Tips for long distance running – Week 2 training update

Sorry for the delayed post but this week I have stepped it up another notch and therefore gave a bit more time to myself to relax at the weekend. Even though my usual 2.5 hours’ worth of Tchoukball training was not on due to school holiday, I still managed to increase the amount of time spent training to 10 hours and 20 minutes (up from 8 hours and 5 minutes). This meant that my completed mileage was also up by 18.4 miles due to the extra spinning session, extra swimming session and an increased distance in my long run.

On Saturday, I set out to cover 7-8 miles running due to my calves being in pain all week. This soon escalated and accumulated into a 10.8mile distance. This is mainly down to the below points and I would raise then as tips on how to run long distances (most being backed up by other colleagues):

1. Do not know where you are going

2. Do not know how you are going to get there

3. Do not know when you will get there

4. And run with 7Kg bag on your back….

Ok, maybe I’m the only one stupid enough for point 4 but the basic consensus is to get lost. You will more often than not end up going further. When training Long distance, you are often told that it is not the mileage, it is the time. The main killer in long distance running is the impact stresses it puts on your joints, therefore it is about the amount of time you can prolong/put up with this not the distance under foot.

Ta ta for now! #justkeeprunnig

P.S. Some of you may have noticed I'm a little excited for my holiday next week :D