Rest is highly importance with any training plan. According to Jeff Galloway, former Olympian and creator of a number of running programs with “speed training, the feet and legs can adapt with sufficient rest intervals and rest days between.”(HOME – Jeff Galloway Official Website)  With this training plan it would not be frowned upon during the track days to walk during the rest periods; however a slow jog is what is recommended. In addition the recommendation is to take at least one day off with “slower” run days to help the body rest. 

TAPERING

            Tapering is importing in any race training. Per Runner’s World, “Taper, or tapering, refers to the reduction of exercise before a competition or race. Tapering is believed to be essential for best performance and can take from as little to a week to two or three weeks. (“Tapering | Runner’s World,” n.d.)” Most plans have about a 2 week taper for a half marathon. For the purpose of this plan due to the intensity, the taper will start about 3 weeks out with a decline in the distance, but maintaining the speed work up till week nine then you decline in distance and speed.

Sample training plan will be available next week! This concludes our mini-series