So pretty much the heading can explain for itself. How many miles should i start at after a period of rest, and how long should i rest for. So let's say I built up to 42 miles a week after four months of training, how long of a break should i take and what mileage should i start at? so month two i ran 102 miles, then month three i ran 173 miles, and then went back down to 140 for month four. After month four nothing, so what shall i do?
If it were me and all I had was 2 weeks of ZERO running Id jump right back in at 75-80% for the first week, 85-90% the second week then back to 100% by week 3.
Rule of thumb:
However long you rest break between sessions is, take that long to get back to 100% mileage. Take the same amount of time to build up your hard work-outs.
Example:
2 weeks off first week 50% miles, second week 75% miles, third week 100% of normal mileage.
Hope this helps and good luck!
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