Archetype
Doing Too Much, Too Hard
You're training hard and often, but your body isn't getting the recovery it needs to actually absorb the work.
What it usually looks like
- ≥3 hard sessions a week
- Almost no full rest days
- Weeks creep up in load with no cutbacks
How RunDNA spots it
Recovery score is low (high hard-day density, ≤1 rest day/wk) while intensity share is ≥20% hard.
See the full rules on the methodology page.
Typical limiter
Recovery
Do this
- Cap hard sessions at 2/week
- Take one full rest or walk-only day every 7 days
- Add a cutback week every 3–4 weeks
Avoid
- Stacking back-to-back hard days
- Skipping easy days because they 'feel slow'
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