Race Preparation Session Sequencer

Sequence race-preparation workout roles across a selected preparation window while separating demanding sessions by a user-defined recovery rule.

Direct answer: Sequence race-preparation roles backward from race day, keep hard roles separated by your chosen gap, and leave the final taper window visibly lighter.

Preparation window (days)

Quality sessions/week

Long runs/week

Easy runs/week

Minimum days between hard roles

Final taper window (days)

Race label

Style

Why Race Preparation Session Sequencer is useful

A race-preparation window needs more than a repeating week. The placement of quality and long sessions changes as the event approaches.

How the tool works

The sequencer places quality and long-run roles before the final taper window, keeps hard roles apart according to the chosen gap, then fills earlier open slots with easy work.

Common mistakes and interpretation

Use the output as a transparent planning aid, not as a measurement of fitness or a guarantee of performance. Keep planned workload separate from completed workload, use consistent definitions, and change the inputs whenever the schedule becomes unrealistic.

Do not treat a single flagged pattern as proof that a training week is inappropriate.
Keep the same units and calculation method when comparing sessions or weeks.
Calendar constraints are real inputs; do not hide them by forcing every original workout into a smaller window.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use 42 days?

Yes. The planner supports windows up to 42 days.

Why have a taper window?

To keep the final days visibly different from the normal preparation period.

Is this a complete race plan?

No. It is a scheduling framework.

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