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Easy runs
The run that makes you faster by not being fast.
Easy running is at a pace where you can hold a conversation. It builds your heart, capillaries and the muscles' ability to use oxygen.
Many successful endurance athletes run about 80% of their training easy and 20% hard.
The most common mistake is running easy days too fast, which leaves you tired for the sessions that matter.
If you can't talk, slow down.
Quick check .
How do you know you're at easy-run pace?
If you can't talk, slow down: the most common mistake is running easy days too fast.