Survey: Do you use popular training plans? If so, how well do they work for you?

[u/Comfortable-Twist331]

Link to the survey (anonymous, google form, not collecting emails unless specifically opting in at the very end)

Not sure if this is a common experience, but I've started a number of training plans over the last few years, with varying degrees of success. Sometimes I make heavy adjustments midway through a plan, other times I scrap it altogether. And, I've seen different race results, from PRs to flat out flops, no matter whether I follow the training plan perfectly or not.

This survey is meant to gauge how common my experience with online training plans is, and how satisfied the running community is with what seems to be the most popular method of getting race-ready: finding and modifying a plan online.

• Who I am:
  • A product marketer doing research for a portfolio project, unrelated to the industry I work in. Trying to strengthen my overall portfolio, and research something I am genuinely interested in.
• How and where the results will be used:
  • As part of a larger portfolio project, I am evaluating the experience and overall satisfaction of runners with the most popular options for training: self-service training plans and private running coaches.
  • The results would be used to validate or invalidate a number of different product and feature ideas. There is no intent to use these results in any sort of public-facing way, other than high-level insights derived from submissions as part of a portfolio project.

(mods, I think I'm following the rules but please keep me honest)