Hey David,

That's one way to approach it, and I'm not saying it won't have positive effects, but laying base fitness upon base fitness and build conditioning upon build conditioning is unlikely to be as effective as taking a more periodized or cyclical approach.

My recommendation would be to instead pick intermediate events (and they don't necessarily have to be races, just something to work toward) and do a single base, single build and a single specialty plan leading up to it. Then repeat the cycle toward another event or perhaps this will have absorbed enough time to instead lead you up to your key event.

In any case, each iteration of this base/build/specialty cycle is likely to lead you to a new, higher level of performance (given proper progression, recovery, consistency, etc.) upon which you build yet another level of improved fitness, and in the process, prevent the probable stagnation you'd encounter with the base & build repetition.

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