What To Consider When Tired....

Training on tired days:

On days when you feel tired and don't know if to train or not, I suggest doing the warm up of the workout before making a decision to train or not using the following guidelines:

• If you feel better, try to do the scheduled workout.

• If you feel the same (still tired, but not worse), complete the session at an adjusted effort.

• If you feel much worse, then stop and enjoy a guilt free rest. 

Rest Days:

I don’t always schedule rest days into the plan, e.g. every Monday. We find that life circumstances generally dictate rest days as unplanned events do arise in real life. e.g. business travel, family, social life.  If you are unusually tired for more then 3 days in a row then a rest day may be needed, and can be taken guilt free. In this way we aim for consistency, with rest taken when needed, and to keep balance in life with other commitments and life events where too much crowding can lead to overload.

Consistency is important in endurance sport. Many want to do the big killer workouts, but then require a day or more off to recover. Much better to keep chipping away. 

Missed Sessions:

Do not attempt to squeeze missed workouts later in the week. Cramming is likely to lead to too much on one day then affecting the next. Simply move on and focus on the next day of training and doing that to the best of your ability. No one day should be so hard that it affects your ability to train the following day for the majority of the program.

The week as planned will provide excellent training results. There is no need to add additional training hours to have a great  race. The consistency and mix of workouts are key and more important than simply clocking up hours.