Do you do stretch & breakthrough workouts early in base 1 of 3?

Training
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Hi.

I’m planning on doing 12 weeks of base. My race season (nyc area) typically runs from march-aug/sept. Am i setting myself up for failure/burnout by doing stretch & breakthrough level workouts early on in base? Is it better to do step by step productive or is it better to really push myself to in an effort to see how far i can actually progress.

I’m sure the answer is “it depends”. I would love to hear your stories and your wisdom.

2

I don’t see any harm in doing some stretch or break thru workouts as long as the majority of your workouts are out of the base plan.

4

I’ve occasionally had stretch and breakthrough workouts in my plan which haven’t adapted out so I’ve done them.