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Is weekly racing detrimental to progress in a training plan?
As mentioned above im working on improving on my 5k time from its current ~19:15, and have set out an 8 week plan based loosely on:
Monday: off
Tuesday: speed workout
Wednesday: easy
Thursday: off/swim
Friday: off/easy bike
Saturday: Parkrun with toddler in buggy or tempo run
Sunday: long run
However, local club have announced summer 5k series, 4 races starting Monday and I’d like to do these, but will it be detrimental to progress? I also need to keep Parkrun with the toddler in as much as possible to keep some calm in the house. I’m thinking:
Monday: race
Tuesday: easy
Wednesday: speed workout
Thursday: off/swim
Friday: long run (90 mins max)
Saturday: Parkrun with toddler (easy) or easy run
Sunday: off