Rye Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Assuming you are running 3 days a week and no more. Particularly at the beginning of the 5k programme. All at the beginning then 4 days to heal? Or day on day off in the week with a weekend off? What works best for you and is one way recommended over others? I've never managed to settle in to a routine properly and always end up mixing approaches (perhaps a reason for me starting the course many times but never finishing!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torus_ot Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 It is all up to you. For me, usually Mon, Wed, Fri are running days. Tue, Thu and Sat are the gym days and the Sunday is lazy day This is in ideal world But life is not on strict schedule, so I move things around, switching Sat and Sun or run on Sun and rest on Monday. Sometimes I have to sacrifice the gym day. But I am trying to keep my pedometer happy - 14.5k steps per day! Keep it three days per week. Try to give some rest to your legs in between. Rye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curryholic Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Definitely easier to go every other day once I got a few weeks in and the runs got longer. I find if I take more than a day or two off it's a lot harder to motivate my body to go run again. I feel strongest both physically and psychologically when I am in a good pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swathi Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 The best days to run are alternate days interspersing with rest and strength training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insidia Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week. I take it easy on my off days if I ran too hard the day before. I have the weekends off which I usually need after the Friday workout since - especially on the upper weeks - they can be pretty brutal. I currently don't do much more than walk around the house or lounge on my off days but I will soon start to do some strength exercises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livenlift Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Alternate running and strength training, that's what I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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