Who runs 7 days a week?

I run 7 days a week cause I enjoy it. I don't race any more so it is not to get faster. I am addicted.

I'm not scared of guys who did 52 more easy runs last year than me, especially if overall milage and number of hard workouts is the same.

Easy Runs aid recovery better than total rest so you can do harder workouts and longer workouts on the hard days with the easy runs on the easy days. If you want to be the best, the difference between winning and losing is very slight - sometimes a lean at the last step. It's about be the best, not being unafraid.

If the athlete is from East Africa, it is very likely that he or she will finish Saturday morning long run and not run or jog again until Monday morning (even if not particularly religious).

Autistic license wrote:

Who runs 7 days a week? No wonder he's on first

Wit!!!

sub3over40 wrote:

I used to do 7 days a week, but don't anymore. It depends on your goals. If you want to reach your great potential, you have to because you will be racing against people who trained for 52 more days last year than you did if you run 6 days a week.

many of the africans take months off at a time dont they?

jalal wrote:

I'm sick of hearing I should take a day off, I run 7 days a week for many months on end.

I run seven days a week. In fact, in a non-racing week, I will run a considerable amount of volume on each of those 7 days. The only time I go light (3-4 miles), is the day before a race. Easy runs are recovery. Although, it might be note worthy that I take two full weeks off after my peak race. That way in my mind I am fully recovered and rejuvinated for a new season of improvement.

That African in the 80's who set the 1500 world on fire, can't remember his name-- oh yeah- Sydnee Maree-- always trained 6 days a week. I read his philosophy was that you need a day to rest from the week. It was partly a religious thing for him if I remember correctly. He claimed if you did not do enough or did not work hard enough, then you can train 7 days a week, but Sydnee always trained his tush off Mon- Sat. so it was never an issue. Rest is an important part of recovery---your body needs it . When Abdi Bile had his first major breakthrou, he trained his brains off for three days straight- until he passed out- then he slept and lounged aroundn for several days and came back the next day and cut 10 seconds off his 800 time. Now this was early on in Abdi's career when he was unknown and still in Somalia. A coach had told him that the way to get good was to train so hard that you pass out. Abdi took him literally---- when the coach found out he actually did it--- he was shocked to say the least and told Abdi he wasn't being serious. That said, when he became a pro, he often did train every day if I interpreted correctly. MESSAGE- REST is important....

if you dont run 7 days a week you're a pussy. grow a pair of balls.

Yeah whoop-de-doo.

But seriously, I do 9 runs a week but only run 6 days of the week. The other, I take a cross train day. Maybe you would be up for this unless you're just in for hardcore running all the time and not trying to reach your max potential.

When Shaheen was the best steepler in the world he took regular days off. His logs have been published on LR.

wefwe wrote:

take a look at what you post wrote:

It's like Canova says, a missed run is a missed chance to recover-at least with people who have been running long enough that they are used to running every day (and possibly 2-3 times a day).

wow that's a really cool quote. can you find me where Renato Canova says this????!!!!????

I run 1 day every 7 weeks. Injury free since 1831.