Depends ... what are you trying to accomplish? General fitness? Training for something? Do you plan on increasing your mileage over time, or just keep it at 15 mpw for a while? What is your training background, recent sessions/performances, etc?
Depends ... what are you trying to accomplish? General fitness? Training for something? Do you plan on increasing your mileage over time, or just keep it at 15 mpw for a while? What is your training background, recent sessions/performances, etc?
I graduated from college. Ended my D2 season with an injury.
I want to run for general fitness now. I'm getting back to it after being out for months of injury.
I guess a better way to phrase it would be, which is less likely to get me injured
Depends ... what are you trying to accomplish? General fitness? Training for something? Do you plan on increasing your mileage over time, or just keep it at 15 mpw for a while? What is your training background, recent sessions/performances, etc?
I graduated from college. Ended my D2 season with an injury.
I want to run for general fitness now. I'm getting back to it after being out for months of injury.
I guess a better way to phrase it would be, which is less likely to get me injured
If you are running for general fitness only then run 3-4 days per week 30-60 minutes. If something hurts take the days off needed so that it does not hurt at all again. It's easy when you are not planning on racing.
Why not start with 20 min with a 3 on-1 off- 2 on - 1 off weekly pattern for 15 weeks? It takes 20 min to get an aerobic benefit from the workout so I would suggest starting there. You can add 3 min to each run every week until you get to 60 min per run. This would give you plenty of time to build a solid aerobic base before introducing stamina and speed work again. You can complement with strength training and after-run strides as a base for the neuromuscular work once you feel the injury is solidly behind you.