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Ditching long runs

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Keefy Beefy
Keefy Beefy
Mar 2012
6:53pm, 28 Mar 2012
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Yeah, what's long, 1982a?
Fenland Runner
Fenland Runner
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6:54pm, 28 Mar 2012
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OMG, I've the same thought patterns as JohnnyO :-o
Fenland Runner
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and Keefy? ;-)
James1982a
James1982a
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6:56pm, 28 Mar 2012
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2 hours plus
Fenland Runner
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The point of long runs....the three key physiological adaptations that occur in the body during a long run: enzymatic, capillary and musculoskeletal
James1982a
James1982a
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7:02pm, 28 Mar 2012
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I've been going ok.

The average pace of my easy runs over 6 weeks has been, most recent last:

11:44
10:30
10:13
10:13
9:55
11:16

in the 9:55 week, some of those were 9:30 pace.

I struggled with 2hours 30, so stayed at 2:30 the following week then I did 3 hours yesterday. Up until today, my runs the day after my long run have been fine, then I end up with a piece of shite like today :-(

I think I agree with Johnny on the aerobic base. I could well be being hasty. I was improving but then to go so far backwards is pretty sickening.
Fenland Runner
Fenland Runner
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7:04pm, 28 Mar 2012
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James, virtually all my fast 5k times have occurred two weeks after an Ultra. Going long is good.
paul a
paul a
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7:04pm, 28 Mar 2012
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17 miles and above = LR.
Fenland Runner
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7:11pm, 28 Mar 2012
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So in paul a world that's anything less than 2 hours :-) :-)
Fenland Runner
Fenland Runner
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7:11pm, 28 Mar 2012
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Fenland Runner
Doesn't count as a lsr!

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