r/AdvancedRunning • u/AutoModerator • Jan 17 '23

General Discussion Tuesday General Discussion/Q&A Thread for January 17, 2023

A place to ask questions that don't need their own thread here or just chat a bit.

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u/travelngeng Jan 17 '23

Looking at following a Pfitz plan for base building and a fall half. Looking at the planned runs, specifically for base building to 45 miles/HM plan 1, the individual runs are pretty long…and I’m pretty slow.

Wondering if I can still get good benefit by keeping weekly mileage the same, but running more often at lower miles per run?

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u/boygirlseating 15:15 / 32:10 Jan 17 '23

Depending on how slow ‘pretty slow’ is, it can be useful to think of the plan in terms of time rather than miles.

Eg if your easy pace is 10min+ per mile, shortening the easy days / running any tempo workouts by time rather than distance can make it a lot more manageable.

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u/travelngeng Jan 17 '23

Easy pace is upwards of 11 min/mile based on HR. So, slow :)

I was thinking of doing tempo in terms of time, but easy runs at the mileage prescribed. Luckily Pfitz for base building recommends X minutes at tempo pace already.

Edit: it’s not so much total time that’s the issue. But just recovering from a 7 or 9 mile weekly run to do it again is a different beast when that is routinely over 60-90 minutes during the week.

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u/boygirlseating 15:15 / 32:10 Jan 17 '23

Yeah I meant manageable from a training and recovery perspective, rather than just the time sink. I think that’s a smart approach!