Transitioning a training plan to the next run?
I am running my first half marathon tomorrow and have been following the Hal Higdon intermediate plan. My question is how I should transition from this run to the next. I am running a 15k on July 14th and I was wondering if I should just back up my weeks so that I run the 15k on the same week as in the plan or maybe not back off my mileage that far? I am worried about backing my mileage off too much but also worried if I don't back off a bit I will end up hurting myself. Any advice is welcome. Thanks everyone!
Posted Jun 1, 2013, 5:23 PM UTC
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I did two halfs a month apart, following the same Higdon plan.
Most important for me was taking a week of relative rest- maybe 15 easy miles total. This allowed any post-race aches and pains to fade and fuel stores to replenish. Also helps avoid burnout.
Then I returned to the Higdon plan, backing up my weeks to complete the plan on race day.
This plan got me an 8-minute PR on the second race - all injury free.
Thanks. I was hoping I wasn't the only one to do this. I have already PRd the 15k in training so I really just don't want to get hurt and I want to see how fast I can go