How many laps on a track is too many?

I would say if there were ever some kind of marathon on a track, that might be too far.

Wasn't the 24 hour WR of 300+ km set on a track?!

That's for sure is too many

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Five?

If you want brain cancer, that will work.

Hobbyjogger alert. That's a terrible reason to run on the track. You don't need to "control your pacing" or "measure your progress" on a routine training run.

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Reverse direction every mile or two. Rubberized tracks typically are not as hard of surface as asphalt or concrete.

I'll set my watch for one hour and run on the track. No way I would count the laps or the miles. I have enough on my mind then to remember how many laps I ran.

8. anything more than 2 miles is too long for a track. 5 and 10,000 meters should be run on the road.

There was a guy in New Mexico in the 70's called Lionel Ortega who had a best marathon of something like 2:14. He consistently ran well over 100 miles a week and did nearly all of it on the track. You'll be fine at eight miles but if you worry about injuries you can switch directions or run in the outside lane where the curves are even more gradual.

Two.

ive done 10 miles on a track---it actually goes by pretty quick and super easy to keep a consistent pace---i recommend an occasion long run on a track

SMH. Good grief.

You do not need to "control your pacing, get exact splits and measure your progress accurately" on an 8 mile run. You sound like an OCD crazy person. Just go run on a road or trail and don't make yourself even more insane.

If you absolutely must do this, then at least change directions every so often so you aren't turning left for 4 of your 8 miles. But really, why? Why would you do this, other than feeding your insecure OCD tendencies?

Run the outer lane whose curvature is low enough that you don’t have to worry about switching directions for at least an hour.

But it would beg the question of why for me. I run for fun and there’s more joy in running on a scenic route with changing views, people watching opportunities and what not. I do workouts on track but that’s just for 20-30 minutes and in a mental state where I just need to focus on the workout, so nothing else matters.

Change directions periodically.

Left turns are rough on the left hip, left knee, left ankle, and the right adductor. Changing directions shifts the stress to the opposite side and reduces the risk of injuring one or more of these areas.

Some runners are bullet-proof when it comes to injuries. Others are prone to injury. If you fall in the latter category, be cautious about putting a lot of miles on the track going only in one direction.

I've done abou 13 miles on the track. Run in lane 8. About 3.5 laps per mile. Change lanes whenever I felt like it.

Only did it because it looked like a storm was coming and I didn't want to be 6 miles away when it hit.

For road and trail runners, do over 10k (25 laps) and it starts to feel like you really, really have to get out of there.