Am I jogging too much?

jgirl · 07-29-2004, 02:04 PM

I am training for a race coming up. It is 10 miles. I am jogging every day. I heard that long jogging every day can be bad, but it seems to have good results. Should I do less jogging and more sprints?

Minotaur · 07-29-2004, 02:18 PM

You do need to take a day or two off here and there, to give your body and cns a chance to recover. You should also alternate distance with speed runs.

Get a copy of Galloway's Book On Running by Jeff Galloway. He has training plans for races from 5K to marathon.

**CowPimp** · 07-29-2004, 02:59 PM

I would take one day off per week. You should be fine as long as you don't do 10 mile runs every day. A friend of mine was training for a marathon and used a schedule similar to this:

Monday: 4 miles
Tuesday: 6 miles
Wednesday: 8 miles
Thursday: Off
Friday: 5 miles
Saturday: 7 miles
Sunday: 9 miles

Those numbers progressed higher as time went on. He was doing a 10K I believe.

07-29-2004, 02:04 PM	#1
jgirl Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 31	Am I jogging too much? I am training for a race coming up. It is 10 miles. I am jogging every day. I heard that long jogging every day can be bad, but it seems to have good results. Should I do less jogging and more sprints?

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07-29-2004, 02:18 PM	#2
Minotaur Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NA Posts: 536 Photos: 4	You do need to take a day or two off here and there, to give your body and cns a chance to recover. You should also alternate distance with speed runs. Get a copy of Galloway's Book On Running by Jeff Galloway. He has training plans for races from 5K to marathon.