Charles, this is an interesting point. Our plans are certainly event-driven, not lifestyle-driven. For many athletes event-driven IS the lifestyle, but maybe for others, the events are a means to an end, that end being general fitness.
I would not use the Racing Weight plan over an over, but repeating it once or twice in a year is OK.
Since we are still event/results-driven I don’t have a great solution for you. Our variety of off-season/pre-season plans is now very diverse: Maintenance, Run Endurance, Run Faster, Racing Weight, Strength and Mobility, and Stride Academy plans. You could absolutely put together an annual plan that looks something like this:
Racing Weight – 6 weeks
Run Endurance – 11 weeks
Run Faster – 7 weeks
10K – 12 weeks
Stride Academy – 6 weeks
Half Marathon – 15 weeks
= 52 weeks
And that’s not even using the Maintenance plan! That’s a wide variety of running technique and specific goals that will keep you healthy, without constantly training for an event.
David