Thanks for this new series. I really like how you call the after race period "transition" and the fact you actually cover it part of your plan. I see many many plans stopping at the race day and people are just on their own to figure out what's next. Sometime you can find "recup" plans that one can stick next to a full marathon plan for example but this is not optimal either because a default plan would not know the approach taken on your main race plan. I also like you call it transition because most runners would have next goal in mind so for me a successful race is also an execution that allows you to move into regeneration phase and then without injuries allowing to start another base phase. And at the moment I've not found other long term metrics than HRV to actually see the effect of the different phases on body.
Thanks for this new series. I really like how you call the after race period "transition" and the fact you actually cover it part of your plan. I see many many plans stopping at the race day and people are just on their own to figure out what's next. Sometime you can find "recup" plans that one can stick next to a full marathon plan for example but this is not optimal either because a default plan would not know the approach taken on your main race plan. I also like you call it transition because most runners would have next goal in mind so for me a successful race is also an execution that allows you to move into regeneration phase and then without injuries allowing to start another base phase. And at the moment I've not found other long term metrics than HRV to actually see the effect of the different phases on body.
thanks Max!