Mid week long run ?

VKrishnamurthi

Hey Coach Rich,

Starting IM plan for IMWI. Will be 5th IM. It works better for me this summer to do the long run on Wednesdays (instead of Thursday). If I do the long run on Wed, how should I change the day after and/or before? Figure I can keep Fri-Sunday as is noted in the plan. Thanks, VK

Coach Rich

Posted By Venkatesh Krishnamurthi on 28 May 2014 04:54 AM

Hey Coach Rich,

Starting IM plan for IMWI. Will be 5th IM. It works better for me this summer to do the long run on Wednesdays (instead of Thursday). If I do the long run on Wed, how should I change the day after and/or before? Figure I can keep Fri-Sunday as is noted in the plan. Thanks, VK

Hey VK,

Can you Tues? I've found that Tues is better than Wed for the long run. Let me know if Tues is possible vs Wed. 

VKrishnamurthi

Yeah, could work Tuesday (at least most of the weeks).

Coach Rich

Posted By Venkatesh Krishnamurthi on 28 May 2014 09:17 PM


Yeah, could work Tuesday (at least most of the weeks).

Ok, then recommend you do:

• Mon: swim, easy run
• Tues: long run (AM), post run very easy recovery swim if you can. You _really_ need to be on your recovery game after this run, so you can carry on with the rest of your week.
• Wed: swim only
• Thurs: interval bike, run
• Fri: swim, interval run
• Sat: per schedule
• Sun: per schedule

What I'm trying to do ^here^ is give your legs a break after the long run, and create maximum separation between your long run and interval run.