Endurance Maintenace Question

"nospam" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I am now up to about 3.5 miles per run, but have been ill for the past
few days and have been unable to run since Sunday. Will I loose some
of the (little) endurance that I've built up in this short of time?

In other words, should I be able to pick up right where I left off or
should I plan on scaling back a little?

Rule of thumb is that if you take 5 days completely off, you'll lose 1% or
so of your conditioning -- basically no change.

On the plus side, any aches and pains you have will subside, and you'll
certainly be rested.

-- Dan

"Dan Stumpus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"nospam" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I am now up to about 3.5 miles per run, but have been ill for the past
few days and have been unable to run since Sunday. Will I loose some
of the (little) endurance that I've built up in this short of time?

In other words, should I be able to pick up right where I left off or
should I plan on scaling back a little?

Rule of thumb is that if you take 5 days completely off, you'll lose 1% or
so of your conditioning -- basically no change.

On the plus side, any aches and pains you have will subside, and you'll
certainly be rested.

-- Dan

I would add to that rule of thumb any effects of having been ill rather than
merely inactive. Resuming too much/too hard/too soon can lead to a relapse.
bj