Let your long runs be your slow runs, and save your legs for other days of the week when you might do tempo runs or maximum-oxygen runs. But there are a thousand theories about how to do long runs, none of which have yet been proven superior to the others. Just the opposite in fact. Please consider the following. Hard days We recommend that most beginning and intermediate runners do just two hard days a week.
More advanced runners can do three hard days if they're very careful.
Most beginning and intermediate runners should run 4 to 6 days a week. With the boom in triathlons and exotic fitness equipment, the world of cross-training has expanded dramatically in recent years. We also like non-impact exercises, which include nordic skiing, elliptical training and step climbing. Calculator programmed by Dan Burfoot. All rights reserved.