wondering how to approach tomorrow's long run (10-15 miles) after a 5k race today. would it be ok to make it a progression run, or is that too much and should I keep the pace easy? weekly mileage at the moment about 40-45
wondering how to approach tomorrow's long run (10-15 miles) after a 5k race today. would it be ok to make it a progression run, or is that too much and should I keep the pace easy? weekly mileage at the moment about 40-45
Keep the pace easy
keep it easy - long runs on tired legs build strength
10 miles, assuming it takes about 70-80 minutes is not a long run.
I've done long runs many times after a hard 5k at Parkrun on the Saturday,always kept it easy though a few times I've found i get rolling towards the back end of the run.
Don't do a long run the day after a race. The long run is a quality, a race is a quality race. You shouldn't do quality days on consecutive weeks. It's okay to go a week without a long run.
robert678 wrote:
Don't do a long run the day after a race. The long run is a quality DAY, a race is a quality DAY. You shouldn't do quality days on consecutive weeks. It's okay to go a week without a long run.
Sorry for the typos.
Stay hard wrote:
10 miles, assuming it takes about 70-80 minutes is not a long run.
+1
Beat me to it.
robert678 wrote:
You shouldn't do quality days on consecutive days.
Wrong. I do long runs after races all the time and sometimes even another 'quality' session the next day. That's a ridiculous generalization.