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Do your races work together? Every verdict comes from the course facts and from how much of one race's preparation carries over to the next. Nothing is saved unless you keep it in your account: your season lives in this page's address.

Your running: 45 km/week · 22 km longest · 5 days · mixed terrain · some experience

0 of 1 races have the preparation they need. Haunted 5k Run/Walk is the one to look at.

Oct 26 Nov
off-season basebuildingtaperracerecovery
Not building
75%
Longest build
1 wk
Racing descent
—
Off-season
4 wk

Haunted 5k Run/Walk

Not doable

· 5 km · 0.4–0.6 h on your feet · 1 wk easy running after

Course, cutoffs and race-day guide

Only 2 weeks before it, where your build needs 9 (the generic figure is 12).

What would change this: if you have raced this distance before, say so under “your running” — an experienced runner needs a shorter build than the generic one; or a higher current weekly volume shortens the build this race needs; or a shorter distance at the same event, or a later edition.

The 12 weeks before it — a full build Not enough
1 wk building for this race
9 wk is a full build for you (shorter than the generic 12 weeks because you run 45 km a week, far above the 8 km this distance assumes)
1 wk tapering, racing or recovering — building nothing

Your training

8 weeks, starting this week
What do I do today?

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This week · Haunted 5k Run/Walk — one build week before the taper

3h 20m of running

  • Tue Race-terrain rehearsal 1h · Controlled hard
  • Tue Strength (optional) 20m · Moderate: controlled reps, leave 3–4 in reserve
  • Wed Easy run 35m · Easy
  • Fri Easy run 35m · Easy
  • Sat Long run 45m · Easy to steady
  • Sun Optional flat recovery 25m · Very easy

Next week: Haunted 5k Run/Walk — taper · 1h 35m

What you could change

In the order most runners prefer: keep the trip if you can, drop the race last.

  • change distance Take a shorter distance at the same event as Haunted 5k Run/Walk 5K. It keeps the trip and the entry, and a shorter race costs less recovery while transferring nearly as much preparation.
  • move or replace Look for a similar race later in the window, so Haunted 5k Run/Walk 5K's preparation has the weeks it needs. Find alternatives →
  • drop Leave Haunted 5k Run/Walk 5K for next season.

One coherent season: each demanding race gets its own build, taper and recovery; shorter races are placed inside a build. Recovery spacing and carry-over are reviewed product conventions calibrated against our reference plans, not physiological measurements. Planning guidance from course facts and your stated training — not medical or coaching advice. Recovery spacing, how much preparation carries over, and how many climbing weeks a course asks for are our own reviewed conventions — inspectable, and not measurements of your physiology.