Can anyone tell me the physiological benefit of running a long run at a faster pace (as is done in "Running With The Buffaloes") as opposed to a more relaxed pace for a long run?
Can anyone tell me the physiological benefit of running a long run at a faster pace (as is done in "Running With The Buffaloes") as opposed to a more relaxed pace for a long run?
oldtiger wrote:
Can anyone tell me the physiological benefit of running a long run at a faster pace (as is done in "Running With The Buffaloes") as opposed to a more relaxed pace for a long run?
It improves your chances of injury.
tommy becket wrote:
oldtiger wrote:Can anyone tell me the physiological benefit of running a long run at a faster pace (as is done in "Running With The Buffaloes") as opposed to a more relaxed pace for a long run?
It improves your chances of injury.
True, but so do other things that make people faster. I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge of a specific benefit over a similar weekly long run at a slower pace.
oldtiger wrote:
tommy becket wrote:It improves your chances of injury.
True, but so do other things that make people faster. I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge of a specific benefit over a similar weekly long run at a slower pace.
When you do your long run, you're increasing aerobic endurance, slow twitch muscle fibers, and actually growing new capillaries. The longer (and faster) the long run, the more these capillaries will grow. Basically the capillaries deliver oxygen rich blood directly to your muscles while running and prevent lactic acid build up cause they contribute to circulating the blood. I prefer to run my long run starting at 7:30-7:40 normally and take off ~10 seconds each mile until my last 5 miles turn into a hard effort, the last mile emptying the tank. These last hard miles will act as a tempo (making your muscles work with low oxygen supply), further the expansion of those capillaries helping out with lactic acid and muscle fatigue, and stimulate the strengthening of your slow twitch muscle fibers. Oh, and the faster you go the more you'll develop your aerobic endurance. Theres a reason the buffaloes are the best in the nation.
This question is everything that is wrong with American running.
Care to elaborate?
kod3200 wrote:
oldtiger wrote:True, but so do other things that make people faster. I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge of a specific benefit over a similar weekly long run at a slower pace.
... Theres a reason the buffaloes are the best in the nation.
What does recruiting some of the best runners in the nation and training at altitude have to do with his question?
You adapt to running at a faster pace. What your muscles are doing is closer to what they'll be doing when you race.
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