JASpencer wrote:
dbikelink wrote:
I really enjoyed the challenge last year, even with having to hit 30 minutes per day. I remember a few days where I was really counting the seconds to hit the 30 minute mark and think that having the option to cut a few minutes off may be beneficial from an injury reduction perspective. For me personally I don't think that I would cut it to 15 minutes though and would have to do at least 20 minutes for the run to be worth putting my shoes on.
The fact that someone can make up the time the next day doesn't "wussify" it too much, unless if someone were to make it a habit and cut every other run short to end up running 15-45-15-45-15-45-etc. I think that a good stipulation for this new rule change may be that they may only do it once per week to truly allow a rest day when needed.
I've said it before and I'll say it again...the lesser of 30 minutes or 3 miles. A short run of 3 miles makes for a 30 mile week in Phase 1 of Barry P's plan.
The great thing about the 100/100 is it promotes frequency
Any "rule" changes that promote other "best practices" should be encouraged.
Maybe walking after 3 miles to make up 30min should be allowed. So maybe it's 30min with at least 15min of running.
Maybe 1hr runs could be counted as 2x30 to allow 1 day off per week and do a long run. After all 1hr is harder than 30min+1hr off+30min.
I am for rules changes that don't make it easier but do lead to more "best practices" like those promoted by a BarryP structure.