Got a warning – * Your run fitness is too high for this plan (cannot meet fitness target for 2024-10-13-2024-10-14 build cycle). You may want to consider changing to the high volume plan."
So far, Athletica seems to think I’m on track for a marathon in 6 weeks. Should I train harder? How would I get a “high volume plan.”
Hi @brehanyjfb ,
That’s a nice sign that your fitness is improving and is likely associated with a fairly good adherence to your plan and training consistency. I would ignore the warning at this stage and not make any changes to your plan until after your race in 6 weeks. After your race is done and you re-assess your next goal, that would be the time to consider whether you have the extra time to be able to devote to the high volume, in which case you simply make that declaration from your settings. Best of luck in your race!
Thanks! I appreciate the prompt response.
Hi @Prof
I am seeing the same warning in my training plan, 8 weeks out from the marathon.
I do have the extra time to spare for training, so in that case, does it make more sense to make the switch now, or stay on the medium volume plan?
Currently, I’m looking at 110 - 130 km/week - what’s the load on the high volume plan?
Also I wouldn’t change a thing @Graim. This profile looks perfect and you’re nailing all your session. Recommend you hold on this plan till after the race.
There is no set distance on any plan as this totally relates to your accumulated fitness/fatigue. The larger the fitness you develop, the longer the distance you are likely to accumulate (on average). But if you don’t develop the fitness your volume will be smaller from a prescription standpoint - so everything depends. For now, hold course.
I have the same issue but a little different, would like some advice. I can only run 5 days a week but I got the “fitness too high” message and since my 100k training plan is 6 months long, I moved to the High Volume. However, now it just throws extra training sessions in the afternoon and on more days (which I can’t do) and after I delete them, I’m kinda back to the same schedule and it now says my “fitness is too low.” I thought it would simply lengthen or increase the difficulty if I took my 8 workouts scheduled down to 5 but it just kinda leaves them there.
As an example, it put my on 43 miles this week over 8 workouts but when I downsized to one workout a day for 5 days, it basically has me at 25 miles and didn’t make any of the workouts longer to compensate for the fewer workout days.
So:
should I go back to the Mid-Volume?
Is there a workaround for making my workouts longer rather than having it schedule more workouts?
(I was out of the country two weeks ago and didn’t complete several of the workouts so that may have messed up my scheduling?)
