Running streaks are a touchy subject amongst runners and coaches. I for one, will take days off to recover or accommodate personal/work conflicts if nothing is possible. I usually try and save them for my recovery week. I am a strong believer in the adaption process as part of a supercompensation training plan, where recovery is when the body adapts to the stresses presented during the hard training period and new levels of fitness are reached. Yes, you can have have easy run days and almost reach the same level of recovery, but the same level of rest cannot be achieved as compared to a day off or active recovery (walk, bike, swim, but no run).
While I believe a day off won't bother me...my wife will say differently, I apparently get grumpy. I think these tends to happen when I take an unplanned day off.
My training partner hasn't missed a day in approximately 17 years. I warned him that if my current streak continues, I'll catch him by surprise.
Screw that. I am taking a day off next week...family camping trip. Staying in a log cabin with heated swimming pools and an arcade. Go ahead and mock me.
For more information on supercompensation, refer to the following two blogs. I will write more on this cycle at a later date, both in terms of inter and intra week. The biggest mistake I see in novice runners trying to improve is they do not include variability. They run a 5k four days a week...for weeks on end. More to come on that....
- http://maximumperformancerunning.blogspot.com/2014/02/spotlight-14-day-micro-cycle.html
- http://www.copacabanarunners.net/i-supercompensation.html
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