Any way I can get the old Barry P run program links working? Here are the old broken ones:
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=2545826 ;
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=2548469 ;
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=2554998 ;
Apologies in advance if there is some easy way to access the old links
I fixed them up a few weeks ago.
Awesome - thanks for that. Remembered the layout of 321, but missing all of the info of when to add in tempo, etc. FWIW, have had massive running improvements using Barry P a decade ago, so keen to go back to it while building up the mileage. For anyone interested, here is a link to improvements seen by slowtwitchers using the Barry P run plan.
Following Barry P from May 2010 to November 2010 I went from an untrained 195 pounds and a 10:56/mile 5k to 178 pounds and a 3:56 at the Philadelphia Marathon.
Nov 2010-Nov 2012 was more tri-specific as I worked up to my 1st IM.
This year I went back to the Barry P plan from April to October. I went from about a 9:30 pace for >10 mile runs to a 3:26 at the Air Force Marathon.
A couple weeks before the AF Marathon I picked up Advanced Marathoning by Pfitzinger. I followed the recovery plan, …
ironclm
January 19, 2025, 11:53pm
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Heres “Advance Beyond Beginner Stage”
“Advance Beyond Beginner Stage” Running Program
I wanted to put together a simple plan that people can reference to try to push their running out of the “struggling why do I suck” stage into the competent arena. As you may have seen me write many times before, I find that most people struggle because they simply push themselves to hard in the few runs that they do and, as a result, end up running a lot less than they should. Keep in mind that your weekly goal is simply to train just hard enough…
Here’s “Basic Running Recommendations”
Hey, I posted this note on another site that I use. Its targeted toward a group of non-endurance athletes, so the tone of the article is a little simplistic and dumbed down a bit compared to something I’d normally write here. Even though the target isn’t fit triathletes, I find that the same priciples generaly apply. To be honest, what mainly insprired me to write it are my own current cicumstances. Everytime I get out of shape I have to remind myself of these basic concepts (okay…I don’t fo…
BarryP
January 20, 2025, 4:10am
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Glad to hear they’re still being used.
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It’s the only way I’ve been conducting my run training for the last 7 years. I’m 56 now. I still manage to make the occasional podium in local races. The only change I’ve made this year is to insert a rest day after 4-5 days instead of after 6.
Just a touch more recovery as I get older.