A New Training Plan ..... Basic Principles

I'm not a great believer in lots and lots of low intensity training particularly for age-group athletes for a couple of reasons.
The first reason is that age-groupers don't really have the time ..... if you're a pro putting in 30+ hours a week, it's a different story. The bulk of a pro's training will be long, steady miles a) because they've got the time and b) because they need to stay out of hospital..
The second reason is that, in my experience, it's the transition times when you get hurt i.e. you've put in a load of long, steady miles over the winter and you go out on your first track session and pull a hamstring.
The third reason is that this is called adaptive training which incorporates non-linear periodization and that there is a growing body of coaches and athletes who believe that this is the best way to train.

More next time ....