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GGG · 03-26-2018, 07:56 AM

I took the winter off running as well and started back up two weeks ago. I XC skied all winter so Cardio, quads and hamstrings are in really good shape still. My calves were dying after 5k. I'm adding 2k a week to each run until they are back to the 10/10/20 I was running last year. Might push faster this week as the 2nd week of 7k runs felt much better.

So really depends on what you did in the winter. My issue is holding back on cardio until the calves catch up

OMG - You are correct from a general health standpoint. Little additional health benefit is found relative to properly done HIIT. (I question whether people do it hard enough relative to the effort put in under supervision in the studies).

However if your goal is to run long distances quickly and recover from those efforts quickly than the only way to train is to run longer at a variety of paces.

03-26-2018, 07:56 AM	#209
GGG Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Exp:	I took the winter off running as well and started back up two weeks ago. I XC skied all winter so Cardio, quads and hamstrings are in really good shape still. My calves were dying after 5k. I'm adding 2k a week to each run until they are back to the 10/10/20 I was running last year. Might push faster this week as the 2nd week of 7k runs felt much better. So really depends on what you did in the winter. My issue is holding back on cardio until the calves catch up OMG - You are correct from a general health standpoint. Little additional health benefit is found relative to properly done HIIT. (I question whether people do it hard enough relative to the effort put in under supervision in the studies). However if your goal is to run long distances quickly and recover from those efforts quickly than the only way to train is to run longer at a variety of paces.