LSR question

JohnnyCrash

Hi guys,having been injury plagued,im gradually getting back to enjoying my running again.My question is not so much "what" a LSR is but,more so,what length it should be? Should it be a percentage of weekly mileage or just what can be managed comfortably? Cheers in advance

shels4ever

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

Hi guys,having been injury plagued,im gradually getting back to enjoying my running again.My question is not so much "what" a LSR is but,more so,what length it should be? Should it be a percentage of weekly mileage or just what can be managed comfortably? Cheers in advance

Have read 20/30% of your weekly mileage but this would depend on how much running you were doing prior to injury and how long you have been out for. I'd start back really really easy after injury.

menoscemo

shels4ever wrote: »

Have read 20/30% of your weekly mileage but this would depend on how much running you were doing prior to injury and how long you have been out for. I'd start back really really easy after injury.

20/30% of weekly mileage is fine for someone doing 7+ runs a week. But what if you are oly doing 3/4 runs a week? 20-30% wouldn't be much of an LSR...

dahat

I think once it is longer than your other runs but at an increase of 10% weekly???...

My runs/jogs are 3.5 mile,4 mile and i have a 5mile LSR with a 2.5 recovery run on grass the next day.........works for me just now as i work towards 10k race distance

RayCun

no more than half your weekly mileage, I think

JohnnyCrash

RayCun wrote: »

no more than half your weekly mileage, I think

By weekly mileage,do you include the lsr in that or not?

RayCun

including the lsr. So if you run 20 miles a week, no more than 10 should be in a single run.

dahat

@Johnnycrash

Off topic clightly but how did the new runners work out?
Were you happy with the shop you used?going there thursday for gait and a new pair,i do know my gait but what they use gives detailed info apparently...

Going to try Mizuno's i think

JohnnyCrash

dahat wrote: »

@Johnnycrash

Off topic clightly but how did the new runners work out?
Were you happy with the shop you used?going there thursday for gait and a new pair,i do know my gait but what they use gives detailed info apparently...

Going to try Mizuno's i think

Ill pm you to keep this thread on topic,if thats ok?

dahat

no bother....

JohnnyCrash

RayCun wrote: »

including the lsr. So if you run 20 miles a week, no more than 10 should be in a single run.

Cheers for that.One last question and then ill bugger off:D. 15 miles during the week(excluding lsr on sunday),would you do 5x3 miles or 3x5 miles?

shels4ever

menoscemo wrote: »

20/30% of weekly mileage is fine for someone doing 7+ runs a week. But what if you are oly doing 3/4 runs a week? 20-30% wouldn't be much of an LSR...

who runs 3 days a week

RayCun

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

15 miles during the week(excluding lsr on sunday),would you do 5x3 miles or 3x5 miles?

The plan I followed would have been more like 4, 7, 4, 15

JohnnyCrash

Excellent.Cheers for that