Why do people run according to a schedule?

I think it's important to keep some flexibility in your schedule. For example, I always have my weekly mileage as a 5-10 mile range. I aim for the top of the range then back off a little if I need to late in the week. I think it's nice to be able to shift workouts by a day or so as well. Instead of going hard Monday and Wednesday with a LR on Saturday, I might shift the second workout to Thursday or even Friday if I'm feeling crappy. Plan for things to go wrong and you won't be disappointed when they do.

Like I can't like take you like seriously like right now.

According to Yesiree Bob running 27:20 for 10,000 meters and 13:18 for the 5,000 back in his day shows he didn't know what he was doing.

Yessiree Bob wrote:

Imagine how good Nenow could have been if he actually knew what he was doing.

+ 10/10 !

I prefer to have a weekly schedule , but of course there must be flexibility if you have a bad day or something unexpected occurs.

You nailed it! wrote:

Yessiree Bob wrote:

Imagine how good Nenow could have been if he actually knew what he was doing.

+ 10/10 !

Hindsight is 20/20. But I don't think he could've ran much faster. When he set the American record, the world record at the time was 27:13. Even now with all the supposed advances in science and training, there's only been a handful of Americans since Nenow to run faster in 10000. Look at Australia, since Derek Clayton, there have only been two Aussies run faster than him. Even though Clayton was working 40+ hour weeks and didn't have all the knowledge Aussies today have. Yet they are still running slower than he did.

hindsight is 20 20 wrote:

You nailed it! wrote:

+ 10/10 !

Hindsight is 20/20. But I don't think he could've ran much faster. When he set the American record, the world record at the time was 27:13. Even now with all the supposed advances in science and training, there's only been a handful of Americans since Nenow to run faster in 10000. Look at Australia, since Derek Clayton, there have only been two Aussies run faster than him. Even though Clayton was working 40+ hour weeks and didn't have all the knowledge Aussies today have. Yet they are still running slower than he did.

It's not that he couldn't run a faster 10000,, but his time at 5000m should have been faster statistically. With a 27:20 he should have run about 13:10 at 5000.

Just Run Baby Inc. wrote:

Like seriously? If I feel good, I'm going run hard. If I don't feel good, I go easy. How far I run? As far as I want to. The pace? Whatever feels right. Like why do people need a schedule that says, "on this day run x distance at x pace and on this day do 5 x mile @ x pace w/ 2 minute jog"? Like do you think because you planned it out you're going end up running faster? Call me crazy, but I'm going just listen to my body and running accordingly.

Because they want to know exactly where they are in their development.Keep on running listen to your body and run accordingly and you probably never will reach your optimal capacity.

Statistically wrote:

hindsight is 20 20 wrote:

Hindsight is 20/20. But I don't think he could've ran much faster. When he set the American record, the world record at the time was 27:13. Even now with all the supposed advances in science and training, there's only been a handful of Americans since Nenow to run faster in 10000. Look at Australia, since Derek Clayton, there have only been two Aussies run faster than him. Even though Clayton was working 40+ hour weeks and didn't have all the knowledge Aussies today have. Yet they are still running slower than he did.

It's not that he couldn't run a faster 10000,, but his time at 5000m should have been faster statistically. With a 27:20 he should have run about 13:10 at 5000.

He mostly used 5000s and the occasional 3000 to race into 10000 shape.

I run; 30 minutes some days, one hour , others and two hours about once or twice a week.

According to Olympic marathon runner Pete Pfitzinger, co-author of Advanced Marathoning (Human Kinetics), seasoned runners need a minimum of five days between speed sessions, four days between tempo runs and four days between long runs; less experienced runners may need five to seven days between each.

Why do people eat breakfast in the morning?

Simply, the biggest reason a person would run from anything physical or mental is fear. When people 2023 calendar are faced with something that is extremely intimidating, they either “fight”, facing the problem head on, or “flight”, which in this situation is running.

This is a good way to run if you just want to run for the fun of it. If you want to run individual as fast as possible and with control you got to have a smart training system

I totally agree with this.

The best way to ensure the training system is smart is to avoid DANCAN system, the one by that Swedish scammer JS.

Maybe because it works?

I have been on a regiment for 7 years, month by month i am hitting the numbers.

Without it do you think i would reach the times i have? I would prob f around like everybody else.

When you have numbers to hit, its different

Writing a loose schedule is helpful. When I got my first blue collar job I would write a schedule just to hold myself accountable, then add or subtract miles on the fly.

theres nothin like hittin a week brah. u hit that mileage number u hit that workout boom brah feels good.

no sense in trying to reinvent the wheel brah

The OP is talking about day to day activities. I thought periodization was more like a 4+ week stretch focusing on a specific element of running.

I agree with the OP on running day-to-day activities by feel. If im still sore from a big workout it could result in 2-4 days of easy running depending on how i feel, and if one of those easy runs feels great the you bet i'll be adding in some strides on the fly. I regularly do long runs but they don't Have to be on a specific day of the week some some of yall schedulers.

You can have this flexibility and also be big on Periodization.