Are You Tough Enough to Run Easy?
Channel: Lone Endurance
Date: 2020-08-18

Sure, hard quality workouts are essential in any running training program - at almost any level! But they are only going to account for 5 - 20 % of your training time! Even at the elite level, easy runs are the bread and peanut butter of a runners routine! That's actually where most of the gains are going to come from, but if you run 'em too hard you're not going to be able train optimally. 

Why, you ask? Firstly, it's because the aerobic system is developed as a function of TIME spent running, and if you're always running hard you're not going to be able to accumulate enough miles/kilometers in the week. Slow down to run for longer! 

Secondly, if you're going to execute your quality workouts at the right intensity, you HAVE to slow down on your easy days in order to maximize recovery between workouts! 

Say you have a VO2max workout on Monday, and a Lactate Threshold session on Thursday. What should you do on Tuesday and Wednesday? Well, the details will depend on your fitness and level, but it's going to have to be some version of EASY running - that's for sure!

So the question is: How serious are YOU about your training? How bad do you want it? If you want the best, you have to do like the best and take your easy days...EASY!

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