samtridad wrote:
That’s impressive! How about taking a block of training as an experiment (one of the positive aspects of the current situation) and increasing your recovery while also scheduling harder sessions. I would say the only way to get a definitive answer to your question would be to give it a try. It sounds like you are high-level already, so increased polarisation in your training might be just what you need.I think this is what I'm going to try: a legit block of recovery focus that still includes some harder sessions, just much more polarized. Easy to say but, knowing myself, harder to stick too. As I alluded to before, I have a habit of dialing things up the moment I feel fresh.
Cody Beals had a good blog post about monotony in training. Without races to taper for I may have fallen into a similar trap (not that I'll ever be anywhere near Cody's level).