Comments on Running With Lydiard: Overdue Response

Glad you've found what works for you Mike. Like yo...

2009-07-10T12:13:18.310-07:00

Glad you've found what works for you Mike. Like you, I'm generally not a fan of recovery weeks during base, and the art of training lies in knowing when to back off when the intensity increases...hopefully before it's too late.

Ewen, I'm just not into putting that much emphasis into one indicator. I do take my heart rate after waking and compare it from day to day, but even that can vary based on sleep and other factors.

Good read Mike. Regarding recovery weeks and reco...

2009-07-10T02:18:13.131-07:00

Good read Mike.

Regarding recovery weeks and recovery in general... do you know any runners who use the Suunto t6c to measure heart-rate variability?

There are some studies that claim lack of beat-to-beat time variability is a sign of over-training. So this HRM can be used to guide hard/easy days and perhaps tell if a recovery week is needed.

Hey Mike, good to hear from you. Thanks for this ...

2009-07-09T22:58:54.602-07:00

Hey Mike, good to hear from you. Thanks for this post, I found in quite insightful.

BTW - during the middle stages of my last build I used down weeks about once a month (went from 2 very tough wos to 1 wo and 1 cruise interval type session and cut the mileage 20%) and it was like a breath of fresh air for a good 2-3 weeks.

I don't use it during base, but at that middle stage right before the high intensity stuff, the down week has done wonders for me. (but then again, maybe it's just because I'm getting old!)