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runner92
77 posts since
Aug 31, 2004

Oct 13, 2007 9:46 PM

6 days per week?

What do you all think of training 6 days per week? 2 'hard days' involving heavy interval training with maximal effort repeats and recovery periods limited to 80 to 85% mhr for a total duration of about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Then 2 'recovery' days of 60 to 80 minute runs at 60 to 69% mhr, followed by 2 'regular' days consisting of 60 minute runs at 70 to 79% mhr.

This is for a seasoned and well conditioned runner. Do you all think it is physiologically too demanding for even the most elite athlete to handle?
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runawayjesse
538 posts since
Dec 14, 2007
1. Oct 13, 2007 11:11 PM in response to: runner92
Re: 6 days per week?
When and what is the race he is training for? How long will he train like that? What kind of training came before that and what will follow?
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runner92
77 posts since
Aug 31, 2004
2. Oct 13, 2007 11:24 PM in response to: runner92
Re: 6 days per week?
Training for the 100m, 200m and 400m secondary and the 1 mile event is the primary focus, also the 5k. There is no specific date.

Basically I'm just wondering if it is physiologically even possible for the human body to handle that kind of training with only 1 static rest day during the week.
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3. Oct 14, 2007 2:55 PM in response to: runner92
Re: 6 days per week?
You should be able to handle that kind of training. In college, I ran 6 weeks straight without a day off. We had recovery days and 2 "hard days" if we had a meet that weekend or we would replace a race with another "hard day". Long runs between 90 and 120 minutes and the rest were just training runs. You can do it but if you begin to feel fatigured or get injured....BACK OFF!
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run4262
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Jan 12, 2007
4. Oct 14, 2007 10:33 PM in response to: runner92
Re: 6 days per week?
Can you handle it? Maybe. Will it give you the best outcome? No way to know. I have limited experience with distances less than 5K, but from the college runners in our club I've interacted with training for the sprint events such as the 100 or 200 is a lot different than training for the mile, and mile training is a lot different than training for the 5000. I would pick an event to focus on and tailor my training plan toward that. My $.02
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