30-03-2018, 02:26 PM
Hi Babsyrun, increasing mileage too quickly and believing that by doing more will lead to results, is not a new 'doing' by runners.
With the programs, the long run every 3 weeks should be suffice, however with time and progression, your easy runs in the 2nd week after Saturday paced run, should increase to a longer distance.
However, we look to get results off a minimum as possible to start, and then increase things as the adaptation is more effective.
You could in effect be running tired now. You only want to be truly tired up and until Day 10, and thereafter you want to feel a spring coming back into your step, and then by week 3 all you want to do is race.
What we need to do with you now is freshen you up and have you training where you can rebuild your confidence.
Be kind to yourself, as you have had great progress, and there is no need to beat yourself up.
Enjoy your 5k
TheEd
With the programs, the long run every 3 weeks should be suffice, however with time and progression, your easy runs in the 2nd week after Saturday paced run, should increase to a longer distance.
However, we look to get results off a minimum as possible to start, and then increase things as the adaptation is more effective.
You could in effect be running tired now. You only want to be truly tired up and until Day 10, and thereafter you want to feel a spring coming back into your step, and then by week 3 all you want to do is race.
What we need to do with you now is freshen you up and have you training where you can rebuild your confidence.
Be kind to yourself, as you have had great progress, and there is no need to beat yourself up.
Enjoy your 5k
TheEd