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Your Weekly Mileage Is Not the Whole Story. This Long-Run Mistake Could Be Holding You Back.

Runner's World·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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Hi Team! On this week’s episode of The Amazing Runner’s World Show , Jeff and Aly talk about a new study suggesting that runners have been thinking about the 10 percent rule all wrong . The study says that instead of focusing on the 10 percent rule in terms of increasing your weekly mileage, you should instead apply the rule to your long runs—and not increase your longest sessions by 10 percent from week to week. Aly and Jeff discuss their experiences with increasing mileage, and where they’ve gone wrong in the past. RW+ members can watch the full episode below. In a previous episode , Jeff and Aly talked about how long you need to build a base, even before your training plan starts. By following the advice in our Guide to Successful Base Training , you’ll be directed to a 4-, 8-, or 12-week plan that has you ready to take on the stress of race training. Jeff is Runner-in-Chief for Runner’s World and the director of product testing.…

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