Intermediate OCR 3 to 8 miles training plan: 9 weeks, 5.5–6.5 hrs/week, 80/20 Endurance intensity, free coach email support. Your best obstacle race, on fewer hard days.
Is this plan for you?
At a glance: OCR 3 to 8 Miles · Level 2 · 9 weeks · 5.5–6.5 hrs/week · intensity by heart rate, 4-6.5 hrs per week. Prefer another metric? All versions.
This nine-week training plan will get you ready to rock your next Obstacle Course Race or other short to medium-course obstacle race of 3 to 8 miles. You're ready to start when the first week below looks comfortable.
Your first week: 7 sessions, 5.3 hours. Mon Strength 45 min · Tue Run 33 min · Wed Run 50 min · Thu Strength 45 min · Fri Run 40 min · Sat Strength 45 min · Sun Run 60 min.
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What's included with your plan
One-time price. No subscription. Yours for life.
Included: free coach email support, Mind of Matt Weekly Analysis, the Level Guarantee, lifetime access, Garmin and Apple Watch sync, and heart rate, pace and power versions.
Based on the best-selling books
Based on 80/20 Running by Matt Fitzgerald.
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80/20 Endurance is the creation of Matt Fitzgerald and David Warden. Based on the breakthrough books 80/20 Running and 80/20 Triathlon, runners, triathletes, and other endurance athletes improve the most when they consistently do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the other 20 percent high intensity. The typical endurance athlete spends only 50-70 percent their total training time at low intensity. The solution? An 80/20 training plan that ensures the optimal intensity balance.