Archetype
Building Your Engine
You're banking lots of easy miles but missing the harder stimulus that translates aerobic fitness into actual race speed.
What it usually looks like
- Lots of easy miles
- Zero or one hard session a week
- Progress stalled despite volume
How RunDNA spots it
Intensity verdict = easy-only. Hard share <10%.
See the full rules on the methodology page.
Typical limiter
Top-end / threshold
Do this
- Add a strides session once a week (6×20s fast, full recovery)
- Build to one threshold run/week: 2×15 min comfortably hard
Avoid
- Adding more easy volume hoping it'll unlock speed — it won't on its own
Find out if this is actually you
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