When I trained for the marathon this spring, I used the Jeff Galloway run/walk method. I'm planning on doing that again this fall for ultra training. I've been doing a lot of research on 50k training plans. Some have a weekly long run mileage goal, and some have a weekly long run time goal.
So, I've been working to customize a 50k plan that incorporates both. My goal is to get the miles in each week. But, if I'm having a "bad run day", I'll focus on time on my feet rather than distance. With two goals in mind for each long run, I can easily turn a "bad run" into a good run. Learning to overcome those mental obstacles is a part of the training process. I'm going into this ready to overcome them all!
Tell me how you plan out your training! Are you a gadget geek or a pen and paper planner? Maybe you're a good combination of both, like me!? 😉