104. Developing & Selecting Training Plans

DEVELOPING AND SELECTING A TRAINING PLAN

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Not all training plans are created equal! ❌

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Generic plans are not going to be as helpful as an individualized plan created for YOU. The thing about Googling for training plans is that generic plans can get complicated quickly because there are so many questions that come up along the way in training

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You want your training to be as individualized as possible❗️

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WHAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED:

✅Your history as an athlete

✅Your goals

✅Your life/schedule

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WHAT SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR IN A MARATHON TRAINING PLAN?

✅Tailored To YOU: Your plan needs to be individualized to your history, goals, and schedule for it to be the most effective

✅Progressive Overload Principle: You should be training at paces reflective of your current fitness level, NOT the paces of your goal time. You need to work up to those paces safely with the progressive overload principle. The plan should also not start at more than 10% of your previous week’s mileage

✅Cutback Weeks: You need to run less mileage every 2-4 weeks. You can’t do 2-3 hour long runs every single week and you can’t just keep building weekly mileage to infinity. Give your body the chance to repair and rebuild every few weeks

✅Oversight: Have some oversight from a coach or friend. An unbiased look at your training will help you out tremendously

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