Shakeout jog or rest day?

Rest would be better. Funny how people can be so stubborn and dense.

ForefootRunner177 wrote:

So I usually run 6 days a week and take a day off on Sunday due to some past bad experiences with running 7 days a week. In the past when I used to run 7 days a week I would always end up hurt, but today I just felt too good and decided to go for quick run. Do you think that a 20 minute shakeout Run on the treadmill at 8:20/mi pace would help me recover better than taking a day off. In the past when I ran 7 days a week I would always run around 7:20/mi pace on the pavement for my “recovery” jogs on Sundays. But would shortening the run to 20 minutes, on a treadmill, at 8:20 pace help me recover without increasing injury risk?

My PRs are 5:02 1600 and 10:59 3200 btw.

I would take a day off, seriously. Even elite runners take a day off, even if it is for religious purposes.

Just take a day off....go walking. do something besides running.

Definitely do a shake out jog, if not just do a long walk or bike ride.

Is it worth risking it? Is there something else you could do instead that would have some other useful benefit but still allow you to achieve some recovery?

seattle prattle wrote:

Is it worth risking it? Is there something else you could do instead that would have some other useful benefit but still allow you to achieve some recovery?

Since the risk is almost zero, I'd say it's worth it.

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seattle prattle wrote:

Is it worth risking it? Is there something else you could do instead that would have some other useful benefit but still allow you to achieve some recovery?

Since the risk is almost zero, I'd say it's worth it.

Maybe so. But the cost may also be thought of in terms of it's impact to the whole program. Would taking the day off from running allow the runner to come back the next day even more re-charged? And could the day yield greater benefits if spent on something like strengthening or core or some upper body work to keep everything in balance?

That's the kind of questions i'd be asking.

ForefootRunner177 wrote:

So I usually run 6 days a week and take a day off on Sunday due to some past bad experiences with running 7 days a week. In the past when I used to run 7 days a week I would always end up hurt, but today I just felt too good and decided to go for quick run. Do you think that a 20 minute shakeout Run on the treadmill at 8:20/mi pace would help me recover better than taking a day off. In the past when I ran 7 days a week I would always run around 7:20/mi pace on the pavement for my “recovery” jogs on Sundays. But would shortening the run to 20 minutes, on a treadmill, at 8:20 pace help me recover without increasing injury risk?

My PRs are 5:02 1600 and 10:59 3200 btw.

If you're that worried about injury then do an easy bike ride on your recovery days.