(03-07-2017, 12:21 PM)Charliecat5 Wrote: I’m watching with great interest the progress of Marathondan and MLCMM as they head through their structured training programme. Staged runs, intervals, talk of tapering, and improvements.
I like the spirit of the CC5 approach but, like Dan, I much prefer(red) the structured method. Though much depends on your destination. If you just run for the hell of it (and why not?) then sure, it makes little difference. If you're heading for a marathon, you really need to check the training boxes or, like me post-Berlin, you can end up with a bad injury. Can't recall if you've run a marathon or longer, but (and it's a cliché, but true) it's as much a mental as physical challenge. The measured, structured approach definitely helps with the mental preparation.
All that said, no one here in my experience has ever sailed through the 18-20 weeks of marathon prep without at least one big crisis and a few smaller ones. But that's where structure becomes important -- it helps you to gauge how to deal with training gaps; to rationalise and absorb these bumps. A looser preparation creates more uncertainty.
Ooops, that was a bit earnest, what?
Better answer: whatever works for you!
