The New Year Challenge Run
We all work better with targets to aim for. Having a run-based challenge towards the end of your base preparation phase focuses your energy and gives you an immediate goal before racing starts.
You can pick an organised event or just work out something that’s a personal challenge for you. Be careful if you select a road –based long distance event, because they’re often very competitive and potentially damaging if you give them too much priority when your real races are later in the year.
Preferably find an event where merely competing the distance is the aim. This then adds to your bank of endurance mileage rather than testing out race fitness, which isn’t fully developed yet.
Something like a point-to-point run, or an ascent of a mountain gives you the chance to push your endurance but not worry about your speed.
Some points to note;
Doing something like this will inspire you to dig a little deeper in training to accomplish the challenge and your success will be measured by simply completing it in good shape rather than achieving a PB or position.
The type of event to choose should be pitched at a level that you couldn’t achieve when starting your base programme but one that is attainable at the end. The event and pace should be highly unlikely to injure or tire you so much that the remainder of the season is compromised.
Happy training!!
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