Why does TrainAsONE seem to schedule hard workouts too soon after my race?

If your post-race training plan feels too demanding, here’s what’s happening and what you can do.

How TrainAsONE plans your recovery

• A rest period, then normal planning: after a race TrainAsONE sets aside a number of rest days, shown in your calendar as post-race rest days. Once those are done, the rest of your training resumes under the usual algorithm — there is no single “post-race block”, so the days after your rest follow your normal plan.
• Where the number comes from: the race’s ‘Post race rest days’ value, or your Post race rest days profile default when the race leaves it blank. An explicit 0 means you have asked for no rest days.
• Recovery is personal: how quickly someone returns to hard training after a race varies enormously, so the setting is a minimum, never a prescription.

What you should do

• Set the rest you want: give your next race — or your profile default — the number of rest days that suits you. See How do I schedule X days of rest following my upcoming race?.
• Return early or rest longer: on a post-race rest day use “Let TrainAsONE plan this day” to come back sooner; to rest longer, mark further days as no-run days. See What is a post-race rest day and how do I change it?.
• Listen to your body: this remains an area we are actively researching and improving. If you do not feel ready to train hard, ease up — reduce the intensity, shorten, or skip runs until you feel fully recovered and motivated again.
• A note on perception: some users who have followed their post-race plans have reported coping better than they expected, which shows that expectation and motivation play a part — but that should never replace sensible self-assessment of your recovery.

We appreciate your understanding as we continue to research and develop more nuanced post-race recovery planning.