Why buy this plan*?
Running has become a popular pastime, and power (rather than pace or heart rate) is becoming more and more popular.
But there are few places where you can get training plans built specifically to get the most from training with power.
And when you find power-based plans, you may find they don’t really meet your needs – your goal race, current capability, training availability and so on. They may need some ‘fine-tuning’.
Which is why I’d like a power-based training plan is about more than just providing a pre-prepared plan.
We start with an assessment, using this to build a personalised, power-based plan matched to your current ability and fitness, and to the event you’re aiming at.
The plan includes strength & mobility workouts, guidance on how to execute the plan and access to a Facebook group where you can ask questions.
All designed to maximise your training gains, while minimising injury risk – so you arrive at the start line ready to achieve your personal best on the day.
It starts with an assessment
We are all different – different abilities, different running experiences, different knowledge and understanding of the most effective way to train and race with power.
The assessment reviews your running goals, your upcoming event, your exercise history, your recent activities and a few other things that may influence any running plan.
The assessment also reviews your experience of using power, your knowledge of the core power-based concepts and whether you’re starting from a pre-prepared plan (that we can fine-tune), or need a plan built from scratch.
We agree a personalised, power-based plan
Based on the assessment, we’ll agree:
- Your goal race, and any other warm-up races you’re planning to run.
- Your availability for training each week (and any dates when you won’t be available).
- How you’d like to receive your plan.
Whatever we agree, the plan will include Strength & Mobility workouts – if you move more easily, your running is easier.
It will also include recovery time, so that your body has time to adapt to the stresses and strains – recovery is where the “magic” happens (ask me about the “magic”).
You execute your plan (with support)
This is the part where you complete the planned workouts. But you won’t be left on your own.
We can (optionally) monitor your progress using online running platforms, like Strava.
If you have any questions, you can ask them in the from1runner2another facebook group (which is full of helpful runners).
And if “life happens”, I can advise how to adjust your plan (and perhaps your goals) to suit.
And then we celebrate!
No plan would be complete without reviewing how well it went and conidering “what’s next”?
And of course celebrating your successes, no matter how large or small.
If you find you like training and racing with power, why not do more of it – perhaps with coaching while you’re training for an event, or signing up for ongoing coaching.
*All plans are subject to our full Terms & Conditions