• NIRCAboi
      • How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:25AM
      • NIRCAboi
      • I work the good ol' 9-5 day and running 10 miles just doesn't sound too appealing all at once (waking up at 6 am or not getting back until 9 pm). So I've been doing five miles in the morning and five miles at night, but is that equally effective as a ten mile run? Does the eight hour break between runs hurt the effectiveness?
    • HRE
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:26AM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • HRE
      • Get a longish run in on a day you aren't working and you'll be fine. There's a reason doubles are nearly universal among top runners.
    • wigent23
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:30AM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • wigent23
      • Its not as effective at all. Just man up and run the 10 miles at once. just think an hour a day isn't asking that much.
    • Chr cbake
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:35AM - in reply to wigent23
      • Chr cbake
      • wigent23 wrote:
        Its not as effective at all. Just man up and run the 10 miles at once. just think an hour a day isn't asking that much.
        Pretty much universal amongst elites. Running twice a day gets your body used to recovering twice a day. It has its place.
    • Old Billy
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:42AM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • Old Billy
      • I would say they are pretty affective.

        http://www.bunnhill.com/BobHod...inglog.htm

        NIRCAboi wrote:
        I work the good ol' 9-5 day and running 10 miles just doesn't sound too appealing all at once (waking up at 6 am or not getting back until 9 pm). So I've been doing five miles in the morning and five miles at night, but is that equally effective as a ten mile run? Does the eight hour break between runs hurt the effectiveness?
    • Randy Oldman
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:45AM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • Randy Oldman
      • Some top masters runner said his times improved significantly after he started adding just 1 mile in the morning. I wish I could remember who.

        Sorry, bit of a useless contribution without a name.
    • wigent23
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:50AM - in reply to Chr cbake
      • wigent23
      • Yes, but he is asking about running 5 miles in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. It is effective if you are running 4 miles in the morning and 10 in the afternoon. Make sure you read the initial post first.
    • fred
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:55AM - in reply to wigent23
      • fred
      • 10 is better than 2 fives, unless you are running both of those 5's a lot faster.

        The best training involves constant change so your body has to adapt to new stimuli.
    • Xfit_guy_the_real_1
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 11:57AM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • Xfit_guy_the_real_1
      • Running once a day is stupid already because you're destorying your GAINS from the weight room. But running twice is beyond stupid. It's simply IDIOTIC.

        But to each their own, I prefer to lift hard and look like a GREEK GOD with body aesthetics and a PHYSIQUE that women lust after.
    • Castyersemen
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 12:45PM - in reply to Xfit_guy_the_real_1
      • Castyersemen
      • Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:
        Running once a day is stupid already because you're destorying your GAINS from the weight room. But running twice is beyond stupid. It's simply IDIOTIC.

        But to each their own, I prefer to lift hard and look like a GREEK GOD with body aesthetics and a PHYSIQUE that women lust after.
        Unfortunately said Greek god is the union of Hermes and Aphrodite.
    • deleuze
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 12:50PM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • deleuze
      • I had my best running on 5-6 miles twice a day. One long run a week of about 15 miles. This worked better for me than longer singles. I don't think that one program is "better" than the other intrinsically, but instead it depends on your recovery capacity (which in turn depends on a lot of other factors, like prior training.)

        For me, two small stimuli a day was better for my training development than one large stimulus -- but I struggled through my whole career with recovery from hard efforts and had a tendency to overtrain easily.

        At any rate, it's a solid plan, and worth seeing whether it bears fruit. The plan that works with your life and allows you to get your training in stress free is likely better than the plan that has you trying to reorganize your life to get your training in.

        Good luck.
    • well,.
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 3:02PM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • well,.
      • Karel Lismont ran 3x30 minutes Monday to Friday. Worked out pretty well for him.
    • thejeff
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 3:13PM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • thejeff
      • To answer your specific question, my understanding is NO, running 5 miles twice a day isn't as good as running 10 miles once a day...
        but...
        running SIX miles twice a day (12 total) may be at least as good, possibly better, than running 10 miles once a day*

        *Second hand info from runners much better than myself.
    • doo doo
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 3:21PM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • doo doo
      • 5 and 5 are not as good as 10.

        Depends on the distance you're training for too though. If you want to race longer, running longer all at once would probably be better.
    • ^%#lkja905
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 3:21PM - in reply to thejeff
      • ^%#lkja905
      • It depends on YOU. For some people 2 x 5 miles is better than 1 x 10 miles. Like the other guy said, for most people, 2 x 6 miles is better than 1 x 10 miles. However, it is unlikely that 2 x 5 or 2 x 6 miles is better than 1 x 10 miles for a marathoner.
    • EatingrunningArtGuy
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/9/2015 3:56PM - in reply to NIRCAboi
      • EatingrunningArtGuy
      • NIRCAboi wrote:
        I work the good ol' 9-5 day and running 10 miles just doesn't sound too appealing all at once (waking up at 6 am or not getting back until 9 pm). So I've been doing five miles in the morning and five miles at night, but is that equally effective as a ten mile run? Does the eight hour break between runs hurt the effectiveness?
        Doubling is awesome and yes it does have a certain function and is not equivalent to just one long run. To appreciate what role it can play in your life I would try it out.
    • Bullshit?.
      • RE: How effective is running twice a day? 6/10/2015 6:37AM - in reply to fred
      • Bullshit?.
      • fred wrote:


        The best training involves constant change so your body has to adapt to new stimuli.

        Isnt this something thats been proven wrong?