Minutes, Not Miles!
Try not to think about your training in terms of how many miles you ran per session. Instead, think of the time you are spending on your training.
It’s easy to get into the trap of logging the miles of your longest run. However, to help your body adapt, thinking of your runs in minutes is a more effective way to achieve this. You want to progress you’re running in small increments, as you do with any strength training.
Running by minutes without measure the miles allows you to run according to how your body feels; allowing you to listen to your body and not get caught up on pace. And even if you don’t cover a great distance, your are still spending the entire time you are training loading those muscles and tendons; ultimately building tissue tolerance and stamina.
It’s easy to get into the trap of logging the miles of your longest run. However, to help your body adapt, thinking of your runs in minutes is a more effective way to achieve this. You want to progress you’re running in small increments, as you do with any strength training.
Running by minutes without measure the miles allows you to run according to how your body feels; allowing you to listen to your body and not get caught up on pace. And even if you don’t cover a great distance, your are still spending the entire time you are training loading those muscles and tendons; ultimately building tissue tolerance and stamina.