I was just wondering about the differences between a 5 mile run and then a 3 mile run an hour later versus a straight up 8 mile run and if that is okay. I ask this because i normally go for a 5 mile run before school (that's all the time i have) and then 3 more during our school's athletic period. Thanks guys
Just do the 8 mile run. You want about 8-12 hours between runs, and really shouldn't do 3 mile runs unless you're shaking out before or after a hard workout or race. I generally do 3 mile shakeouts on Wednesday morning after a Tuesday evening track session, but for just distance runs, you get more out of it being continuous.
I don't think one hour of rest in between two runs makes any difference in recovery but it is still stress that you can decor from later in the day. With proper nutrition and rest you can run with three hour gaps in between and make gains in between. Rarely do people do this because A. It takes time that most people don't have B. Most people strive for bigger leaps in gains than that and C. People don't believe it.
Actually, the point of only having 1 hour between runs is not to recover but to make the two runs have the same effect as an entire 8 mile run because i only have time for 5 miles before school and i'm loaded with activities after school. My question is does the split runs with an hour rest mimic the effect of an 8 mile run
If that's what your schedule restricts you to then do it. The Kenyans famously do a 6am run where they 'open the lungs' and do their main workout at 10 am which isn't much time between runs. You could argue that the greater rest after the second run provides greater recovery.
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