I reckon slow runs to burn fat and give more capacity for lean muscle and hydration. "Zone 1" is fat burning, and is around 60-70% of your maximum heart rate. Max heart rate is 220-age. I'm 35 so my max is 185 and my recovery / fat-burning zone is 129 - 143.
Anaerobic energy system kicks in when aerobic energy system is at full capacity (eg for 5K run and up) and is thought to be at 80-90% maximum heart rate, so 157-171. That's about 7:00 - 7:30/mile for me, but I run 200 miles a month.
I was doing the 5k in 18 mins at 173 and was a boxer, so 6 miles at 30 is my goal 25 years later, Carlos mayorga runs 6 minute miles it's not unheard of.
<insert snide remark here> wrote:
watching 24/7 on the box last nite, see these dudes out running but they don't look they are moving that fast. anybody ever hear what kind of pace they hold, how much distance they cover
on one of the earlier ones Floyd Mayweather came in from a run, said "just did 8"
We need more details.
Which boxers?
matt_london_413 wrote:
<insert snide remark here> wrote:
watching 24/7 on the box last nite, see these dudes out running but they don't look they are moving that fast. anybody ever hear what kind of pace they hold, how much distance they cover
on one of the earlier ones Floyd Mayweather came in from a run, said "just did 8"
We need more details.
Which boxers?
Matthew, I appreciate there's a lot going on in that little brain of yours, but do you really think this person will know the answer to this question 11 years after the making the post?
I used to see a lot of boxers, and muay thai boxers, out running when I was running early in the morning at a park in Bangkok. I was usually cruising along at 6:00 per mile and they weren't even close to keeping up. I'd say they were running at about 8:00+. Most were lightweight fighters in the 110 to 135lb range.
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