Tag Archives: easy days
Is it hard to run easy?
Yes. It’s hard to run easy enough when you’re fit and not running 100+ miles a week, which is the level many high school and collegiate runners will find themselves in the summer months. You’re fit and you often feel … Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged Brent Vaughn, easy days, easy days easy, recovery, recovery runs, running times podcast
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Are easy days a waste of time?
Two things. First, the graph below is probably intuitively obvious to you, yet I thought I’d share it anyway. Here is Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome model put into the context of running training.
Posted in For Everyone
Tagged easy days, GAS, General Adaptation Syndrome, Hans Selye, recovery days
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Keep your easy days easy
I think this is one of the few times one of my weekly tips for Nike speaks to this audience as well or better than the Nike audience. I think many athletes run their easy days too fast and that … Continue reading
