Running Recovery Spacing Tool

Place demanding and easier runs across the week using user-selected recovery-spacing rules and schedule constraints.

Direct answer: Identify demanding runs, check the user-selected minimum gap, and preserve preferred full-rest days before filling the calendar with easier work.

Why Running Recovery Spacing Tool is useful

Hard and long runs can become accidentally clustered when easy sessions are planned independently. A spacing view exposes that structure at a glance.

How the tool works

The tool treats Quality and Long run as demanding roles, checks the minimum day gap you set, and flags weeks that also fall short of your preferred full-rest count.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as demanding?

Quality and Long run are the two demanding categories used by the tool.

Can demanding runs be consecutive?

Yes, when the minimum-gap rule is set to zero.

Does it measure recovery?

No. It evaluates your calendar constraints.

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