Is stopping during runs a cheat code?

So, I get more out of my runs when I have diarrhea? Intresting.

Simply a theory I have considered while sitting in a very hot bathroom for a few minutes before resuming my run. It was so hot in there that I was sweating as much/more than while running. And I think to myself: wiz, why not sit in the hot bathroom for 5 minutes every run. Or even better: twice a run.

wiz khalifa wrote:

Simply a theory I have considered while sitting in a very hot bathroom for a few minutes before resuming my run. It was so hot in there that I was sweating as much/more than while running. And I think to myself: wiz, why not sit in the hot bathroom for 5 minutes every run. Or even better: twice a run.

I know that feeling.

Bump.

This is pretty interesting, I'd like to see what other people think

Sometimes I get a long stop light early in my run that reinvigorates me. I will be going 7:40-7:50 and feel like crap, but I just needed that first two miles as a warm up and a 2-3 minute rest. After the light, I can cruise 6:50-7:00, so to me the rest was worth it. I will usually do some leg swings too during those few minutes.

Genetics and Jooce

Genetics is simply and excuse... Train harder. Become the next kipchoge

To me, this is part of the appeal of cruise intervals @ ~tempo pace or even CV pace.

But there's no way the rest can be 5min. Your heart rate will not be remotely elevated after 5min. I'd say 1min, 2min max if you're running hard.

Like Really Bro wrote:

Sometimes I get a long stop light early in my run that reinvigorates me. I will be going 7:40-7:50 and feel like crap, but I just needed that first two miles as a warm up and a 2-3 minute rest. After the light, I can cruise 6:50-7:00, so to me the rest was worth it. I will usually do some leg swings too during those few minutes.

Yeah, this happens to me too.

I stop all the time during my runs.

I haven't progressed much anymore...

Normally, I used to be able to run about 7:00 pace for 8 miles. And then I used to run 6:30 pace for 10 miles. This included hills and running on uneven terrain. I was a sexy, 115 lbs beast...

Now I'm 160 lbs. I can't even sustain a third of a mile at 800m pace. I take breaks ALL THE TIME.

I don't talk about my running no more to people. And I prefer it to be that way.

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I still have the fire of Pure Hate in me.

Pure Hate Pupil wrote:

I stop all the time during my runs.

I haven't progressed much anymore...

Normally, I used to be able to run about 7:00 pace for 8 miles. And then I used to run 6:30 pace for 10 miles. This included hills and running on uneven terrain. I was a sexy, 115 lbs beast...

Now I'm 160 lbs. I can't even sustain a third of a mile at 800m pace. I take breaks ALL THE TIME.

I don't talk about my running no more to people. And I prefer it to be that way.

https://media.giphy.com/media/nSZRK91rJv5ny/giphy.gif

I still have the fire of Pure Hate in me.

Not very impressive considering when I was running many moons ago in the 30-40 yr/old category similar times at a whopping 160lbs, and I am 5'11.

Scary movies can make your heart rate rise, or heavy drinking. Do you think your heart just operating faster gives you aerobic conditioning?

Easy Peasy wrote:

Scary movies can make your heart rate rise, or heavy drinking. Do you think your heart just operating faster gives you aerobic conditioning?

^This.

Your heart rate is going to drop so fast after you stop that you’ll be in 110-120s in no time. It’s not that great of a benefit because you’ll have to run harder to maintain a higher heart rate effort, but if you run continuously normally your heart starts to work harder, and you get more benefit through harder intensity rather than more time (relatively speaking because easy runs aren’t supposed to be “intense”). Those are my thoughts anyway.

Cheers

doctorj wrote:

Not very impressive considering when I was running many moons ago in the 30-40 yr/old category similar times at a whopping 160lbs, and I am 5'11.

Nice bragging.

doctorj wrote:

Pure Hate Pupil wrote:

I stop all the time during my runs.

I haven't progressed much anymore...

Normally, I used to be able to run about 7:00 pace for 8 miles. And then I used to run 6:30 pace for 10 miles. This included hills and running on uneven terrain. I was a sexy, 115 lbs beast...

Now I'm 160 lbs. I can't even sustain a third of a mile at 800m pace. I take breaks ALL THE TIME.

I don't talk about my running no more to people. And I prefer it to be that way.

https://media.giphy.com/media/nSZRK91rJv5ny/giphy.gif

I still have the fire of Pure Hate in me.

Not very impressive considering when I was running many moons ago in the 30-40 yr/old category similar times at a whopping 160lbs, and I am 5'11.

Why not just run 70 minutes though? I mean, who wants to sit in a hot bathroom for five minutes twice a run? I’d rather be running.

Miss Wondering wrote:

Why not just run 70 minutes though? I mean, who wants to sit in a hot bathroom for five minutes twice a run? I’d rather be running.

It's the train smart, not hard mentality. Why do more when it won't get you more.