Comments on: The Four Mile Focus http://healthandrunning.com/running/four-mile-routines A Spotlight on Healthy Living Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rex Mingie http://healthandrunning.com/running/four-mile-routines/comment-page-1#comment-5437 Rex Mingie Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:43:03 +0000 http://healthandrunning.com/?p=926#comment-5437 I run four miles* four days a week (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). I don't see much need to go beyond that since I have no desire to run a marathon or any other long distance run. I used to run 6.5 miles on Sundays and 4.0 miles on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. However, I found that those extra 2.5 miles were a bit of overkill since my only purpose in running is the cardiovascular benefits. I would rather run four miles at a 7:30 - 8:00 minute per mile pace than slow down to a 9:00 minute per mile pace and run longer distances. A four mile run is an ideal distance for those of us who simply run for our health and have no desire to run long distances. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Actually, I run about 4.2 miles because: (1) I don't know for a fact that the distance of the two tracks I run is exactly the distance posted, and (2) I may not have gotten my two side street routes measure perfectly with my car's odometer. I run four miles* four days a week (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). I don’t see much need to go beyond that since I have no desire to run a marathon or any other long distance run. I used to run 6.5 miles on Sundays and 4.0 miles on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. However, I found that those extra 2.5 miles were a bit of overkill since my only purpose in running is the cardiovascular benefits. I would rather run four miles at a 7:30 – 8:00 minute per mile pace than slow down to a 9:00 minute per mile pace and run longer distances.

A four mile run is an ideal distance for those of us who simply run for our health and have no desire to run long distances.

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* Actually, I run about 4.2 miles because: (1) I don’t know for a fact that the distance of the two tracks I run is exactly the distance posted, and (2) I may not have gotten my two side street routes measure perfectly with my car’s odometer.

]]> By: BostonRunner http://healthandrunning.com/running/four-mile-routines/comment-page-1#comment-3962 BostonRunner Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:31:24 +0000 http://healthandrunning.com/?p=926#comment-3962 I actually don't find the treadmill that boring. I think my gym is way too entertaining (I love people watching/the tennis courts are right below us). And I completely agree with you that it's so easy to do intervals and other kinds of things on them! I'm always hesitant to increase the incline though because of my shin splint history. I actually don’t find the treadmill that boring. I think my gym is way too entertaining (I love people watching/the tennis courts are right below us). And I completely agree with you that it’s so easy to do intervals and other kinds of things on them! I’m always hesitant to increase the incline though because of my shin splint history.

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