prevail wrote:
log reader wrote:Have you read the logs of Todd Williams? Typical easy run would be 8 miles in 43 minutes.
You are not Todd Williams. Neither is the original poster, Neither is anyone on this thread.
This more of that pride I was talking about. Too many people see themselves as being like Todd Williams. Todd Williams no doubt had the same silly pride thing going as everyone else. Only, unlike most, however, he got away with it. Todd Williams is the exception, not the rule.
Incidentally, Todd Williams was also done at far too early of an age. If we're going to put him out as some sort of "proof" of how good it is to run your hard runs much too hard, then lets bring all the facts in shall we?
Early age? Todd Williams had a fairly long and distinguished career the last time I checked.
About the thread topic: There is no right answer. Some days you should go real easy if you feel extra thrashed from the hard workout the day before, but if you are feeling good, why set a limit on your pace. Run a route where the miles aren't marked, go by feel.
It is just as pointless to push hard when feeling overly fatigued as it is to purposely run 8 min mile pace just because your training schedule says: "Easy Run".
As for some more anecdotal evidence for the thread: I myself just go out and run by feel on for every one of my runs that is not on the track. (Even then I start out by feel, and only do x reps at y pace until I've "dipped into the well.") On a lot of my runs I will have pace checkpoints. Somedays, when I feel like I'm running real easy my pace is around 6:40, somedays what feels easy to me turns out being 7:35 pace, who knows? Somedays when I want to "push" a little, the pace is 5:50, somedays I feel like I'm pushing when I hit 6:15. Just focus on running a good amount, twice a day, and let the rest come to you.