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If you are are happy with the the things things that are are going well well and continue to to do well well the the things things that you you are good at at it’s easier to to to keep work- ing ing on the things you you want to to improve y y y y Set milestones along the way so that you you can fine-tune and and make sure your training is moving fin in in in in the the right direction and and also to to celebrate the the small victories y y y Leave performance anxiety behind! Trying to to perform perform should be be fun It’s a a a a privilege to to Planning out your year Proceed based on the the goal goal or or goals that you have set for the the year Then get a a a a a a a a a sense of of where you are in in in terms of of conditioning and and fitness level as things now stand How much time and and motivation are available to to to you? What do you you you you need to to to to improve to to to to reach your your goal? The training on the way to to to to your your goal goal can be split up into different blocks:
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have goals and dreams to to to strive towards Dare to to to really go go for what you care about y Don’t lose sight of the the bigger picture Your goal or or or or the the the the the mountaintop should never be more important than the the the the the way way way there or or or or the the the the the way way way home The goal should just make the the the the the the way way way there or or the the the the trail feel even even more interesting And even even if you you don’t reach the the the the the mountain peak or or your your goal hiking the the the trail there needs to have been worth your your while /ida
race-like such as as by including more interval training training In this phase it’s also a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a great idea to count your races as as training training training – an an actual race race race is is always the most race-like training training you you can do 3
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Basic training phase A period in in in which you focus on quantity endurance and strength Gradually ramp up the amount week week by by by week week A simple rule of thumb to to go by by by is is not to to increase the distance by by by more than 5% each week Training in in in in in preparation for a a a a a a a a a race Taper your training and make conditions more quite a a a a a a a a bit and cut back on on both distance and and and and long tempo runs This type of training should just make you you feel alert and and and fresh and and and mentally prepared to to go go for your goal You need to to really feel like running when you you you are are on the starting line facing your challenge The The race The The challenge and the perfor- mance you want to achieve Rest recovery
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Peaking Wind down your training load