Has The Long Run Really An Impact At Short Distances ( 800m to 2 Miles ) ?

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3 years ago 07/24/2022 2:13pm EDT

Lets say we have a runner who only runs races in the spectrum of 800m to 2 Miles.
When everything in his training stays the same, the only variable is the length of the Long Run :
Will he be faster with a Long Run of 12 Miles instead of 7 Miles and if, how much at 800m, Mile and 2 Miles ?

3 years ago 07/24/2022 2:25pm EDT

re: Jugglemaster

Yes it does help even 800

lomg run teaches body to burn fat as fuel plus mitochondria enzymes etc plus the confidence from doing it helps

snell won gold in finals cause his endurance stamina was superior

googld Peter snell and Arthur lydiard

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