oh boy wrote:
Ok fine. Not to be argumentative at all, then why do the long run? Thanks.
I think that is the question for you to answer not me, isn't it?
If you are training for a marathon, it's probably a good idea to do long runs, if not, it's up to you. Most people do them purely out of habit and tradition, not for any special benefit.
There are many threads that discuss the infatuation with longs runs, including a few with Canova and Cabral.
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=1890688&page=0http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=1000784&thread=1000741http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2277974&page=0http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2485128http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2372073&page=0