I didn’t want to continue to attempt to mold myself to fit popular training philosophies, hoping they would work for me that would be like buying a certain running shoe just because Runner’s World gave it good reviews, even though it feels awful on your feet. A good coach knows just how each training philosophy progresses and how to fit that to an individual athlete, so why not practice that on myself? I eventually selected Hudson’s nonlinear periodized plan with an effort-focused approach (there’s not a single pace chart in his book) to the half marathon. While my stomach problems came from not taking in enough electrolytes, which can cause cramping, a small part of me began, right or wrong, to question if I had chosen the right training plan for me.Īs I studied for my RRCA coaching certification exam, I realized the error I had made: I followed a cookie-cutter training plan that wasn’t right for my individual physiology, training preferences or level of experience.Įager to test my new coaching skills on myself, I took my knowledge from RRCA and dove into as many training philosophies as I could get my hands on: Daniels, Pfitzinger, Fitzgerald’s 80/20 Running, and Hudson. My stomach, which I realize in retrospect needed training as much as my legs and my lungs, rebelled against me at mile 16. I had given everything I had into following the Hansons Marathon Method, and I started race day with lingering fatigue in my legs. In return, the cumulative fatigue overwhelmed me, even up until race day. I had logged several 60-mile weeks, with each week including a hard speed workout covering 3-6 miles, a tempo run in the range of 8-10 miles, and a long run at a moderate pace. Let me ask you a question: have you ever found a training plan from a website or a book that promised to make you faster or get you to the finish line free of injury, followed the training plan down to the most minute of details, and then still missed your goal?Īfter my first marathon a few months ago, I was fatigued, slightly burn out and disappointed. YOU ARE NOT A COOKIE CUTTER RUNNER: SO WHY ARE YOU TRAINING LIKE ONE? Get access to everything we publish when you
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