I posted this little piece a few weeks ago but it should put into perspective how to safely manage a training program in regards to injuries. http://www.flotrack.org/...-dealing-with-injury
The object with a training program is to gradually increase the program so if you are doing 20 miles per week for 38 weeks then you should not be doing 70 during the 14 week challenge . Dev did a great thing starting this challenge and while many of us have a lifetime of running the newbies excitement for the sport can cause injury if you are not ready for the volume. There are too many people who are trying to skip the steps of time. It takes years to develop propperly. Even for a runner like my self who has 40 years of competitve running at various levels has to adjust training as I age. Arthur Lydiard long considered the gold standard of endurance running training stated " A good training schedule and a bad training schedule looks exactly the same" This means that while one runner is ready for the schedule and will perform well off it, while someone who is at levels above or below both that schedule will not get maximum results . Remember to listen your body because only you can tell how it responds not a training schedule or training log.
The object with a training program is to gradually increase the program so if you are doing 20 miles per week for 38 weeks then you should not be doing 70 during the 14 week challenge . Dev did a great thing starting this challenge and while many of us have a lifetime of running the newbies excitement for the sport can cause injury if you are not ready for the volume. There are too many people who are trying to skip the steps of time. It takes years to develop propperly. Even for a runner like my self who has 40 years of competitve running at various levels has to adjust training as I age. Arthur Lydiard long considered the gold standard of endurance running training stated " A good training schedule and a bad training schedule looks exactly the same" This means that while one runner is ready for the schedule and will perform well off it, while someone who is at levels above or below both that schedule will not get maximum results . Remember to listen your body because only you can tell how it responds not a training schedule or training log.