My schedule and regimen is different than most people's, but I do my long run on Sunday and treat it like workout, usually start easy and progress until I'm running a decent pace by 2/3 of the way through. Then I lift weights on Monday with no running to give my joints a rest. Workout like a threshold type run on Thursdays. Other days are easy. I'm in my 30s and am training for all around health and fitness at this point though. Do what works for you.
Enemy of the Podcast wrote:
elvid33 wrote:
Depends how you schedule the rest of your week. Tuesday and Friday are somewhat common WO days, so if Friday is a WO day for you, then you're not going to be doing a long run on Saturday. Long runs are overrated anyway though.
So do workouts on Mon & Thurs or Tues & Thurs.
I’m confused…. Maybe it’s the terminology used.
Isn’t every run considered a ‘workout’? Or do you guys only call speedwork that, and not a long run?
My HS coach referred to every bout of exercise as a ‘workout’ be it soeedwork, long run, weights (but he was not very good, so wouldn’t be surprised either way.)
I don't do a long run because it's not necessary. Ran 14:47 this year.
no need wrote:
I don't do a long run because it's not necessary. Ran 14:47 this year.
I do long runs. Ran 14:46 this year.