(I'm the kind of guy that would race 5K in 22 minutes) Calculator on the internet told me, that I should run as a easy run 5K in 30 minutes. I just did it (actually I did it in 29 flat minutes because I couldn't run so slow).
Is it too slow??? Or is it too short of a distance??? My breathing never changed, like I didn't even run. And I feel like I didn't run. It was more of a walk. ???
Your easy runs should probably be between 8:45 - 10:00 most days, slower if needed. So that pace was fine.
My philosophy is that you have to EARN the right to run your easy days faster by lowering your race times FIRST. Same goes for your workout paces.
That's the only way to prevent your competitive spirit from undermining your optimal development.
thank you
It’s fine. Do more wrote:
Your easy runs should probably be between 8:45 - 10:00 most days, slower if needed. So that pace was fine.
Yes and no. Ideally they should be, yea. But he said it felt extremely easy despite the faster pace - this could have two reasons:
1) He is extremely ST. This means he can run his easy days faster than the average runner, because he has plenty of muscle fibers to work at this pace.
2) And much more common: He is not hitting his workouts/races/tempos etc hard enough. Would he do solid workouts or races, he wouldn't feel good at a much faster pace than recommend for his performance level.
Why is this important? If he doesn't hit his workouts hard enough, so he is never really fatigued, slowing down his easy pace even further will not help, but even make him worse. If he is unable to run hard in workouts, I'd rather have him do all runs a bit faster, so he at least gets some stimulus. Is this the ideal way to train? No, but some people simply can't do proper workouts for their fitness level due to high stress, no sleep, or not able to suffer.
No I wouldn’t say it is too slow, but it is on the slow end of your easy pace. I am a 21:30 runner and I occasionally run as slow as 10:30.
webby wrote:
My philosophy is that you have to EARN the right to run your easy days faster by lowering your race times FIRST. Same goes for your workout paces.
That's the only way to prevent your competitive spirit from undermining your optimal development.
I like this but age must play a factor here, no? Late 60's guy here who can go 20:30's and hit all my workouts (usually) and I can barely jog and often mix in walking on my recovery days. And, it takes me longer to recover so there are more than one recovery day at slow slow slow pace.
Great insight!!! Thank you for responses!!
those aren't really accurate, I have a 5:20 mile and it says my easy pace should be 7:30
RI red wrote:
webby wrote:
My philosophy is that you have to EARN the right to run your easy days faster by lowering your race times FIRST. Same goes for your workout paces.
That's the only way to prevent your competitive spirit from undermining your optimal development.
I like this but age must play a factor here, no? Late 60's guy here who can go 20:30's and hit all my workouts (usually) and I can barely jog and often mix in walking on my recovery days. And, it takes me longer to recover so there are more than one recovery day at slow slow slow pace.
I forgot to say: keep the watch at home on your recovery days and relax so you can recover.
Stop rethinking your training based off one run. It's an easy day for a reason. Save your energy, and go hard on your next workout.