Can I skip a run?
There are lots of reasons why you might be considering following a training plan for your running. Maybe you’re a complete beginner and don’t know where to start. Maybe you’re coming back from injury or a long period away from running and want a bit of structure to help your return. Maybe you’ve booked yourself in to run a race of a certain distance that you want to train for.
When race day arrives, it’s hard to find anyone who has got to the end of their training plan and has run every single one of their planned sessions. Illness, injury and life commitments can all get in the way of best laid plans.
Or maybe your running progress has plateaued and you’re looking to push yourself a little bit further.
Consistency is the key when it comes to following a running training plan. The runs themselves aren’t set in stone and you will find that you do have a little bit of flexibility when it comes to moving runs around to fit your life. Remember that, for the majority of us, running is our hobby and should complement our lives as a way to have fun and keep
A good plan should include runs that are varied in length and intensity, in order to provide different training stimuli for your body to adapt to, and it also needs to include rest days. And when following a running training plan, you have to be patient; it may take a few weeks of consistent training before you start to notice a difference in your running.
active and healthy. It is not our job to run, so if you need to take a step back for any reason, it’s not something to beat yourself up about.
Trusting the plan
If you do have to miss runs altogether, don’t cram in extra runs to try and make up for the miles that were missed.
Following a training plan when you’re aiming for a certain running goal, such as a specific time or a particular race distance, takes away a lot of the guesswork. When you have all of your runs planned out for you, it’s a lot easier to tick them off and see progress with your running.
This can end with injury or lead to overtraining. As well as increased injury potential, rather than benefiting from the extra miles, you might find you dig yourself into a hole energy-wise from the extra training you’re doing.
Following a set plan can also help avoid the risk of over or undertraining. It can be really tempting as a runner, when things are going right and you’re feeling strong, to overdo it and push yourself too hard, and that can lead to overtraining and increased risk of getting injured.
It’s worth noting that if you end up missing four weeks or more of your plan, it may be best to consider postponing your race.
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