IM Plan - advise on moving days

Dawn Cass

Hello, I am on week 10 of the intermediate IM plan. My company has summer hours and we have half days in Friday. So far in the schedule there is long run on Thursday which is tough to fit in with work, then long-ish rides on Sat and Sun....Friday being relatively light. Is it ok to swap Thursday and Friday around or will it be to much volume/risk injury with 3 bigger days in a row.

Advise please?

Thanks.

Coach Rich

Posted By Dawn Cass on 24 Jun 2014 06:59 AM


Hello, I am on week 10 of the intermediate IM plan. My company has summer hours and we have half days in Friday. So far in the schedule there is long run on Thursday which is tough to fit in with work, then long-ish rides on Sat and Sun....Friday being relatively light. Is it ok to swap Thursday and Friday around or will it be to much volume/risk injury with 3 bigger days in a row.



Advise please?



Thanks.

Your change is doable in the short term (will probably work for another 2-3wks), and will then become less so as the volume of the long run and long bikes start to conflict with each other. You'd be in for a VERY challenging Fri-Sun routine. 

Do Tuesdays work better for you, for the long run? Is Thurs just a particularly bad day?

Dawn Cass

Thanks for the message. Thursdays are not particularly tough...it's just having a half work day on Friday makes Fridays "easier" from a time point of view. If I had the option to switch Tuesdays and Thursdays that May help however. Do you recommend doing long run either of those days, and keep weekend schedule as is?

Now I think about another question...do I have target goals on FTP improvement in season? You set targets for me in OS which was great. I am finding it more challenging to keep to keep to the plan FTP outside now. To clarify...it's not to difficult physically...it's just less stable than indoor trainer (road signs, hills, etc). Thoughts on this front?

Thanks a lot!

Dawn