running almost 25% more mileage than I ever have, freshening up a bit should bring the snap back in the legs? Or am I overthinking things?
Would be interested in your thoughts?
Cheers
I just had a look at my training log and noted that since and including the build-up, I've done 916km in the last 10 weeks, while the biggest 10 week block before the build-up was 741km, so ~24% increase.
So with that in mind I was wondering if it might not be prudent for me to cut my mileage down a bit, maybe I can do a lighter week this week? Should a recovery week cut both mileage and intensity or proportionally reduced everything while maintaining the weekly rhythm? I'm sure if I've maintained my 10km pace while running almost 25% more mileage than I ever have, freshening up a bit should bring the snap back in the legs? Or am I overthinking things?
Would be interested in your thoughts?
Cheers