Days off from running

JoshuaL86

How many days do you take off from running? Do you do any workouts on your day off?

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abrn93

Depends on the workout. I try to run 5 days a week, some weeks I make some I don't. Always take a break after a long run or when I get the crazy idea that trails runs in the TN mountains are a good idea-usually pay for that for 2 days-but boy it's a nice change and well worth it! Off days I do yoga and lifting.

scottb81

I take a day off every two or three weeks. But this is an individual thing. When you need to take a day off depends on how hard you run and how fast you recover which is linked to how much mileage you run and how long you have been doing it.

Running high mileage over time conditions the body to recover faster from any individual run.

BobbyDaniel

I only run 3-4 days a week and will try to include weights on those non running days and started doing a weekly spin class too.

BrianSharpe

I run 4 days a weeks and cross train on the others (at least one pretty low intensity as a recovery day)

JoshuaL86

Thanks for the replies! These are great!

gmpearson

I attempt to take only Monday off, but because I have a wife and 3 kids that have other schedules that do not revolve around my running (gee, wonder why :laugh: ), I sometimes take off Friday or over the weekend. I do find that by the end of the week, I am pretty fatigued, mostly because I run a standard 4 miles on most days, and on Tue/Thu I am also doing 45-50 minutes of weights and circuit training (burpees/situps/push-ups/pull-ups) and some basketball. My runs on Thu/Fri/Sat are less optimal, but I like the results of my overall training.

I combine my long an tempo runs into Wed and Sun, with Wed usually being my better run. Sunday is usually slow and tired.

Greg