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 2008-10-06 6:32 PM |
Sensei  Sin City |  Subject: How far in advance do you plan your training?Are you crazy like me? I'm still 5 weeks out from my "A" race, and I have just spent the last week looking at plans for my NEXT race in April!!! Maybe I should just stay focused on the first one, no? |
| 2008-10-06 6:48 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Extreme Veteran  594  Austin, TX | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? My plans are about to change, but if you look at my Planned Training, I have training plans set up all the way until June 28th, 2009 - my first HIM.  |
| 2008-10-06 6:49 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Master 1303  Mishicot, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? My training schedule is set through September 13th, 2009... my first IM. Not sure if that much planning is a good idea but oh well! |
| 2008-10-06 6:56 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Elite 3489 Lakewood, CO | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I have something mocked up through June 2010 (IMCDA) But then again I really haven't nailed down the '09 race schedule or focus so that is all subject to change. |
| 2008-10-06 6:58 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Expert 1379 Woodland, California | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I plan a few months in advance but inevitably end up on the "what I can, when I can" plan. I think I need to improve my time management skills. |
| 2008-10-06 6:58 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Expert 966 Decatur | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I'm pretty much set till Jun 2009. Irongirl Atlanta.
now - Dec 2009 is written though. Haven't gotten around to the rest. But I already know it. |
| 2008-10-06 7:00 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Champion 9430 No excuses! | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? "The best laid plans of mice and men" I usually have grand plans but inevitably they go to crap and it turns into what do I feel like doing today. I am 7 weeks out from IM AZ and am undertrained and making it up as I go. I have had at least 6 or 7 different plans that I have started to follow before getting totally off and on to the next one. |
| 2008-10-06 7:03 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Master 2033 | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I am planned through August 16th 09 for the Lake stevens IM 70.3 That will be my first HIM. |
| 2008-10-06 7:06 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Master 2014 Ohio | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I don't have any plans set in stone per se. I have my 2009 A race picked out and paid for, IMKY. And I know I want to do a sprint, oly and HIM before then but I don't have a training plan written out yet. I have a marathon in 2 weeks. After that I'll take about a month with no structured training and I'll start laying a base again in December. A more concrete plan will come in Jan. |
| 2008-10-06 7:08 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Master 1318 Houston | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I normally plan my A-races ~6 months in advance then fill the gaps as races come up. A week before my last A-race, an Olympic, I decided why not try a HIM that was only 4 weeks away  |
| 2008-10-06 7:11 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Pro 6767 the Alabama part of Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I definitely am more disciplined with a plan. I just started one of the BT winter plans since my last couple of weeks were pretty weak. I was on the "I should do something later today" plan, which turned into "I'll do something after dinner" which became "I'll do something after I rest", which became "I'll do something tomorrow" plan. Not good. |
| 2008-10-06 7:12 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Expert 1076 Las Vegas, NV | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? Current plan is set for the next 13 months; HIM Oceanside April and then IMAZ Nov 09. Will have to see what unfolds over the next year with life, the economy, and such, but for now it's ready to go! Even fit in the necessary rest/recovery time between to get all the dates set. Todd
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| 2008-10-07 2:16 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
| Fishers, IN | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I know it is not necessarily the right way to do it, but I just play it day by day. I know in general what I want to do, but everything hinges upon what is going on at home and at work and to a lesser extent the weather. I know when my races are, I know what my target volume is and how far before my A race I want my maximum workload to occur. From there, I just generally try to get in the workouts once a day when not peaking and two to three times when building to a peak. It is working OK for now but might try to optimize later by following a plan. |
| 2008-10-07 2:22 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Extreme Veteran 518 Sault Ste. Marie | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? im mentally bored of training atm, and i dont feel as if im getting anywhere..... but i cant wait for my next race, or really any race. I am going to chill for october, and start up again in november..... but as soon as january 5th rolls around i hope to have some type of training plan setup or goal each day for the races next spring summer and fall. I wanna do 8 races...no questions |
| 2008-10-07 2:28 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I just signed up for an 11.5 trail run (in Feb) and will now focus my training on that. I find it easier to train if I have something to set my sights on. Training just to train can be (for me) boring. I like to set a goal and work my way to it... Sometimes, it can be a few weeks out (like my first tri!), but usually it's going to be a few months out. W000T |
| 2008-10-07 2:45 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Expert 784 Computerland | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I don't have a training plan at all. I have structured swim workouts (I'm on a swim team), but every thing else is pretty much me doing whatever I feel like, whenever I feel like. I don't slack off- I usally get in about 2 hours a day, six times a week; I just don't have a structured plan. There are so many things I am eager to do in this sport that it is really hard to just decide on one plan. I try to keep picking one, but end up just changing my mind all the time! |
| 2008-10-07 2:50 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Champion 10668 Tacoma, Washington | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? Usually no more than 3 weeks (though I'll have a general PLAN in mind for progressions in distance or seasonal plans for integrating more intense work). That's not saying that my actual "training" follows the plan though... |
| 2008-10-07 2:54 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Champion 7036 Sarasota, FL | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I just committed to do the Sarasota Half Marathon in February, following the Galloway first-timer plan which runs seventeen weeks. My plan is also tied into my weight loss goal and the need to get my triglycerides down. Mark Edited by RedCorvette 2008-10-07 2:56 PM |
| 2008-10-07 3:03 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Master 1790 | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I've never followed a plan, but more or less because I didn't have the endurance to need a plan. I plan to do my first half-mary in May and I'll follow a plan for that. |
| 2008-10-07 3:07 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Veteran 176 | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? Planning on my first HIM for 2009, just gotta pick the race |
| 2008-10-07 3:37 PM in reply to: #1724621 |
Lethbridge, Alberta Bronze member | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? rc63413 - 2008-10-07 1:16 PM I know it is not necessarily the right way to do it, but I just play it day by day. I know in general what I want to do, but everything hinges upon what is going on at home and at work and to a lesser extent the weather. I know when my races are, I know what my target volume is and how far before my A race I want my maximum workload to occur. From there, I just generally try to get in the workouts once a day when not peaking and two to three times when building to a peak. It is working OK for now but might try to optimize later by following a plan. Similar. I sometimes manage to plan a few hours, or even days, in advance but I'm quite often just winging it and making up a workout on the fly. I do have a masters coach for some of the swimming. For the last couple of years in the spring I've also done progressive weekend long runs with a local marathon club. I've done a lot of reading and research too though, so I usually have some method to my madness. Maybe some day I'll get serious about this. |
| 2008-10-07 4:09 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
| Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I've paid for 3 races in 2009 so my training schedule is up to the last one of those |
| 2008-10-07 4:22 PM in reply to: #1722215 |
| Veteran 521 | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? froglegs - 2008-10-06 6:58 PM I plan a few months in advance but inevitably end up on the "what I can, when I can" plan. I think I need to improve my time management skills. This is me, but I am also planning my off-season training. I am planning daily on the trainer and jogging or walking when I can outside. Swimming will be once I join my masters group. Kara |
| 2008-10-07 4:57 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Sneaky Slow 8694 Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? I have 2009 planned down to the day until my A race on July 26th, some inconsequential race in Lake Placid.
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| 2008-10-07 5:27 PM in reply to: #1722142 |
Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: How far in advance do you plan your training? Personally, I do not follow a "plan". When I trained for my ironman this year I looked at a number of plans, started low volume and added each week until I got to high volume. Of course I had no variation in intensity like most plans do but it got me through. For instance, I am now training for a 50 k in February so my master plan is to do a couple runs during the week and a long run on the weekend, last weekend I did an hour forty minutes, next weekend I am going to up that and so on. I am sophisticated enough to scale back every 2 or 3 or 4 weeks for that infamous recovery time. However, this time I am going to try to through in some vo2 max, threshold, and interval training, which to me just means try to run faster than I normally do. That all being said, I have race goals that go to 2011, so there defintly is a macroplan. |
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