Runner’s Dilemma #36 — How Often Should I Do LSD Runs?
Runner's Log | Runner's Dilemma #36 How Often Should I Do LSD Runs? If I just keep running for fun, ‘I’ll naturally get better!’ That was my thinking for a little over a year, and then I dropped out of a full marathon I had entered with a sub-4 goal. A month before the race, I raised my pace in training, but my body couldn’t adapt. Next up: the Goguryeo Marathon on February 28. I’m going for sub-4 again. This time I’m starting with the thing that held me back: speed. I add fast sections in the middle of my runs, pushing hard enough that my heart rate feels maxed out for a set stretch. And I don’t want to forget LSD (long slow distance) either. But then I started to wonder. If I prepare for a race over the next four months, when should I start LSD, how often should I do it, and how many km should each run be? So I looked into it with AI and some sources. I. What the Sources Say I found that the sources emphasized different things, but some points overlapped. Item What I found ...
