How and why high mileage benefit more in the long term than intervals?

New guy wrote:

Hi Letsrun, a quick question for you guys

Exactly how and why high mileage benefits more in the long term than intervals?

Please stick to the topic

Thanks

One of the main benefits of running a lot is that you become better at running. It´s a skill. I you want to be a good tennis player you have to spent many hours on the tennis court. It´s the same with running.

High mileage runs and interval workouts have totally different goals and can (should) co-exist in a given plan. I'm not sure why you think it's one or the other.

well,. wrote:

New guy wrote:

Hi Letsrun, a quick question for you guys

Exactly how and why high mileage benefits more in the long term than intervals?

Please stick to the topic

Thanks

One of the main benefits of running a lot is that you become better at running. It´s a skill. I you want to be a good tennis player you have to spent many hours on the tennis court. It´s the same with running.

Doesn't fast running teach a more appropriate skill?

New guy wrote:

Hi Letsrun, a quick question for you guys

Exactly how and why high mileage benefits more in the long term than intervals?

Please stick to the topic

Thanks

Some science talk which may help:

Alan

Runningart2004 wrote:

Some science talk which may help:

http://sportsci.org/2009/ss.htm

Alan

Not the OP, but this was interesting and helpful. Thanks.

Slow but skilled wrote:

well,. wrote:

One of the main benefits of running a lot is that you become better at running. It´s a skill. I you want to be a good tennis player you have to spent many hours on the tennis court. It´s the same with running.

Doesn't fast running teach a more appropriate skill?

Yes, but you can't go out and run at race pace every day. Which is why the majority of the mileage needs to be slower.

I am totally confused by the question. high mileage and intervals are not mutually exclusive.

Long run, intervals, hill work, tempos.....Repeat!!!! Stop making things so complicated.

I am not saying that one is better than the other. I am saying that why in the LONG TERM, high mileage is more important than intervals. Thanks for all the replies guys

New guy wrote:

I am not saying that one is better than the other. I am saying that why in the LONG TERM, high mileage is more important than intervals. Thanks for all the replies guys

Because high mileage produces better results in the LONG TERM for most runners.

New guy wrote:

I am not saying that one is better than the other. I am saying that why in the LONG TERM, high mileage is more important than intervals. Thanks for all the replies guys

Who says it is?

Alan

New guy wrote:

I am not saying that one is better than the other. I am saying that why in the LONG TERM, high mileage is more important than intervals. Thanks for all the replies guys

I disagree with your premise.