mprevost
Level 7 Valued Member
How do different splits between the types when training them concurrently affect the longevity of the plateau?
If I recall, your program starts with something like 1 tempo day, then the next week, 2 tempo days, then 3 with the rest being LSD, then exchange one of those tempo days with an interval day, etc.
Were you ever able to compare your running program with different ratios that stayed static every week?
Probably no need to get to complex with this, even for endurance athletes. There are lots of ways that this can work. What I recommended works, and is a user friendly way to do it based on experience. Really, even considering all of the science ever done on the subject, the best that can be safely said is that lots of low/moderate intensity work, with a sprinkling of higher intensity (as tolerated) seems to work well.