2 miles for a couch potato-type trying to lose weight or finish his first 5k? Yes, lots of benefits
2 miles for a fit, competitive athlete for 10 k or marathon training? Not so much.
It's all relative.
2 miles for a couch potato-type trying to lose weight or finish his first 5k? Yes, lots of benefits
2 miles for a fit, competitive athlete for 10 k or marathon training? Not so much.
It's all relative.
LOL the "no reason to double unless >70mpw" always finds its way into a discussion on doubles. What if it works with someone's schedule? What if it allows them to add more mileage with recovery in between? What if can potentially help reduce the chance of injury? Surely someone running less than 70 mpw could benefit from doubles given their situation.
I think the discussion revolves around which one is better. Is it better run run 50 miles in singles or 50 miles with doubles? I would say running it in singles is better BUT if you can't get to 50 without the doubles because of your life schedule then do the doubles.
I agree. In an ideal world I imagine singles could add more benefit, but given that the majority of people on here have some type of schedule to balance, there's an opportunity to use doubles as time permits to get some benefit.
Robust Rombus wrote:
LOL the "no reason to double unless >70mpw" always finds its way into a discussion on doubles. What if it works with someone's schedule? What if it allows them to add more mileage with recovery in between? What if can potentially help reduce the chance of injury? Surely someone running less than 70 mpw could benefit from doubles given their situation.
Well yeah I agree with you, that’s why I said don’t double with 2 miles UNLESS you can’t do the mileage as singles (if you’re under 70). Also why I said do the 2 mile double if that’s the only way to get the mileage in. If you’re running >70 miles per week then it’s actually probably better to double than to over stress the body with all long singles. That’s why, ahem, I want to know the OPs weekly mileage.
fisky wrote:
The research is old now, but Dr. Kenneth Cooper found that aerobic benefits were achieved after 12 minutes so as long as you are running 12 or more minutes you are getting some aerobic benefit.
Even a shorter slow run will provide benefits by improving circulation to help pump out waste materials from the muscle cells and speed repair for the next workout.
I've also read some articles about Lasse Viren (probably on Sweat Elite?) that every 15 minutes count.
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