Do you prefer a medium/long run or a fast run?

kennyb3

Bad day in work and sitting here wondering which i'd enjoy more after work- a nice medium/long relaxing run (8miles) to clear the head or a good fast (5k).

which run do you prefer/get most satisfaction from?

pgibbo

Personally I'd go for the 5k

heffsarmy

me a fast 5k or even 10k

Krusty_Clown

An aerobic 10 miler, with a decent radio station / some tunes and a good view.

christeb

Haven't had a bad day myself, but given I haven't been out since Thurs (bar 5-a-side last night, you lazy piece of .....), I'm thinking of punishing myself with a decent 12 miler.

thetonynator

prefer the 8 miles . . .hate running in fog though . .gave up after 5 and a half today . . .

Cool Running

8 miler definetly to clear the head, nothing like an hours running;) 5k will be over before ya know it

kennyb3

christeb wrote: »

I'm thinking of punishing myself with a decent 12 miler.

well deserved punishment:D, you ll still be flying sunday tho! are you going to race wednesday night too? little sharpener

I think i ll do a forest gump and run and see what happens

christeb

kennyb3 wrote: »

well deserved punishment:D, you ll still be flying sunday tho! are you going to race wednesday night too? little sharpener

I think i ll do a forest gump and run and see what happens

Yep I'm doing Wednesday too. Sure what else would ya be doing on a Weds night apart from running around a housing estate like a lunatic?!

TheLargerBowl

Would prefer the longer run in general, though I took the short fast option tonight in a rush to get home and get a shower before our water is cut off!

TheRoomWrecker

I love to bang out a session when Ive had a bad day:mad:

fast and hard reps always clears the head:)

kennyb3

i should run angry more often - broke my 10k training pb by over a min - go figure. so not too bad a day in the end:)

kennyb3

christeb wrote: »

Yep I'm doing Wednesday too. Sure what else would ya be doing on a Weds night apart from running around a housing estate like a lunatic?!

This is true! keep saying i must make one of these, so MUST go down wednesday (hopefully)

Jay Pentatonic

I love a bit of 5k, can't go wrong:cool:
...except when you've been jogging to many times, been lazy with streches, get shin splints, aren't able to jog for a week, so you start posting on boards instead:D

showry

given the time and the conditions I'd go for a nice long run at an easy pace every time. Nothing like feeling you could run forever on a crisp sunny morning. That said, if it's sh1tty out I'll take a fast 5 miler.

ronanmac

Definitely the 8 miler. I always feel better after a longer run (probably because it's at a slower pace )

KentuckyPete

Definitely the longer one. Had my most enjoyable run since Cork-Cobh on Sunday morning: 1 mile warmup, 9 miles tempo then 2 1/2 miles warm down. Tempo section felt great and I was a beacon of joy for the rest of the day (or a pain in the arse depending on your point of view )