[Inventrius]

Hello,

I recently started with the 80/20 Endurance workouts and I am currently following the Level 0 70.3k triathlon plan. I used to have a coach the last couple of years, but due to my imbalance in my work, private and sport triangle I often had to divert from my plans.

With the problem still being present, I’m not getting in a steady flow of repetitive training weeks where the exercises fall on the same day. This results in shifting the workouts throughout the week, so I can fit it in my personal schedule.

I am wondering whether this has a negative influence on the plan itself and what the do’s and don’ts are when shifting. I try to keep the workouts with higher intensities (especially cycling and running) separated from each other and try not to run two days in a row (if possible). This because my knees are prone to injuries.

Hope to get some tips/tricks here from fellow triathletes and how you deal with these kind of struggles.

Cheers,
Inventrius

[leyla@8020endurance.com]

Inventrius,

Training for long course triathlon, and managing work and life stuff can be tricky and it’s very common for athletes to have to move workouts around to accommodate.

Having a consistent schedule can be really helpful for consistency, the next best things is just getting training in when you can. There are a few things to remember when moving workouts around to ensure you can maintain that consistency and they all have to do with appropriate recovery between sessions.

* make sure you don’t crowd too many workout into 1 day, or too close together (ie doing both sessions for a day back to back – reduce the volume of one of them if you are going to do this)
* avoid doing back to back moderate/high intensity or long sessions. It’s always good to have a rest day or an easy day after your longest training day (bike/brick), and to not run on back to back days (other than a short brick run).

Hope that is helpful.

Coach Leyla

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