As they build up towards a big race some runners are lucky enough to have been able to stick to their training schedule, and religiously ticked off their sessions. They are the fortunate few. Much more common is a scattering of missed sessions and even the odd week or two of training because of injury, or family and work commitments. Because sessions have been missed the understandable temptation is to try and make up for lost time and make up the mileage, or work extra hard in speed work and tempo runs. It is important to avoid this temptation as it will only heighten the chance of injury.
Missed sessions are just that, they are gone. Look forward instead. For example, if training for a marathon, the long, slow distance runs are the most important of the week and after any enforced lay off it is these that should be given most attention. Avoid increasing the distance for your long runs by more than 2 miles per week, and aim to get an 18-20 mile run under your belt 3 weeks before the race.
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