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Switching running surfaces

Irish_rat · 2014-11-10 09:47:06

Hi, I'm running most weeks 20-30 miles depending on work schedule but it's all been on grass. My LSR reached 8 miles last week. Now I'm looking to switch some of my runs to the road so I can run a few events. (did a few HM's before). Question is how long should my first run be on road? I don't want to end up getting an…

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Irish_rat

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Hi,

I'm running most weeks 20-30 miles depending on work schedule but it's all been on grass. My LSR reached 8 miles last week.

Now I'm looking to switch some of my runs to the road so I can run a few events. (did a few HM's before).

Question is how long should my first run be on road? I don't want to end up getting an injury.

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#2 10-11-2014 10:49am

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There's no science behind it, but why not start at 5k and work up from there?

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