Dom DelRosso
Level 4 Valued Member
I'd like to find out the views of members of this forum, and also possibly be pointed in the direction of further reading.
When talking about running it's hard to ignore the MAF method. Run longer at lower intensities. The question I have is are you able to replicate those effects by replacing the long sessions with multiple shorter ones. I understand that at a certain point you are unable to simulate the same impacts as a long duration session, but could you get to say an 80% solution?
For reference on my own I would consider a 40 minute run a longer training run, and the shorter ones 8-12 minutes running to PT formation and back (typically with KB swings/strength before hand and calisthenics prior to formation) but Monday-Friday. Once a week I try to do a longer ruck/hike for upwards of 2 hours, but the majority of my work is focused on these runs.
On my own testing I just completed the Norwegian Foot March (18.6 miles in 4:30 w/25lbs) following the program above. I've always been a decent rucker, but didn't go too far outside the range of my abilities in performing this test with just the previously mentioned training.
When talking about running it's hard to ignore the MAF method. Run longer at lower intensities. The question I have is are you able to replicate those effects by replacing the long sessions with multiple shorter ones. I understand that at a certain point you are unable to simulate the same impacts as a long duration session, but could you get to say an 80% solution?
For reference on my own I would consider a 40 minute run a longer training run, and the shorter ones 8-12 minutes running to PT formation and back (typically with KB swings/strength before hand and calisthenics prior to formation) but Monday-Friday. Once a week I try to do a longer ruck/hike for upwards of 2 hours, but the majority of my work is focused on these runs.
On my own testing I just completed the Norwegian Foot March (18.6 miles in 4:30 w/25lbs) following the program above. I've always been a decent rucker, but didn't go too far outside the range of my abilities in performing this test with just the previously mentioned training.