Race Improvement Transitioning from 7 Days of Running Per Week to 6 Days Instead

14 runs/week

Your in your late 30's your body needs some off days to recover and stay fresh.

I feel young but I suppose father time eventually catches up. Being lethargic and reaching a performance plateau is much better than becoming injured, so I should consider myself lucky

A running sabbath is always a good idea. Some runners think they have to run everyday because their competitors are running everyday, but in fact they'd progress faster and race better if they rested at least one full day a week. Avoid the obsession—it ruins bodies and relationships.

BillyBillyBilly wrote:

A running sabbath is always a good idea. Some runners think they have to run everyday because their competitors are running everyday, but in fact they'd progress faster and race better if they rested at least one full day a week. Avoid the obsession—it ruins bodies and relationships.

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too hot wrote:

BillyBillyBilly wrote:

A running sabbath is always a good idea. Some runners think they have to run everyday because their competitors are running everyday, but in fact they'd progress faster and race better if they rested at least one full day a week. Avoid the obsession—it ruins bodies and relationships.

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Running twice a day every day teaches your body to recover faster.

Try running doubles every day for a month. The second run may only be an easy 2-3 miles. Watch what happens.

theJeff wrote:

too hot wrote:

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Running twice a day every day teaches your body to recover faster.

Try running doubles every day for a month. The second run may only be an easy 2-3 miles. Watch what happens.

^^^

Valentine McKee wrote:

theJeff wrote:

Running twice a day every day teaches your body to recover faster.

Try running doubles every day for a month. The second run may only be an easy 2-3 miles. Watch what happens.

^^^

I have had three two year streaks and two other three year streaks. I have run 152 miles in a week, and have run multiple 6,000 mile years in my lifetime. It should go without saying that I have tried the magic of 13 runs. By the way, I was never anything special.

I even put in 10 runs per week this past summer (65 mpw) during a fall build up. My wife (who has only heard tales of how much I ran while a younger man) thought I was nuts on 10 runs and 65 mpw. She is supportive always, but one comment one summer night when I got home was, “people who see you out running twice each day while working and parenting are going to think we have marriage problems and that you don’t want to be at home.” She does have a point. I have no desire to run even that much ever again. Yo each his own.

I am not trying to break records these days, but wouldn’t it be awesome to get relatively close on much less while having a life that is more full and well rounded? Wife, kids, career, running - a balance needs to exist, especially when you get (just a little) older.