If you couldn't exceed running 4 miles a day, what would the best event for a person running this mileage?
If you couldn't exceed running 4 miles a day, what would the best event for a person running this mileage?
4 mile jog.
400m
The Pat's Run? Oh wait, it's 4.2 miles... Hey! Close enough..:)
800
whatitis wrote:
If you couldn't exceed running 4 miles a day, what would the best event for a person running this mileage?
Anything 1500 and under. But if done right you could also run a decent 3k-5k.
The marathon. (As long as you are running 12 miles a night.)
Obviously the 800 for me- I haven't PRed in that event since I upped my mileage from 30 to 45
If you're a slow twitch endurance runner, 5k. If you have natural speed, 800m.
4 miles is long enough to prepare for any distance. Long distance running focuses on tempo runs as the main workout, and 4 miles is long enough for a tempo stimulus. Of course, you might have to do such a tempo at least 3 times per week on such low mileage though.
whatitis wrote:
If you couldn't exceed running 4 miles a day, what would the best event for a person running this mileage?
Probably race walking, as you could still walk 20 miles a day.
You could run a decent 5K off of 4 miles a day.
Ping pong
If you split up the 4 miles in to whatever workout, you could do plenty of events off that.
4 miles day? I hope you race every workout.
bigtool05 wrote:
800
This would be my answer. 4 miles a day allows for a serious amount of quality training that could lead to a PR 800.
whatitis wrote:
If you couldn't exceed running 4 miles a day, what would the best event for a person running this mileage?
Is this a time constraint or a physical one?
Obviously it will depend on the person's genetics and training history. For me, more distance oriented and not great speed, I think the mile would be my best event at only 4 miles per day.
It would make things easier if you were allowed to run more than 4 miles on a particular day, as long as your weekly average stayed below 4 miles/day. But even with a hard cap of 4, you can still get in 10x400 at mile pace with a decent warm up.
If you wanted to train for a longer race, you could supplement your morning run workouts with brisk afternoon walks. (Or other forms of cross training - I think we've all been assuming that biking, swimming, etc aren't allowed. If they are allowed, I would change my answer to 5k for me.)
Its 30 mpw. The person would have to be prepared to die in anything longer than 5K
xlev2 wrote:
Its 30 mpw. The person would have to be prepared to die in anything longer than 5K
I've done half marathon training on 30 miles per week. After 10 years off from running - former 4:10 miler - I ran 1:22 for the Half marathon on that mileage. It can be done.