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thats got to be an unhealthy amount of running. the extreme distance compared with not taking any days off is going to take its toll, just a matter of time. do

by 38 3y ago

thats got to be an unhealthy amount of running. the extreme distance compared with not taking any days off is going to take its toll, just a matter of time. do yourself a favor and exchange the bragging rights for something that is actually sustainable.

Fricken 3y ago
Your body tells you when something isn't sustainable.
readingnews 3y ago
I built up to that over four to fivish years. I did not do a couch-to5k in one month or anything. I do not feel like its bragging... I know at least three marathon runners and my schedule looks like I do not run compared to them. I also have done a lot of reading, as a lot of my friends tell me running is bad for your knees. As far as my reading of data goes, there is practically no amount of "bad running"... unless your body says "stop" and you keep going.
paulcole 3y ago
> thats got to be an unhealthy amount of running Citation needed lol. I think it’s around 30 miles of running a week which many many many many recreational runners have little trouble maintaining. Yeah I mean if it hurts take a break.
tommychillfiger 3y ago
Not to be disrespectful but this is a fairly ridiculous take lol. That is not a ton of running to be honest - there are weekend warrior 5K-10K guys in their 40s and 50s who run 50-70 miles per week and you'd have to really be stretching your brain to try to argue that they're not healthy. As with anything, you have to be gradual in conditioning yourself to run that much, but that amount of running is certainly sustainable. I will grant that it's easy to overdo it when first starting running and hurt yourself, but that's a somewhat different topic. I personally like to take one rest day, but it's not necessary if you adjust the intensity throughout the week to account for never having a full rest day.

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thats got to be an unhealthy amount of running. the extreme distance compared with not taking any days off is going to take its toll, just a matter of time. do

by 38 3y ago

Fricken 3y ago
Your body tells you when something isn't sustainable.
readingnews 3y ago
I built up to that over four to fivish years. I did not do a couch-to5k in one month or anything. I do not feel like its bragging... I know at least three marathon runners and my schedule looks like I do not run compared to them. I also have done a lot of reading, as a lot of my friends tell me running is bad for your knees. As far as my reading of data goes, there is practically no amount of "bad running"... unless your body says "stop" and you keep going.
paulcole 3y ago
> thats got to be an unhealthy amount of running Citation needed lol. I think it’s around 30 miles of running a week which many many many many recreational runners have little trouble maintaining. Yeah I mean if it hurts take a break.
tommychillfiger 3y ago
Not to be disrespectful but this is a fairly ridiculous take lol. That is not a ton of running to be honest - there are weekend warrior 5K-10K guys in their 40s and 50s who run 50-70 miles per week and you'd have to really be stretching your brain to try to argue that they're not healthy. As with anything, you have to be gradual in conditioning yourself to run that much, but that amount of running is certainly sustainable. I will grant that it's easy to overdo it when first starting running and hurt yourself, but that's a somewhat different topic. I personally like to take one rest day, but it's not necessary if you adjust the intensity throughout the week to account for never having a full rest day.