Long Run on Saturday (before long bike Sunday)

gurjsd

Hey Guys,

Been a while, but i'm glad i'm back for another Outseason! Woo!  

 

This question has probably been asked and thrown around before, but i'm just after the consensus.

Does anyone advocate doing the long run the day before the long bike?

The whole running on fresh legs to mitigate injury vs running on 'tired' legs to simulate fatigue. Generally speaking, anyone favour one over the other and for what reason?

 

I did the last Outseason with my runs on Saturday, and looking to do the same again this year. But dont know if I should actually be doing them on the Sunday as per prescribed plan.

This would mean a shift in the plan for me by one day, the Tues/Thurs bikes would be on Wed/Friday...Long run Saturday, and Bike on Sunday.

I'd like to hear the coaches, and veterans to chime in with their valued experience in this approach.

Thanks in advance everyone!

rlh2000

I think at this point it is still what fits best into your life. In terms of fatigue, I like to do the bike on fresh legs where I can hit my watts. Since the focus of the OS is really on run frequency, if I'm fatigued and can't quite hit my paces on Sunday, not a big deal. Depending on your flexibility, if fatigue is your big concern, you can do the bike first thing Sat morning, and the run Sunday evening to get additional time between.

Al Truscott

There's plenty of time in the last two months before your Big Race to get the "running on tired legs" thing going. Goal now is to improve speed and sport specific strength. The more rest you get prior to the hard workouts (Run Intervals and "Long run"), the more benefit you'll get from the training, and the less risk you'll have of creating niggling sore spots which turn into injuries when you start doing Race Prep.

Robert Sabo

You have to do what works for you and what you need to work on. I need work on my bike so I never do the Saturday run before the long bike during race prep so I can maximize the work. I did my 30/30 s on Friday last week because I got stuck in the OR till late Thursday night. Saturday I did the long run and hit my zones. Thought I felt good on long bike moved to Sunday until third interval then it was 80-85% intervals.