Hi guys,
I've been following barryp running plan (3:2:1 ratio and 6x a week). I started at 26mi a week and have been ramping up every few weeks. Now at a lil over 33 mi/week. Basically 4mi on short runs, 6.2 on medium runs, and 9.3 on long runs. Ya i know its not exactly 1:2:3 ratio but I just bumped the short runs up hehe. Target pace is easy pace around 7:20-8:00 min/mile. I've also been throwing in a tempo run every other week and have done a PR 5k and PR 10k run in the mix.
Running this much and cycling/swimming is starting to get a lil tiring. For the first time since I started barryp, my legs felt a lil dead on this mornings run... so I probably wont increase the volume for a month or so (I did do a long bike ride last night which could have helped the fatigue :P ). Now what? Do I do recovery weeks and lower the volume to get the legs fresh again? My half marathon comes in March. How does the taper look for barryp programs? Do I just lower the volume on taper weeks or do I lower the intensity, or both?
I've been following barryp running plan (3:2:1 ratio and 6x a week). I started at 26mi a week and have been ramping up every few weeks. Now at a lil over 33 mi/week. Basically 4mi on short runs, 6.2 on medium runs, and 9.3 on long runs. Ya i know its not exactly 1:2:3 ratio but I just bumped the short runs up hehe. Target pace is easy pace around 7:20-8:00 min/mile. I've also been throwing in a tempo run every other week and have done a PR 5k and PR 10k run in the mix.
Running this much and cycling/swimming is starting to get a lil tiring. For the first time since I started barryp, my legs felt a lil dead on this mornings run... so I probably wont increase the volume for a month or so (I did do a long bike ride last night which could have helped the fatigue :P ). Now what? Do I do recovery weeks and lower the volume to get the legs fresh again? My half marathon comes in March. How does the taper look for barryp programs? Do I just lower the volume on taper weeks or do I lower the intensity, or both?