I started doing the BarryP plan a little over a year ago and here are some things that worked for me:
Run six or seven days a week
Run slower
Don't be a slave to milage
I have had a lot of success on increasing my run volume without injury using concepts from BarryP.
I am basically up to 40 miles a week, but I am not a slave to 0, 4, 8, 4, 8, 4, 12 to get the 40. If I feel good, I'll run 8 miles three days in a row. If I feel bad or don't have a lot of time, I'll run a mile on the treadmill.
The key for me was to get in the habbit of running every single day and stop making excuses. I don't let a 30 mile week get in my head that it wasn't enough. They key for me is that even a 30 mile week, I ran at least 6 of the days.
Anyway, the only advice I can give is don't stress out too much about hitting your target mileage for the day. Don't try to perfect 0, 3, 6, 3, 6, 3, 9 to get the 30. If you feel good, run longer. If you feel bad, take a 1-2 mile rest day. Just try not to fall in the habbit of multiple 0's in a week.
"If it costs you 30 minutes at Maryland so what" -dwreal
Run six or seven days a week
Run slower
Don't be a slave to milage
I have had a lot of success on increasing my run volume without injury using concepts from BarryP.
I am basically up to 40 miles a week, but I am not a slave to 0, 4, 8, 4, 8, 4, 12 to get the 40. If I feel good, I'll run 8 miles three days in a row. If I feel bad or don't have a lot of time, I'll run a mile on the treadmill.
The key for me was to get in the habbit of running every single day and stop making excuses. I don't let a 30 mile week get in my head that it wasn't enough. They key for me is that even a 30 mile week, I ran at least 6 of the days.
Anyway, the only advice I can give is don't stress out too much about hitting your target mileage for the day. Don't try to perfect 0, 3, 6, 3, 6, 3, 9 to get the 30. If you feel good, run longer. If you feel bad, take a 1-2 mile rest day. Just try not to fall in the habbit of multiple 0's in a week.
"If it costs you 30 minutes at Maryland so what" -dwreal
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bluestacks867: Oct 22, 18 10:08