devashish_paul wrote:
Hey guys, let me explain how this particular rule came about so you have some context: - 2006-07, three of us ran every day for 100 days, 30 minimum, no days off, some doubles, but we actually did more than 100 runs in 100 days. It was fun, but it was stupid in the sense that it was kind of pointless to run 100 days straight from a training angle. Sure, as a "feat of strength" or "mental perseverance" it was cool but that's it
- 2nd year we decided that the overall goal of a 100 day run focus was good, and the main idea was to use frequency to get to more mileage, so it would be worthwhile to have days off, but it was kind of cool to shoot for 100 runs in 100 days (vs 100 days of running)
- To do the above we inserted the concept of double run days for the challenge (many of us do that anyway as part of normal training)
- So once we added the concept of doubles or triples or quads, we needed to define what separated a run. It did not seem right, for example to count a 100 minute sessions with two 5 minute breaks at 30 minutes and again at 65 minutes as "three runs" because in effect, this was really "one run".
- We discussed what a good separation time was. We decided that 30 min run + 60 min ride + 30 min run really counts as "two runs". Or a 30 min run to the pool, 45 min swim+15 changing overhead + 30 min run commute back home really felt like distinct runs
- So we decided that the interval that seemed right was 60 minutes. It's long enough that you're not just going to sit around between runs just for the sake of entering two runs on the spreadsheet, when in reality you could just knock of a single 60 min run and move on with life. But 60 minutes is enough to insert another good quality workout
So that's why we have a 60 min separation between workouts. On the surface it may seem "arbitrary" but it was fairly well thought out with a lot of back and forth discussion before we converged on the "gap" interval. I believe this works quite well. Now you could sit in the donut shop in between run and surf ST or read the New York times. That's your choice. I had one friend run 30 minutes, then skate for 60 minutes on our local canal, and then run 30 minutes to a New Year's party on Dec 31st and then on Jan 1, after midnight at 1 am, he ran home. He got three runs in and some speed skating around some partying. He may have otherwise only gone for skating session.
Thanks. No question what you have for the rules have thought.
Since new, just love asking the why questions, as us engineers love to do. :) I continue to understand it drives non engineers nuts. :)
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