Tag: 10% Rule

• Busting the 10% rule in endurance sports

  

  It’s long been hypothesized that athletes like runners should increase their training volume by no more than 10% a week. This is generally considered to be one of the golden rules to injury prevention. But as I’ve constantly revised my own return from injury training plan, and religiously studied the training of elite athletes on…

  Rhys Desmond

  February 23, 2023

  Running, Training, Ultra Running

  10% Rule, Injuries, Injury Prevention, Recovery, Return to Running, Running, Training, Training Plan, Ultra Running

• Why you need a training plan

  

  Throughout my life, I’ve done my best training for running with the help of fantastic running coaches, who helped to dictate a lot of the intense workouts and running efforts I conducted. But since leaving university, I’ve failed to get coaching advice from others, and I’ve failed to follow a distinct plan. Instead, I’ve followed…

  Rhys Desmond

  January 4, 2023

  Health & Fitness, My Personal Journey, Running, Training

  10% Rule, Injuries, Injury Prevention, Running, Training, Training Plan, Training Schedule