In other words- if I did a workout today, how long is it until my fitness level is improved from today's workout?
The reason why I ask is because I have 1 final long run to do before my fall marathon. If I do the long run 2 weeks before the marathon, will I still get the benefits of that long run on race day?
One more to go wrote:
In other words- if I did a workout today, how long is it until my fitness level is improved from today's workout?
The reason why I ask is because I have 1 final long run to do before my fall marathon. If I do the long run 2 weeks before the marathon, will I still get the benefits of that long run on race day?
I was always told that it's two weeks. I have no idea if that's true or not
I was told 7-10 days, but I also don't know if that is true.
The answer is your recovery rate. When I was younger literally next run in the pm I would see results. Too many factors.
3 days 29 hours 175 minutes and one week.
It depends on your fitness level and what the workout is.
A person with no base would gain more from a similar workout done by someone who has done years of consistent running.
Whether or not a top marathoner does his final long run two weeks or four weeks before a race will not change the results a whole lot.
The novice will get more realized results from the additional workout.
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Whether or not a top marathoner does his final long run two weeks or four weeks before a race will not change the results a whole lot.
The novice will get more realized results from the additional workout.
So do you think it makes a difference whether the novice does he final long run 2 weeks or 3 weeks before his event?
A few days if you don't interfere with recovery.
It depends on how taxing the workout is to you, but generally 1-3 weeks. I've personally found that I could benefit from a long run as close as 7 days to a long race as long as it was very easy.
Agree
marijuologist wrote:
A few days if you don't interfere with recovery.
here's an article about this very topic in LevelRenner
http://www.levelrenner.com/2013/09/13/benefitting-from-a-workout/
My current 5k PR was done 6 days after the hardest long run that I've ever done. I could barely jog the day after that long run, but apparently the effects took about 2-3 days. Simply speaking, the effects are there right away, you just have to recover to see them.
Good link. I had a garbage race after a very solid workout 7days ago. They state 10days to absorb a hard VO2Max workout so hopefully next weekend I'll race better.
I usually see gains from my workouts by yesterday at the latest.