Are my easy runs too fast?

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woops, meant to say do NOT translate to doing well in a race.

yeah that's too fast. start your runs at 7:45ish and ease into it. you can run 7:00 for the last couple miles if you want, but you need to be averaging north of 7:20

Does anyone know if they can do their long runs on treadmill as long as they use the proper incline to simulate outside conditions?

You reap the same aerobic benefits running at any easy pace between 60 and 75% of maximum heartrate, which should be 60 to 75% of your 5K pace, i.e. 7:30 to 9:20/mi. Daniels prescribes 7:33 for your 5K ability.

When it feels easy it is easy.

I am more than 3 minutes faster than you - but I often run 7 - 8 minute miles. I work out three times per week and the other days are really easy - but longish. Works best for me - might not work for you.

Some guys can run much faster on their easy days. So it might be ok that you run 6:xx pace every day. It depends on the individual.

So just try out... Run slower... Or faster... And see what is best for you. Have fun experimenting - it's all about self discovery.

One big factor is overall mileage and how hard your workouts are.

This is the way I look at easy run days. I do not believe in junk miles, I do believe in recovery, I do believe in jogging. I'm a 14:58 5k guy. My easy runs start off very slow. Around 8:30 here and there. My AM runs stay at 8:30-7:50 and my pm easy runs start off around 7:30-6:50. Just believe in your easy days as lowering your arm drop, try and whistle while you jog, and notice everything within your body. Get in touch with your inner self and practice on your form while you go along prancing. Easy runs should be much easier than aerobic conditioning pace with no pick ups towards the end of the run only if your coach believes in other wise. I know coaches out there who have their athletes pick up during their final 2 miles to aerobic conditioning pace to get the heart rate up and a better blood flow. Most of those athletes are 14 low, 13 high guys. Give the jogging in and wait for the workout days to shit your pants! Get it boy!

5k date pace plus two minutes.

So yeah, too fast.

If you have to ask the question, then yeah, your easy runs are being run too fast. Getting feedback from past elites elicit some commonalities, the most prevalent being "I wish I had run easier on my easy days"

Oh okay. Thanks. I mean, I don't feel like the easy runs I have been doing are hard at all, in fact it feels pretty slow at times. But I think I will listen to your guys' advice and run a little slower.

Joe Kubiak wrote:

I'm a 14:58 5k guy. My easy runs start off very slow. Around 8:30 here and there. My AM runs stay at 8:30-7:50 and my pm easy runs start off around 7:30-6:50.

Probably one of the reasons why you´re so comparatively slow.

your easy runs should feel easy

you know what easy feels like, just as you know what sleepy, hungry, sad, and horny feel like

easy runs are easy, don't over-think it

Thanks for the motivation in your corner but guy mister sub 14 but I've only been getting better and better ever since I have left a shitty organization with a horrible head coach who would make me run through injuries. 4 years of running and still going. I'll be under 14 one day. No doubt

Yeah I have the same exact problem. I ran a 17:21 last fall and ran pretty fast long runs but the people who ran slower than I did on those days were usually faster in races.

fan of US distance running wrote:

your easy runs should feel easy

you know what easy feels like, just as you know what sleepy, hungry, sad, and horny feel like

easy runs are easy, don't over-think it

That^

fan of US distance running wrote:

your easy runs should feel easy

you know what easy feels like, just as you know what sleepy, hungry, sad, and horny feel like

easy runs are easy, don't over-think it

Best advice here.

When you're done with your easy run, do you feel like you could do it again, right then and there? If not, it wasn't easy.

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