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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Recovery runs–more harm than good?

The recovery run is much debated. It is commonly heard that a complete rest day will do you better than a few easy miles. And that might be true for an extremely challenging race effort or while training for short distances. Just so we are on the same page, I define a recovery run as a relatively short run (3 – 6 miles) at a very comfortable pace – for example a minute slower than a long run and about 2 minutes slower than marathon pace.

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1 comment:

  1. i like the quote about discipline.. i think you might like rebel race. check it out. this run is different but a lot of fun. try the 15k obstacle course

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