Isn't there more recovery time running the same miles over 7 days than when cramming all the miles over 5 or 6 days using doubles?
Isn't there more recovery time running the same miles over 7 days than when cramming all the miles over 5 or 6 days using doubles?
Another basic base question wrote:
Isn't there more recovery time running the same miles over 7 days than when cramming all the miles over 5 or 6 days using doubles?
Well, that´s ONE of the points to doubling: it allows your body to adapt to a quicker recovery. At first, you may find yourself tired, but then your body adjusts to that & allows you to get more miles in, multiple hormone release, etc. Remember, every time you run, your body produces hormones that aids in recovery too.
As for running 5, 6, or 7 days a week, you should or can run everyday (even if one of those days is an easy shake-out run)...if you want to. And, you don´t have to double every day either.
Meanwhile, you never mention what your current mileage is. If you´re only running 5 days a week, are you running 15 miles a week or 50 miles a week? That´s important to know.
Another basic base question wrote:
Isn't there more recovery time running the same miles over 7 days than when cramming all the miles over 5 or 6 days using doubles?
As the poster above mentioned, you get used to doubling. I haven’t truly done high-mileage, topping out at only 50 (so far), but do double on occasion. Doubling won’t wear you out, unless you do two hard runs in the day. Do easy miles in the morning and your workout in the afternoon/evening, or your workout in the morning and a recovery run later in the day.
Which is better:
100 miles spread out the week
Or
100 miles 5 days a week with 2 days off