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The Myth Of Long Slow Distance


The Myth Of Long Slow Distance (LSD) | D3 Multisport Coaching

Coach Mike Ricci is the Founder and Head Coach for D3 Multisport. His coaching style is 'process-focused' vs. 'results-focused.'

Very interesting article by Ron Clarke about the myth of long slow ...

Th point bout long and slow is that it is meant to hurt (or rather be a challenge). If it's too easy then go LONGER not faster. So by definition if you are ...

Nothing but long slow distance. - LetsRun.com

long slow distance running doesn't recruit your potential. (and this is NOT to put down all the positive things that come with that kind of a ...

Training Myths: Long Slow Distance | Allan Besselink

The theory is that putting in a bunch of miles at a slower pace will build your aerobic energy system and improve your endurance.

The Myth of losing speed | Science of Running

It's used as an argument against doing any kind of aerobic work, regardless of sport or event. It's thought that only those “slow” distance kids ...

Let's Have Some LSD. Long. Slow. Distance. - Micah Ward - Medium

What Long Slow Distance advocates is a steady diet of not too hard, but not too easy, comfortable runs with the added spice of speed work in the ...

Why Long Slow Distance (LSD) instead of Slow Long Distance?

I always like to keep one phrase firmly in the forefront of my mind - “long slow distance makes for long slow [insert here: runners, cyclists, ...

A guide to the Lydiard base phase; Or, it's not all long slow distance

Many people have probably heard the classic critique of Lydiard training that it's all just long slow distance and "long slow distance makes for ...

What is a myth about long distance running that you can debunk?

A couple of things; it's been said that long distance running will deteriorate bones in your knees and make you a cripple, not true, in the ...

The Myth of More (Base) Miles? | Tailwind Coaching | Cycling Power

They couldn't possibly maintain significant intensity at that volume, that early in the year. Factor in that those long slow rides are often ...

The Illogical Logic of Last Long Run Distance - Coach Norrie

The fact is that running longer than 3 hours run is more for the mind than the body and the more Comrades you have done the fewer runs above ...

7 Runner Myths The Slow People Down and Lead To Injuries

Distance Runners Are Slow – 2,000 people get this email each week. I would bet that no one who receives this can run one single mile in 4:36, which is the pace ...

VO2max vs Long, slow, distance - Training - TrainerRoad

For me, who wants to race an olympic distance bike leg in an hour, 2 hours does sound long for a training ride. For me, who works a full time ...

The Myth of Long Slow Distance (LSD) - Cycling - ACTIVE.com

If you want to find your aerobic heart rate (HR) for your LSD runs or rides, ride or run at the same heart rate for five or six days in a row.

If you want to get faster run more, it really is that simple, or is it?

An article below by Duncan Larkin dismisses the myth that Lydiard was just about distance and slow pace. He also believed in speed work, flexible training and ...

The Marathon Long Run — Myths, science and more - Medium

Long Slow Distance: The standard long run, where the focus is time on one's feet to build endurance, practice fueling, and getting acquainted ...

Busting the Myth of “Junk Miles” - Trail Runner Magazine

This volume is easy, after all. But as soon as you reach your baseline mileage, we must be more conservative. Beyond this level, we're reaching ...

The Long Run - Fleet Feet Albany & Malta

The training stimulus is achieved through 90 minutes or so of repetition and the stress of long slow distance. It is better to err on the side ...

The Long, Slow, Distance Ride Needs a Name Change - EMdotBike

You can call it a myth or misnomer, but the idea that these core endurance rides need to be “slow” is misleading. There are hundreds of ...

Base Building Myth: Long Slow Distance vs High Intensity Workouts

Of course you should not interpret this to mean “ride shorter distances at a faster pace”. The high intensity efforts that are called for in this theory are ...