Do you get the same benefit from a single, say 15 mile run, as you would from a double of 7 and 8, or 10 and 5...? you get the idea.
Do you get the same benefit from a single, say 15 mile run, as you would from a double of 7 and 8, or 10 and 5...? you get the idea.
You do and you dont. Meaning a 15 mile run yields more benefits. But it is harder to handle than a 5/10 day, day after day. Basically it comes down to recovery and how much you want to run. If you want to run 100mpw by doing it in singles and you can, go for it. If you can't handle it in singles, do doubles. Doubling is just a way to run more mileage than you would be able to handle in singles.
For instance maybe you can run 100 in singles. Maybe you should start doubling and run 110. That would be better, right?
doo doo: You do and you dont. Meaning a 15 mile run yields more benefits.
Maybe. The longer single run apparently yields more aerobic benefits as quantified by recent exercise physiology.
But I'm not sure two runs a day doesn't confer benefits beyond being easier to handle the same or more volume. In the realm of the scientific and the statistical, some study found the factor which correlated most strongly with race performance was frequency of training. Not weekly mileage, not distance of training runs, etc.
nsmb, old and slow wrote:
doo doo: You do and you dont. Meaning a 15 mile run yields more benefits.Maybe. The longer single run apparently yields more aerobic benefits as quantified by recent exercise physiology.
But I'm not sure two runs a day doesn't confer benefits beyond being easier to handle the same or more volume. In the realm of the scientific and the statistical, some study found the factor which correlated most strongly with race performance was frequency of training. Not weekly mileage, not distance of training runs, etc.
Exactly...always measure the benefits vs recovery time of any training session. The most beneficial workouts generally have the longest recovery times, so you can't do them that often. Personally, I like doubles, they give my legs less time to tighten up.
Long runs are more tiring.
There is no need for long runs more than once or twice a week, depending on event, twice a week for the marathon, once every two weeks for shorter events.
You get more benefit by running the same or more miles with many shorter runs, and only a few longer ones.
You have to find what works for you. I've seen completely different approaches yield the same result. ie sub 14 5k back in the late 70s. A British fellow living here two five mile runs a day and a fifteen miler on the weekend, no track work. Another trained intervals three times a week, longest run ten miles. Different methods, similar results. You have to figure out what works for you. One size does not fit all.
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