TIP OF THE DAY: Research by Edward F. Coyle, Ph.D., at the University of Texas at Austin, suggests that runners begin to detrain (lose their fitness) after 48 to 72 hours, and that it takes two days of retraining to regain the fitness lost for every single day of training that is skipped. That does not mean you should never rest, but if you take long periods off, it will take you longer to come back. That is why consistency is so critical to running success. You do not need to maintain continuous peak condition, but settle on a consistent level of training that you know you can maintain for 12 months of the year. When it comes time to aim for a specific race, you can increase your level of training--slightly.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:00:53 +0000
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