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How to switch days off in OS

Leslie SedlakLeslie Sedlak
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Hey Coach,  Question.  I am currently half-way through OS with days off Monday/Friday.  My weekday workouts are done in the wee hours of the morning before the kiddo wakes up.  I'm finding that my Wednesday run, and sometimes my Tuesday ride, are tough to sustain the effort needed as compared to when I can do my workouts in the afternoon, because of my early morning schedule.  My Wed run pace - takes me 2 1x mile sets in order to reach the pace I normally hit for all 3 1x miles on Saturday.  I might be able to try to shift my Tuesday/Wednesday workouts to the evening, after bedtime - but I'm often spent after that and barely have time to clean up, unwind and head to bed. 

I'm able to do the am runs at Zone 4 - they are just a slower pace then when I can work out during the day.  Could I shift my days off to Monday/Thursday?  How would that look?  Or do I just keep putting in the early morning work Tues/Wed and know that the hard effort (even if at a slower pace) is just as good?

Side Note - I'm interested in the FL training camp - but it will take a LOT of requesting (begging) to my husband, and a flight for my MIL to come watch the kiddo, so I'm wondering if you're close to the minimum 10 athletes?  The link on the front EN page goes to the Ice Cream Social - so I wasn't able to see further info :)

Thanks! Leslie

Comments

  • Brenda RossBrenda Ross
    Hi Leslie, just saw your comment above. The link to the Volume Camp has been fixed. It must of changed with I added the ice cream challenge. Sorry about that. Here is he link if you want to read up on it http://members.endurancenation.us/Forums/tabid/57/aft/16183/Default.aspx
  • Leslie SedlakLeslie Sedlak
    In my original comment - I meant I'm looking to change my OFF days to anything other than Mon/Thurs - since those are the weekdays my son is in day care and I'm able to get in a late morning or afternoon workout in image I thought that was confusion as I re-read that this morning image

    And Thanks Brenda - I'll go check it out right now!

    Leslie
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Leslie - thanks for the clarification on the move of workouts, I was totally confused as I read it. In the general out season training plan days off are Monday and Friday. So you have two big weekend days surrounded by rest days.what if you did Fridays and Tuesdays as off? This would mean you would have a Saturday and a Sunday workout followed by the Tuesday bike ride which is done on monday afternoon -- if you are able to run early on Sunday morning this would mean you'd have about 36 hours before that Monday afternoon "Tuesday" ride.

    Then Tuesday itself would be off to recover from those three back-to-back days and your Wednesday and Thursday workouts would happen as planned. Friday will be off per the schedule. I think this is the best option as it requires only a small change. Let me know what you think.
  • Leslie SedlakLeslie Sedlak
    I think that option works great. Let me sleep on it and see what it would mean for next week - then I can see if it makes sense. I do kind of like this groove I'm in right now - with the workouts and their placement - so maybe I should keep that goingimage

    btw I told my husband that you raced Kona - he just looked up your time and said "That shit is legit!" - I thought that would make you smile.
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Made me smile! :)
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