Doubles

I blame this one on Runner's World:

In the July issue of Runner's World magazine, their featured training advice for peak performance is to "run doubles" for a gain in fitness and a competitive edge. So what do I do the next day? Now looking back it was more like a triple. Let me explain.

They suggest building up to a week that contains three doubles; I decided to start with only one a week for the next few weeks. They say if you are currently running 40 minutes a day you are ready for doubles. I have this part covered. They follow a formula that requires dividing your run in half for the morning run and three-quarters of that run should be in the evening. I take 8 miles divided in half for a 4 mile morning run, multiply by .75 for a 6 mile evening run. Instead of running 8 miles for the day I have just ran 10. Where does the triple come in? Well, the double runs were spaced roughly 12 hours (8:00 am and 8:00 pm) apart, but the next morning I ran a 5 miler around 7:30 am.

Not a math major but that comes out to 15 miles within 24 hours, or in this case a triple. Now I am recovering from extra sore legs which there is no advice on. Guess I am well on my way to that gain in fitness with a competitive edge. Thanks Runner's World.