167. Peaking For a Race: How to Avoid Peaking Too Soon

Run4PRs · Aug 12, 2022 · 52m

Have you ever "peaked too early" for a race? . How to avoid this👇 PERIODIZE YOUR TRAINING aka don't do the same training all year long and have different seasons for different aspects of training . 1️⃣ BASE BUILDING: This is the foundation of any endurance training plan. The focus here is aerobic development with an emphasis on easy miles. This phase could include shorter speed workouts, like fartleks and strides, more strength training, building on your long runs, etc. You want to be pushed a little bit but not TOO much during this phase so the bigger workouts in the next phase aren't as big…