What is the Science Behind Running Every Day?

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HRE, I highly respect your input, but you missed Kip Keino. Supposedly, his training was 3 days a week. Granted, he was a physical education instructor, so it's not like he was lounging around the other days. https://books.google.com/books?id=wAa9qq9kbncC&pg=PA404&lpg=PA404&dq=ron+clarke+keino&source=bl&ots=cygdyP1niy&sig=Ghf6HsN1YufcDLxTQZeUpL2cEY4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FQrtU9ihCa7IsASL-YDoDQ#v=onepage&q=ron%20clarke%20keino&f=false

HRE wrote:

kj wrote:[/b

Have there been any case examples of running every other day and being great?

Thanks.

No.

Sorry - missed your post.

Calling it like it is wrote:

Kip Keino reportedly only ran 3 days per week.

"Low mileage" was the rage in the 1980s? Compared to the 1970s, maybe, but you should see what runners do now. 30 miles a week and they think they're ready for a marathon.

These aren't runners. I don't even call them 'hobby joggers'. I call them 'explorers'.

" Female Runner Caught on Camera "Repeatedly" Pooping in Man’s Yard"

7 day a week some doubles

Geezer B wrote:

I´m 47 years old, and there´s not way in hell I can run every day. I used to be a reasonably good runner (31 min 10k) but nowadays it´s more a question of keeping the ball rolling rather than trying to do high mileage or superhero workouts.

If you held mileage and intensity constant, it would be easier on your body to run every day, not harder.

His point was that you won't improve your aerobic capacity and this is true. It's actually true for any runner 10 years younger than you too. Having your optimal oxygen uptake is only a small part of the big picture. Improving oxygen economy is what you are aiming for which actually has nothing to do with how you use oxygen but how you use elastic energy return which is free energy, i.e. your muscles have more spring and your stride is longer and quicker for a given oxygen uptake.

Your point about plasm was correct also. You run more, you sweat/breathe more, your body increases blood plasma volume for better endurance.

But why not take a day off each week? Only a real running obsessive would argue against that. Of course there are plenty of em here.

Your link reproduces part of what Wilt wrote but missed the bit that says "on days other than the above six to eight miles in the morning."

break or brake wrote:

The most important component of any training regimen is the recovery. Take a day off.

this +1. i don't know why distance runners insist they run 7 days a week. even swimmers, triathletes, etc. all take a day a week off to recover. it's just better on the body. especially for a higher impact sport than swimming or biking.

There is no science behind running every day if by that you mean valid, controlled studies showing it to be superior to any other approach.

false choice wrote:

kj wrote:

He flat out said, " you know, at your age, you're not going to improve your aerobic ability. If you replaced a day of running with a day of strength, you will be faster and better."

He's introducing a false choice. You can add a strength day without replacing a day of running. If you feel that you need to do a day of strength, just do strength AND run on one day.

Running every day is good simply as a matter of frequency of stimulus. Your body adapts when it is faced with a challenge on a regular basis. The more regular the challenge, the greater the adaptation.

I disagree! Running everyday is NOT GOOD FOR YOU. If you're not competing at a high level and or trying achieve a certain goal with regard to a time (PB) you should be doing alternate workouts that do not have the negative physical impact that running does. Running HURTS!!! and is very stressful to the body. That being said, it is arguably the BEST overall workout you can do but only in regulated/limited doses. Alternating running with cycling (spinning), swimming and a core/strength workout is optimal. You're looking at 3-4 days of working out with 3-4 days of recovery. You'll feel great and be very fit.

FYI- I've been a runner for 35+ years and am now experiencing the side effects of years of pounding the roads and trails. The alternating schedule has been awesome!!!

just the opposite wrote:

Geezer B wrote:

I´m 47 years old, and there´s not way in hell I can run every day. I used to be a reasonably good runner (31 min 10k) but nowadays it´s more a question of keeping the ball rolling rather than trying to do high mileage or superhero workouts.

If you held mileage and intensity constant, it would be easier on your body to run every day, not harder.

Do you think I´m stupid or lazy? I´ve tried and it´s f*cking impossible. I also have a very physical job, not some office rat shit.

plusoneforyou wrote:

break or brake wrote:

The most important component of any training regimen is the recovery. Take a day off.

this +1. i don't know why distance runners insist they run 7 days a week. even swimmers, triathletes, etc. all take a day a week off to recover. it's just better on the body. especially for a higher impact sport than swimming or biking.

if i take a day off, i feel much worse after the recovery day than if i simply run easily.

Some good thoughts, but once again, no one is providing any scientific data. Yes, there are mentions of economy, etc., but what is the science behind running every day to get better? I can provide the science of why drinking water every day improves health.

Listen, I've run 13:50 for 3 mi indoors, I coached DI, I continue to coach and train competitively, am USATF Certified, etc., but I cannot, for the life of me, find any science on why running every single day is a must.

I did provide the example of the BYU program, as they only run 6 days/week, as did Shaheen in his prime under Canova, but I am going to experiment a little on day on/off and see if my runs improve, stagnate, or degrade. I bet it will feel like when I ran in high school (which was pretty much every other day and ran 9:30 for 3200m).

Maybe Magness will take this on.

I think it is mainly based on the science of herbology.

bradley strider wrote:

plusoneforyou wrote:

this +1. i don't know why distance runners insist they run 7 days a week. even swimmers, triathletes, etc. all take a day a week off to recover. it's just better on the body. especially for a higher impact sport than swimming or biking.

if i take a day off, i feel much worse after the recovery day than if i simply run easily.

Sometimes you don't need a day off, and it makes you feel worse, sometimes you do and it makes you feel better. It's all about balance.

What is the science behind getting out of bed every day? or working every day, or even 5 days a week? It's all about routine. Our nervous systems function better with regular routines than without. Look at the neuroscience. You know, that weird stuff about brain function that everone ignores in their 'scientific' explanations about physiology.

Ok, good thought, but no science behind it.

I've run up to 140mi/week and I ran the best times in my life that season. Was just hoping to find something on the mitochondria myth or capillarization or something to feel better about the past 20 years hitting 7 days/week.

At my age now, I think it's about ROI and I do feel that a day of strength will help ward off injuries that have accumulated over the years. I told him I was scared to death of being sore after the first session that my runs would be messed up for at least 2 weeks. I can't even really do a single leg jump, but I can run fast/hard. Weird.

I stand corrected (as referenced in "How They Train"). Thanks.

HRE wrote:

Your link reproduces part of what Wilt wrote but missed the bit that says "on days other than the above six to eight miles in the morning."