eddylee wrote:
TYPICAL WORKOUT WEEK
Forgive me for being the first to state the obvious. You need to find just 0.33 seconds and you're doing speedwork 5 days per week. Be bold and try "rest"!
Now you're in the last 2-3 weeks. Be brave and cut right back. You've done all the race-pace rehearsal you need. Do nothing but easy running this week, maybe GENTLE strides on Thursday (preferably with no watch), easy run and stretch on Friday.
What matters now is: 8 hours sleep a night; make sure you don't overeat as you taper (but don't diet either); swim, stretch, mobilise; if budget stretches that far, act like a pro and get a good massage to make sure there are no kinks in the muscles; bottle that extra mental energy and save it for Saturday.
If it doesn't happen this week and you're racing 1500 each Saturday, think about a Monday tempo or 3k/5k-pace session to give you a bit more aerobic capacity, and a speed session on Wednesday (maybe involving pace-changes, drilling yourself to pick up on the last lap, and focusing on good form rather than time), and 2 full easy days before each race. You do NOT need more 1200s at race pace.
Good luck!