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purple hayes
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 Posted: 09/02/02 - 09:46 Post subject: How long is a long run?
I was thinking that 14 miles was a pretty decent long run, but another member here said that 14 miles was 'semi-long'.
What's your opinion on what constitutes a long distance run?
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akern
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Posted: 09/02/02 - 11:10 Post subject:
For me 7 is my max for now. Last time I did 7 I felt I could do a few more.
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flarunner
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Posted: 09/02/02 - 11:33 Post subject:
I read this question over on the runner's world site. One guy said that any run where he had to re-fuel was a long run.
I think it's all relative, kinda like what Akern said. When I started out my marathon training, a 6 mile run was my "long run". Now I'm up to 20+.
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TriBob
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Posted: 09/02/02 - 12:06 Post subject:
I agree that it is relative to your fitness. This week I have a 14 miler planned.
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genie
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Posted: 09/02/02 - 15:53 Post subject:
I really depends on your training level too....if you're concentrating on the half, your long run is going to be shorter than someone's who is training for a full......proportionally I can't remember the exact ratio, but for me personally, my longest was 15 and my average longest that I was doing most consistently was 12. But I haven't trained for a full yet.
My "short" daily runs, when not injured, are between 5-6 daily, so the "long run" in my case is at least double the lowest part of that, or 10 miles. I'd consider middle distance runs following that formula to be like 7-8-9 depending on how long the long one was for that week.
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Cappy
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Posted: 09/03/02 - 05:53 Post subject:
Anything over an hour is a long run, so that would be 7+miles for me.
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coachmarkos
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Posted: 09/04/02 - 12:43 Post subject:
yes, a long run is very subjective, I agree.
And probably any time you go over 10 miles it's long. No matter what kind of workout it is.
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Posted: 09/06/02 - 01:44 Post subject:
i think anything 10 or over is long
7-10 is medium
5 to me is my ideal distance love that distance
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Pebbles
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Posted: 09/06/02 - 09:25 Post subject:
Well if you look at most training guides for a marathon, your long runs start out at around 10-12 miles and then increase over the next 12 weeks, so I would have to say 10-12 is considered long.
Now if you ask an ultra marathoner... 
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sidewinder
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Posted: 09/06/02 - 17:18 Post subject: Long runs
RW magazine says you long run should be 20 -30% of your weekly mileage. I'll let you do the math. 
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Laurie Ellen
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Posted: 09/06/02 - 20:57 Post subject:
| grego262 wrote: | | Anything over an hour is a long run, so that would be 7+miles for me. |
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Uh, except 7 miles takes me almost an hour and a half. I've done up to 15 miles, but most of the time my long run is 6-10 miles.
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FrogDoc
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Posted: 09/09/02 - 14:42 Post subject:
In the book I am reading the authors say that anything from 12-17 miles can be considered medium-long, and anything 18 and over is long. Guess they would consider a marathon real-long!
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