One coaching decision
What can change after a harder-than-planned long run.
Imagine Sunday's long run became meaningfully longer and harder than planned. RunPT can notice the added load, protect recovery by moving one quality session, and keep the parts of the week that still make sense.
| Day | Before review | After review |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Threshold intervals | Easy running after the prior long run exceeded the intended load |
| Thursday | Easy run | Threshold intervals, retained later in the week with more recovery |
| Sunday | Long run | Long run, preserved because it still fits the block |
The actual response depends on the runner's full context. A valid plan may remain unchanged.
Triggers
New evidence earns a review, not an automatic rewrite.
A newly synced workout, a missed session, a material recovery change, or the regular planning pass can prompt RunPT to review what is coming. That review considers the current phase, recent load, remaining days, and the purpose of the sessions already scheduled.
The decision can be to adjust the week or to preserve it. Stability is a valid planning outcome when the evidence does not justify disruption.
Preserved constraints
Adaptation still needs boundaries.
RunPT keeps declared availability, rest-day preferences, the long-run day, goal timing, current training phase, and recent completed load in view. It is not useful to solve one problem by creating a different impossible week.
- Do not assume every empty day is available for running
- Do not duplicate training that has already been completed
- Avoid back-to-back intensity when the plan does not support it
- Keep race-specific work proportional to the runner's current phase
Missed training
A missed run is information, not a debt.
RunPT considers a missed session during the next planning pass. Depending on the week, it may skip the work, move a useful element, reduce a later demand, or preserve the remaining plan. It does not promise an instantaneous change the moment a workout is missed.
That measured response matters because trying to repay every missed kilometre often makes the next week less coherent, not more complete.
Progression
The phase defines what progress means now.
Base and Build periods generally develop capacity in different ways. Peak emphasizes race-specific sharpening. Taper protects readiness while fatigue falls. Recovery creates space to absorb training, and Maintain supports consistency between focused blocks.
A short lead time can mean shortening or skipping phases. RunPT should not manufacture a textbook-length buildup when the calendar does not allow one.
FAQ
Adaptive-plan questions.
Straight answers about what RunPT does, what data helps, and where its guidance stops.
01Does RunPT rebuild my plan after every run?
No. Newly synced workouts are evaluated, but RunPT updates upcoming training only when the evidence materially changes what should come next. A valid week can remain unchanged.
02Will a missed workout move automatically?
Not automatically. The missed session is considered during the next planning pass alongside the remaining week, recent load, and current phase. It may be skipped, moved, reduced, or left out rather than added to the next day.
03Which constraints does an updated plan preserve?
RunPT keeps your declared availability, rest preferences, long-run day, goal timing, current phase, and already completed work in view. An update should still fit the week you said you have.