Through 2010-14 I have held discussions, meetings, race and program reviews, and constructed strategic performance plans with over 700 runners and coaches (and 350+ triathletes). Here are the Top Ten Run-training Traps as a summary. There’s also a cure or ‘get-out’, and a long-term prevention strategy for each.
Remember, what works for the pros and what are promoted as “the best”, “the most effective”, “the ideal”, “the latest” or “short-cuts ” are rarely what they are made out to be. They simply don’t work for most. Perhaps these are your trap?
Trap 2: No Training Plan.
Training units and training sessions are easy.
You may even have a
weekly training schedule or routine (or 5, 8 or 10 day microcycle), essentially
doing the same thing week in and week out. A 3-4 week program may provide progressions
in distance and intensity (speed).
Few have a larger 16-24 week macrocycle
plan, a yearly plan or a multi-year plan. It is these master plans that should
provide guidance, structure and direction to your program, schedule and sessions.
They ensure you get better over time.
- Get out: ask, analyse and consider how any given session or schedule fits into the bigger picture. Flexibility and enjoyment included, each session should have a purpose and not be executed out of laziness, routine, habit or because someone else (said they) did it.
- Prevention: Find a coach, or a mentor. Go beyond the big-squad approach. Construct a plan that suits you, your background, your lifestyle and ambitions. Keep an eye to the future, and the other on what needs emphasis each phase of your plan.
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