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Do the OS again!

gurjsdgurjsd
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Basically, I LOVED the Nov OS. I have never felt so much better running (my durability is awesome). I liked the fact I did 2/3 short choppy runs a week (20 mins or so), coupled with some longer ones. And I have never loved biking so much before, and felt that the 1 hour hardcore sessions were the only reasons I looked forward to waking up in the morning, and I feel so much stronger on the bike for it.

I'm looking to transitioning over the the 'Get Faster' plan, but want to keep up the run durability - effectively doing the OS again in some sense. Is it wrong I want to keep up my hard work - who else is with me!  image

 

For those folks transitioning over to a 'Get Faster' plan - are you going to keep up your 6/7 day running routine. Would love to hear your opinions.

 

G

Comments

  • Al TruscottAl Truscott

    Gurjit - I will be starting an 8 week GF plan Feb 15. I intend to continue running 6-7 times a week. I haven't yet looked at the plan, and won't until the weekend before I start, so I don't know exactly how I will continue that run frequency. But I anticipate a maximum weekly mileage in the high 30s, and long runs 90 minutes or less.

    Think of it not as repeating the OS running program, but adding some run frequency to the written plan, even if it's only 20-30 minutes several times a week in addition to whatever the Coaches have in store for us. Save some mental space for swimming.

  • gurjsdgurjsd
    Hey Al,
    Thanks for your reply, and as usual, full of wise words image
    Going to do exactly that, short choppy runs of 20-30 minutes almost everyday. Throw in a few strides, and 'plyometric' style uphill repeats. Im now a fan of long runs with Mile Repeats at Z3/Z4. I'll definitely keep that aspect up, as I found it to be very benaficial rather than simply doing Z1/Z2 for a few hours.

    G
  • Dave TalloDave Tallo
    Of course, there's not a lot of downside to repeating the OS - at one time, it had been a 20-week footprint. Whatever you call it, just mix things up a bit to keep it interesting, don't park on a particular stimulus for more than about 6 weeks, and accept that you will plateau sooner or later.

    Another tweak might be advanced run durability,' and set yourself some challenges like 6 days a week with a few two-a-day runs every week, or building up to, and then stringing together, some volumes in the 60/70 mpw range, done for 6 weeks. Of course, this isn't going to let you enjoy the same punchyness in your run and bike work, but would probably scratch that "more is more" itch.

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