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17 years ago 04/08/2007 1:12am EDT

hey guys,

I started running serious distance around sophomore year of high school. On non-workout days, we would go out for runs of 5-6 miles, but very, very hard. Basically, since then, i've always had some sort of feeling in the back of my head that whenever I go out running, it should be as hard as I can. I enjoy running relaxed, but I dont know, I feel sort of guilty if I run easy. I'm wondering why exactly EASY running between workouts is better than not running at all. It's just something that's been bothering for a while. Hopefully someone here understands what i mean..!

17 years ago 04/08/2007 7:24am EDT

re: confiz

it comes from people watching too many Pre movies. People get the impression that Pre ran hard, balls to the wall everyday. He in fact was smarter than that and did some of his easy days at 7 30 pace. if he can go easy, then so can you.

it depends on your mileage though too. If you are doing mileage that is way higher than usualy, you should do it more slowly for a while. or, if you're doing mileage that is way less than you have been doing, you can run faster than usual. it's a balance

17 years ago 04/08/2007 8:49am EDT

re: hmm well

running easy between workouts is better than rest because it allows your legs to recover, while still giving you some cardiovascular and endurance benefits

17 years ago 04/08/2007 9:33am EDT

re: mlffd

It can help you save a lot of that hard effort for when you really need it. And Always running hard often ends in injury. You'll realize this when your mileage increases. Like the poster above just said, you can't always pound on your legs.

17 years ago 04/08/2007 9:42am EDT

re: mlffd

mlffd wrote:
running easy between workouts is better than rest because it allows your legs to recover, while still giving you some cardiovascular and endurance benefits

I don't disagree with you in the slightest, but you really haven't backed up your claim. How does it allow your legs to recover? What cardiovascular and endurance benefits, especially since it's considerably easier?

Again, I'm not saying I refute you. I whole-heartedly agree. But the OP wants to know "why", and filling him in with unsupported claims doesn't make for a compelling argument.

17 years ago 04/08/2007 10:48am EDT

re: Pamela Andersons Left Nipple

pre actually stated that he didn't run slower than 6 minute pace cause any slower he didn't think would do his body good. now this isn't saying that i think this guy should train at 6 minute pace everyday, cause that's a bad idea, you gotta think if he was running 5k's in the 13:30's and that was his easy pace then a 15:30 guy should probably have a similar rule but perhaps at 7:00 minutes.

in actuality though i recommend just letting your body dictate the pace and going by how you're feeling

EASY RUNNING IS NOT A BAD THING

17 years ago 04/08/2007 12:54pm EDT

re: cool guy

you bring up a good point here-- it's all relative. I do try to tell myself that when I'm feeling especially mediocre. It's just that people tie the idea of relaxed running to lots of miles--something that I'm increasingly wary of. I've never gone over 80, because every time I do, I end up hurting something / getting sick. I don't know if I'm not running relaxed enough or what. It's frustrating, to say the least, when you're injured and you haven't put together a big race or whatever.

Thanks guys.

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