6 miles in both the AM and the PM, or 4 AM and 8 PM?
With six miles both times, you're running shorter, ergo less stress, but the 4/8 double applies the hard/easy principle over the course of a single day.
6 miles in both the AM and the PM, or 4 AM and 8 PM?
With six miles both times, you're running shorter, ergo less stress, but the 4/8 double applies the hard/easy principle over the course of a single day.
Bump?
If you're truly trying to recover, running 12 miles will not help.
diet dew wrote:
If you're truly trying to recover, running 12 miles will not help.
In the context of 90-100 mile weeks, the 'easier' days are going to be a lot of miles . . . It's not a true 'recovery' day, but as an easier day sandwiched between workouts.
Did the 8 before the 4 so that you get the short run for a rest before the next days workout.
i'd go with the 4/8 deal. with the 4 run slightly slower and the 8 at a regular easy pace. but whatever has worked for you in the past is the way to go.
The talk in this thread shows why many LR posters will never live up to their potential. There is no reason you can't reach your full potential on 5-6 days/week of running. A day off is good. You are leaving a lot on the table by doing a 12-mile "recovery" day.
tato skins wrote:
The talk in this thread shows why many LR posters will never live up to their potential. There is no reason you can't reach your full potential on 5-6 days/week of running. A day off is good. You are leaving a lot on the table by doing a 12-mile "recovery" day.
I take one day a week completely off or just do a very easy 3-4 miles. I wouldn't term the 12 mile day a "recovery" day, more of an "easy" day. A day like this would be between Sunday's long run and Tuesday's workout. Not a true recovery day, but also not a 15-18 mile 'hard' day. In the context of 90+ mpw on six days, a 12 mile day is an easy day.
the question is how to going to cram eating into your equation?