how soon after one race ends...

godblessourhome

do you start training for another?

is it continuous - take a couple days break and then get back at it? do you complete one race a month? do you sign up sporadically based on specific races/distances?

arc918

I never stop training. I ran a marathon on Sunday. I took a walk last night, and a run this morning.

Even when I don't have a marathon coming up soon, I keep my long run up at 17 or 18 miles. That way I can run a solid half marathon anytime, and can be ready to run a marathon on 5 or 6 weeks notice.

brityn

One race a month sounds good. Just listen to your body....it'll tell you if it needs a break. When I trained for a half I scheduled races that coincided with my long runs on the weekends. It keeps things spiced up!

arc918

5K are 10K are often used a part of your training for halfs and marathons.

I guess it all depends on how many miles you're putting in and whether or not you are truly "racing" your races.

pinbotchick

I've only run 1/2 marathons but generally take 1 to 2 weeks off from running but cross train with other activities. I generally keep my long runs at 6 miles until 3 months before I'm ready to run again. I generally run 2 halfs a year. I sign up for frequent 5 and 10K races.

godblessourhome

I guess it all depends on how many miles you're putting in and whether or not you are truly "racing" your races.

what do you mean by ""racing" your races"?

AZTrailRunner

Lately I race every weekend, from 5Ks to Halfs. It all depends on your Base and current fitness levels.

FitJoani

I never stop training. I ran a marathon on Sunday. I took a walk last night, and a run this morning.

Even when I don't have a marathon coming up soon, I keep my long run up at 17 or 18 miles. That way I can run a solid half marathon anytime, and can be ready to run a marathon on 5 or 6 weeks notice.

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Same. I made a resolution to do a race a month so it means constant training. ALTHOUGH some experts reccomend a day for each mile ran. For example a 5k-3.1 miles=3 days rest 10k-6.2 miles=6 days rest and so on and so forth. No runner on earth abides to this I am certain

arc918

I guess it all depends on how many miles you're putting in and whether or not you are truly "racing" your races.

what do you mean by ""racing" your races"?

Sometimes we are "just going the distance" other times we are trying to set a new PR. Sometime I run a races at a training pace - perhaps I'm pacing a friend, or coming back from injury or ?? Other times I'm in shape to try to PR.

An easy effort may take no recovery at all, where as a racing effort takes much more out of us.

For newer runners, there may be only one pace.

arc918

I never stop training. I ran a marathon on Sunday. I took a walk last night, and a run this morning.

Even when I don't have a marathon coming up soon, I keep my long run up at 17 or 18 miles. That way I can run a solid half marathon anytime, and can be ready to run a marathon on 5 or 6 weeks notice.

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Same. I made a resolution to do a race a month so it means constant training. ALTHOUGH some experts reccomend a day for each mile ran. For example a 5k-3.1 miles=3 days rest 10k-6.2 miles=6 days rest and so on and so forth. No runner on earth abides to this I am certain

it may seem counter-intuitive, but the best way for me to recover from running is to go running - it took a little while to figure out, but now I swear by it