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

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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.

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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

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