Comments on: Slow Down to Run Farther http://blog.athlo.com/2008/07/14/slow-down-to-run-farther/ Health and Fitness, Training Advice, Athlo Site Development Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:58:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: kistner http://blog.athlo.com/2008/07/14/slow-down-to-run-farther/#comment-14 kistner Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:26:59 +0000 http://blog.athlo.com/?p=13#comment-14 Nice research on the record times John. I completely agree. Also, it might sound obvious but running farther requires you to run farther. Running 3 miles everyday at the same pace will not make you able to run 26 miles at the same pace. It will only make running those 3 miles each day easier. If you want to run a long distance, you've got to build up to it progressively. And like John says, you have to do it a little slower than your 3 mile pace. I've found over the years that a slow warm up is one of the best ways to go farther on a long run or go faster on a shorter run (10K or less). If you are doing an organized race, get up a little earlier and run a few slow miles 30-40 minutes prior to the race. If you are just going for a training or recreational run do the same but then pick up the pace after the first mile or two until you are at your normal pace. Nice research on the record times John. I completely agree. Also, it might sound obvious but running farther requires you to run farther. Running 3 miles everyday at the same pace will not make you able to run 26 miles at the same pace. It will only make running those 3 miles each day easier. If you want to run a long distance, you’ve got to build up to it progressively. And like John says, you have to do it a little slower than your 3 mile pace.
I’ve found over the years that a slow warm up is one of the best ways to go farther on a long run or go faster on a shorter run (10K or less). If you are doing an organized race, get up a little earlier and run a few slow miles 30-40 minutes prior to the race. If you are just going for a training or recreational run do the same but then pick up the pace after the first mile or two until you are at your normal pace.

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