Variety in distance and pace will keep you physically and mentally fresher.
. But running a few miles at half marathon pace or 10 minutes’ worth of short repeats at 5K race pace isn’t a hands-on-knees effort. Nor are long runs that you could extend by another 25 to 50 percent without duress exhausting.If the physical benefits of running like this aren’t compelling, consider the mental side. One of my running partners, a two-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier, does one or two harder workouts and a long run most weeks, even when she has no racing plans.
Another running partner, the 1997 U.S. marathon champion, almost never races, but still goes long most weekends because she likes the extra time to think and be in nature. Like many people, she simply enjoys running, and views her longest run of the week as more pleasure than obligation. I feel similarly. It’s when I string together too many consecutive medium-length, medium-intensity days that I start feeling flat and bored with running. Longer and faster runs bring feelings of satisfaction, of meeting a challenge, and—a welcome occurrence these days—of being in control. There are still plenty of easy to moderate runs for daydreaming, problem solving, and a daily hit ofOf course, you should go about your running however you like.
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