DopeyBadger
Imagathoner
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2015
In principle I am not opposed to doing longer runs on weekdays, I just know that with other obligations, it gets hard to fit in. Certain times of the semester require me to work more than the typical 9 - 5, and so I know longer runs would mean cutting into sleep, which is not good.
The alternative to one big chunk is two smaller chunks. Like 45 morning + 45 evening > 60 evening. But that doesn't always work well either. At least I know for me it takes too much prep time in the morning for me to truly make it worth it. I can weight lift in 15 min, get on the bike in about 30 min, or run in about 45-60 min of prep time. So a 60 min run requires almost 120 min of time, whereas a 60 min lift only takes 75 min of total time. And sleep is a vital component.
If you think slower for the weekend runs would be better, I am fine with that. (I may do that as a compromise for this week, actually.) Usually time is less of an issue on the weekends. I am tentatively hoping to try to complete a 50k in a few years...I turn 50 in 2023, which seemed like a nice time frame. That's one reason I'm trying to aim for marathons now - to help keep the base and fitness.
You almost can't go too slow when it comes to the weekends (or easy days). According to Tom Schwartz, that cutoff of too slow would be around a 13:45 min/mile (5k + 5 min). That's one of the reasons I switched the 90 min EB to 120 min EA. Trying to get more time, but not push the damage that much higher.