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Endurance vs time

  • 02-09-2009 6:54pm
    #1
    ultraman1
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    im plannin on doin the dcm this year,im want to incorperate a lot of rest into the next 3 months.the question is ,wiil my endurance base take a serious dive in the next 50 odd days if i dont do any serious running save for a few sneaki runs up toa max of 10 miles?.


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  • #2
    --amadeus--
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    Like everything else it's all individual and depends on your usual weekly mileage and how long you've been running.

    However in my experience of doing next to nothing after marathons I tend to lose speed much faster than endurance. After a month of idleness I'll lose up to a min a mile but I haven't noticed much loss in stamina.


  • #3
    ss43
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    ultraman1 wrote: »
    im plannin on doin the dcm this year,im want to incorperate a lot of rest into the next 3 months.the question is ,wiil my endurance base take a serious dive in the next 50 odd days if i dont do any serious running save for a few sneaki runs up toa max of 10 miles?.

    That seems a bit strange. Do you want to run the marathon or do you want to take a rest? The two don't seem compatible to me.

    Apparently there was a study that showed 5 weeks of one third normal mileage didn't reduce fitness. Don't know exactly how it was conducted but you could try doing a similar routine as you're used to but with reduced volumes.

    Seems a bit pointless to me. If you need a rest, then surely you shouldn't be doing a marathon. If you don't need a rest, why not keep training?


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