MFR 151: How to Structure Your Running Training When You're Self Coached
Mojo For Running Podcast
debbie voiles
4.9 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
One of the main attractions of running is the sheer simplicity of it. Running requires one thing, a pair of shoes - well, two things.
That simplicity is a thing of beauty, but to take it to any level beyond basic fitness, or just to make it more interesting, knowing and applying some basic training guidelines will be of great benefit.
Many people, at least early on in their running career, run the same number of miles every day. Nothing wrong with that if extremely gradual improvement is the goal, and if it doesn't get too boring, but learning a few simple time-proven running training principles will make running a fascinating hobby as the runner has the ability and knowledge to plan weeks and months of training, evaluate how that training impacted their performance, and make adjustments. All this, and the variety in type and duration of workouts always adds to enjoyment of the sport.
For a deeper dive into periodization, specifically, micro and macro cycles, check out Episodes 134 and 135 of this podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Debbie Boyles, coach at Mojo for Running with episode number 151. How to structure your running training when you're self-coached. |
| 0:15.3 | Now let's talk about the nuts and bolts of running training. |
| 0:23.6 | It's my hope that all listening to this podcast will at some time in your running career |
| 0:28.7 | get to work with a coach, but very few runners work with a coach year-round, and most runners |
| 0:34.8 | will never have the luxury of one-on-one coaching. After all, while most people |
| 0:39.7 | want to continue to become better runners, running faster and building endurance, many are mainly |
| 0:45.7 | motivated by their health and likely feel like they don't need a coach for that, but you'd be |
| 0:50.9 | surprised at how much there is to know about how to train, even if your purpose is just |
| 0:56.6 | to maintain or improve your health, which is, of course, a totally valid purpose. |
| 1:02.5 | Even if you do work with a coach, I hope this podcast will help you to understand the purpose |
| 1:08.7 | of the various elements of your training schedule. |
| 1:11.4 | And if you're searching for a schedule online, this information will help you evaluate the options. |
| 1:17.6 | Today I want to share with you some guidelines, busting some myths along the way |
| 1:21.5 | to enable you to stay healthy and continue to improve. |
| 1:25.4 | But before we get to that, I want to ask a favor. If you're on Instagram, |
| 1:30.2 | would you follow me and comment? I love it when listeners comment and especially when we can get |
| 1:36.0 | into a conversation. It's a great way for me to connect with you. You can follow me at at Mojo for |
| 1:42.6 | running and at Run Tampa. |
| 1:45.2 | Now let's continue with our discussion of how to train optimally. |
| 1:49.4 | The first guideline is this. |
| 1:51.2 | Always change up your training. |
| 1:53.7 | It's not a good idea to do the same thing from day to day, week to week, or month to month. |
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