How far should you go running to improve stamina and endurance?

I think you will get better results from a short brisk/fast run over a slow long run. I see people jogging slowly all the time and I don’t think they are getting any more endurance from doing this, just a sore body. When I was into running my weekly workout included a morning brisk jog (distance will increase as you get stronger) and an afternoon series of wind sprints. Wind sprints are when you run as fast as you can for a set distance, then walk a set distance and repeat. Doing wind sprints is the most effective way to increase your endurance without breaking down your body. I would only do some long distance work once a week, usually on Wednesday, assuming I had a race on the weekend.


Give it a try and you’ll soon see results.


Later


Robert

How far should you go running to improve stamina and endurance?
my brother used to alternate running and cycling, he has to cycle 32 miles a day to get to work and back, but I know he used to run about 10 miles every other day and cycle 30 odd miles on the other days
Reply:to improve endurance run for a long as you can till you get tired then what ever miles you ran that time next time just add one more mile!
Reply:Probably if your just starting out running. Start running for about 5 days to a week with a 1 mile to 1.5 miles then gradly build it. You can build it half a mile a week or a full mile. A good amount would be 2 to 3 miles.
Reply:Sprints, or intervals, build speed.





Endurance by definition is the ability to run for long periods of time at a given speed. The only way to improve endurance is by running long periods of time. And it doesn't really matter what speed you run. Even Olympic marathon runners do 80% to 90% of their training at speeds well below race pace.





As for how far you should go.....depends on how far you are going now. Generally you should not increase distance by more than 10-15% per week.





Try this: Take your latest 5K time and run a full 2-3 minutes per mile slower on your next long run.
Reply:about 1mile a day at a fast pace