Articles on: Adjusting/Modifying your training plan

I want to change the training volume suggested by Campus

You cannot directly modify your training volume. The Campus platform is designed to recommend the optimal training for your profile and your goal. At Campus, three sessions per week is the minimum required for all training plans.

However, by adjusting your race results in your “Palmarès” and/or changing your mindset setting (fun / balanced / performance) in My Account > My Settings, and/or by increasing or decreasing your indicated weekly volume, the number of weekly training sessions may change (starting from the following week).

We try to provide training that best matches your current level and your goals! That means that sometimes, what you’d like to do might not totally align with what we believe is optimal.

Our goal isn’t to force you into anything

Our aim is to be honest with you about the most effective way to train in order to reach your goal. Maybe you’d like to train 3 times a week, but the program suggests 4 sessions? Or maybe you're aiming for 5, but the program gives you only 4? In both cases, it's because that’s what we believe is optimal for you! Now, here’s how to adjust the program if it doesn’t suit you.

Want to train LESS than what the program suggests?

First, be aware that removing a training session from your week may make the estimated race time less realistic. That said, by removing a session intelligently, you can still make progress! And you’ll see, it’s quite simple — we’ve added the idea of “Can’t-miss sessions.” These are the key sessions in your plan and should not be skipped. Depending on your plan, there are between one and three of these per week.

Case #1: Your program gives you 4 or 5 sessions per week. The ideal way to reduce volume is to remove a different session each week. On odd-numbered weeks, skip the second speed workout. On even-numbered weeks, skip an easy endurance run. This way, you maintain a balance between developing your basic endurance and your speed/resistance.

Case #2: Your program gives you 3 sessions per week. Based on our experience, this is the minimum training volume for seeing long-term progress. A beginner might get by with 2 sessions per week, but improvements won’t last. If you absolutely must skip one, prioritize skipping an easy endurance run.

In any case, don’t forget to use the “Skip session” button to mark the sessions you won’t or can’t complete. This is super important so that your training plan adjusts in real time and stays aligned with your current fitness and progress.

Want to train MORE than what the program suggests?

This is a whole different story. If you want to increase your training volume beyond what the plan recommends, know that in our philosophy, this won’t necessarily lead to significantly better results. Volume is one of the last levers to pull to improve performance — there are many others that come first. If you’re doing it for enjoyment, that’s totally fine! But you’ll still need to follow a few rules:

Don’t increase your training volume if you’re not already used to running more than the plan recommends.

Ideally, don’t increase training volume during the first two months of the plan — this allows time for your body to adapt to the proposed workload.

Increase volume gradually by adding a very short easy endurance run during the first week — 15 minutes is a great start — and then slowly increasing the duration each week until you reach your desired length. We recommend not exceeding the duration of your longest easy run of the week.

By updating your race time and/or your mindset from My Account > Settings (fun / balanced / performance), and/or adjusting your weekly volume preference, you can change the number of sessions per week (starting from week S+1)

The ability to add extra sessions is a work in progress at Campus — it will be available later this year.

Updated on: 17/06/2025

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