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Rest days from running

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  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    edited April 2015
    SKME2013 wrote: »
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Training2BeFast wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    But marathons are great because you get to run slower than in a half or a 10k!

    This is exactly why I prefer marathons. I'm lazy. Running fast hurts. Ok, running far hurts too... But it's not the same :)

    I think only a runner would get this, but, yeah, I agree!

    Now this is encouraging! I am also lazy, just hope it hurts less than running fast.

    Everything hurts less than running fast. Everything.

    Just kidding. You'll be sore for a week after a marathon.
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
    SKME2013 wrote: »
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Training2BeFast wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    But marathons are great because you get to run slower than in a half or a 10k!

    This is exactly why I prefer marathons. I'm lazy. Running fast hurts. Ok, running far hurts too... But it's not the same :)

    I think only a runner would get this, but, yeah, I agree!

    Now this is encouraging! I am also lazy, just hope it hurts less than running fast.

    It doesn't hurt less, it hurts different.
  • litsy3
    litsy3 Posts: 783 Member
    It doesn't hurt at all except afterwards. But that's a sort of 'passive' pain where it already hurts but there's nothing you can do about it except avoid going down stairs. Racing a 5k you have to actively push yourself to run at an uncomfortable pace (but it doesn't hurt afterwards).
  • MountainMaggie
    MountainMaggie Posts: 104 Member
    I play rest days by ear. Sometimes I'll go 2 weeks without one, or only run 2 miles on a "rest" day. I have found, now that I'm used to high mileage, that if I am unable to run for a couple of days and then run again, I am more excited about it than normal and often have a really great run.
    Some use rest days to avoid burn out as much as they do for preventing injury.
  • jambo27061965
    jambo27061965 Posts: 57 Member
    I used has Gideon training plan for first marathon it worked well 5 days out of seven with 1 tapered long run
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