I have run every day so far in August, except one. I have noticed that in that period of time, I can now run farther, and faster, with lower RPE. I am also less sore the following day. I sleep better, have more energy during the day, and am more productive at work (except for this instant, where I am slacking on ST).
Has anyone else noticed this? It is absolutely phenomenal. I am telling all of my friends (all 2 of them) about this revolutionary finding. I think I’ll write a book about it and call it something like “Training - the revolutionary new performance enhancer”
Yep when i was training for a half marathon last yr…not only do you seem to get faster and run longer but like you said your less sore and the recovery is amazing…and here i thought i was the only one to have experienced that…damn!
I believe it! I was a platinum Janruary Run Challenger and running every day for one month, I believe, contributed to some big PRs this spring. I’d like to get back into that this winter.
It works for the swim and bike also. I had this down perfect in 2005. I was in the best shape of my life. I was also doing weights everyday with varied routines. I just made sure I changed the distances from day to day, but intensity stayed up. After about two weeks I would take a day or two off, then hit it again. But you should be able to find something to do everyday. It was amazing with everyone telling me I was doing it all wrong, but then they would ask me how I did it again and again. Just get enough good calories in, and at the right times.
true for me…since I started training for ultras and running 6 days a week, sometimes every day, even just half an hour, I recover way faster, and all my times are faster without any planned structured speedwork, however, my biking is pathetic as I have been just doing it once or 2x a week. The swimming Ok as I have kept it at 3x a week. But really it seems the more that I run, the better I feel the next time I run.