What Is A Long Run?

[@lilypfefferle7525]

As long as you get off the couch guy is keeping it so real

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

Such a horrible answer, the question was a LONG RUN. 🙄

[@lilypfefferle7525]

@@Tritiuminducedfusion for some people that is a long run. Maybe if you were on a “long” run rn you would have less time to gate-keep the running community😁

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

​@lilypfefferle7525 Please tell us your mile, 5k, 10k, half marathon and marathon times .. we'll all wait. While I just ran a 3:28:46 marathon in 4 months of training. Enlighten us as to how good of an athlete you are bozo. Someone trying to validate that 5k is a "long run" is just delusional. Just like your joke of a training program I would surmise.

[@lilypfefferle7525]

@@Tritiuminducedfusion you’re literally just further proving my point🤣 I don’t need get my times approved by some bored granola white guy who made a simple activity their whole personality. Go touch some grass you doofus.🫡

[@aaronharman5431]

@@lilypfefferle7525No. we have to stop telling people it’s okay to be normal. Be average if you want, but don’t pretend you’re doing long runs.

[@Thesnipercheng]

As a sprinter, I fear the 400m now that’s a long run 💀💀💀

[@abeedahfarjan]

same 400 is way too long

[@tamadance870]

I recently started fartlek training and anything nowadays in this humid weather is considered long. No thank you!

[@danielleblake1358]

As a sprinter, I concur 💀

[@mohamedredaboulezaz6498]

I warm up with 2k

[@riner60341]

60 meters all out is long enough for me

[@simongamez]

Don't you dare to tell me that my 5kms are not a long run 😂

[@JoannaNoelle-se3sq]

On some days they feel too damn long lol

[@theandroids]

Running for the bus for some people is a long run, so yeah dont you dare. 😂

[@twinfns]

Keep grinding, trust me just two months ago I was daily running 5ks. Now I run up 10 miles missing a breath. Just stay consistent. Every run is a W

[@zabettalkshealth1073]

They so are

[@desudesu5283]

5k aint long. Almost anyone can walk a 5k in under an hour, and 1 hour of walking a day isn't even what's recommended to be healthy.

[@atm9862]

When your wife start to call you. It's too long run.

[@JoaoPedroSobral]

Underrated comment. 😂

[@gudboyngdisyerto]

and she doesn't call me thru regular phone call where i can answer by pressing my headphone. she calls me in fb messenger so i have to take the phone out my pocket then out of ziplock bag

[@gancarfebryantama7486]

So true

[@yudhyindraaa]

when she call you by your full name, it's too late to run 😂

[@schortkramer4405]

no, thats "not long enough run" especially not far away enough run

[@scottk747]

A couple of years ago I'd have said that 5k is a long run, but if you ask me now, then I'd have to say... yeh, still 5k.

[@1FlyingSolo1]

I can agree and relate. I can remember when I first started running 5ks a couple years ago. It felt so long that I couldn't fathom anything longer. Now I'm regularly doing 10 miles per week as my long run and I don't give it a second thought. That distance 2 years ago would have knocked me on my ass.

[@firmanjati]

about 7-8 months ago, my long run was 7k, and my longest run was 9k. now my long run is 5k LOL. now I'm trying to rebuild my running distance..

[@AndresSaaN]

I mesure my workouts (in 2nd zone) by mins: - Base Run: 30-60 mins - Mid Run: 60-90 mins - Long Run: +90mins The pace and the distance are additional variables to modify intensity and volume

[@twocathome399]

honestly this is a great idea because it counts towards people who don’t have high distance in running yet!!

[@edithgruber2125]

Great comment, I totally agree, that makes it more inclusive. That's also how I measure my workouts, short, medium and long for regular training. If I'm in marathon training, there's some shift towards longer times on your feet: base up to 75 min medium long run 75-120 min long run +120 min.

[@BenUK1]

Yes, I'm the similar, although I consider anything over 60mins as a long run.

[@philippschmid7519]

​@@BenUK1yeah, imo it varies depending on what you're training for, when I'm preparing for a half marathon or more my long runs start at 60 min, currently I'm doing a lot of 5k and even shorter track stuff, so sometimes 50 min feels like a long run to me.

[@Nordstatic]

In 2nd zone im like fast walking wtf

[@ScrappyCoCo0]

Half a year ago, I considered 5k+ to be my long run. Now 12-15k is my long run and in about 6 months I aim to be doing 20k for my long run. It all depends on your running experience and current and future goals. I could also say any run where I would like to have some water near the end. In hot weather that tends to be around 9k, but in rainy weather I can go for 20k+ without the need for any water.

[@gudboyngdisyerto]

when i started in 2018 i thought i could never reach a level where i can run 15km without stopping. now my daily run is 16-18km and long run is minimum 30km. i told my wife i could run a 10k even if i had a fever 😂

[@MrElonClown]

​@@gudboyngdisyertoincredible mate,we have somewhere to go🔥🙌

[@pinea6749]

my water ends up freezing by the 10th km

[@sandwichlegend2348]

Keep up the grind homie 💪

[@tf-ok]

​@@gudboyngdisyerto who even cares 🤔

[@Elle3061995]

For me it's based on time spent running. 45mins+ is a long run for me 😅 I've only just got back into running after not running for a year.

[@user-xw9el5bj1w]

That's it, 45 minutes. There's a physiological reason for this being the right answer: The stress hormones overtake the "exciting" hormones around the 45 minute mark, which makes longer runs more taxing and harder to recover from. I personally only do Zone 5 training as long runs, but my goal is a 20 minute parkrun, not a marathon.

[@Tom-vu1wr]

​@@user-xw9el5bj1wOnce I've been going for more than half an hour I can really relax

[@kewinpalmer8284]

Of you are in your real zon 5 you cant do 45 mins, because it should be over threshold😮

[@ayellowpapercrown6750]

I find it so weird that we try to answer this question with a distance rather than time spent running! I’m a disabled runner, 5k time is other people’s 10k time! To me, anything over 90 minutes is a long run!

[@godanswers]

Anything longer than 90min!

[@ralzalychhoeng7893]

Best answer! 90 minutes minimum. Pace and distance is irrelevant. As long as you are moving for at least 90 minutes thats a proper long run. 120 minutes is the goal!

[@doggocapitano]

Best answer for sure! I agree 100 percent

[@mohitkravi]

Naah.. I don't agree.. I mean I can run slow for 2 hours straight.. But can't do 70+ with my normal pace...

[@yvngchvp8695]

@@mohitkravi Then your "normal pace" is too fast. Learn to train better.

[@BrianLough]

Its all relative to the person, but anything thats longer compared to the person's other runs. This year I've went from 6k being my weekend run to 25k as im training for a marathon. 7k is now often my shortest run of the week. But me at the start of the year would have definitely considered 5-7k a long run

[@Angeliqueceramique]

Totally agree 👌🏼

[@runningchannel]

Good summary!

[@nosashuly]

Anything from 16k is a long run for me. 21k is my regular long run.

[@oyabun9650]

Me who just started running and can barely run 2 minutes at a time: I got a long way to go 😳

[@rusty9514]

Keep up the good work, you'll be putting on the miles before you know it.

[@pete4082]

Me a year ago too; never thought possible but finally got up to 2 mi nonstop before an injury set me back. So I run by heartrate now and walk when its too high. I've learned that lower effort runs are safer, and also easier to manage mentally, just listen to your body and keep at it

[@firmanjati]

@@pete4082 agree, injury can destroy your achievement. especially if you're above 40.

[@firmanjati]

then 2 minutes is YOUR long run. Don't be too hard on yourself, consistency is the key, my first run is 200 meters. now I'm still a beginner but running is not a torture anymore..

[@kholomokolo]

Reading this 3 months later. I hope you're still at it. Be patient with yourself. I started running 3ks, got bored did 5s, then, 10s etc... I'm running my 5th Comrades Marathon this year in June

[@randyhellebosch3860]

It's about the time you run, not the distance. 5k can be a tempo run of 25min or a long run of 55min al depending on the heart rate zone you train in.

[@mjdutsar]

depends on the program. 5k training, long run is 10-15 miles. marathon training, long run is 16-22 miles

[@Begilerath]

Instead of distance, I would consider time to define a long run. If I remember correctly the definition of Threshold effort is what you can sustain for and hour, so probably I would consider any run over 70 minutes as a long run

[@paxundpeace9970]

That's fair but for some people that just started running even 50 minutes might be a long (regular) run.

[@paulop3730]

The longest run of the week is your 'long run'.

[@shiinondogewalker2809]

If you for some reason can't/don't run like normally in one week I wouldn't suddenly say a 20 min recovery run is your long run. Also people commonly do two long runs in consecutive days for ultra practice, why would only the longer of them be considered long run

[@Dan_the_Catty_Man]

I bust my knee up running this week, so just getting to the kitchen is a long run..ha..

[@allyson--]

I love the video style of hearing from everyday runners

[@karlijn3230]

Somedays, my 5K feels like marathon and my 12K like a walk in the park.

[@davidisonyt]

over a half marathon for me is a long run

[@ROKRGCSF]

Run 400m (try running it on less than a min) at max speed and u'll feel its long

[@SPbrnch]

​@@ROKRGCSFno, that feels like a short very intense run. Long runs feel different

[@ROKRGCSF]

Distance is not the same as intensity, running and sprinting is almost the same. Jogging, racewalking or walking are on the other side of the spectrum.

[@jackjack8205]

@@ROKRGCSFsprinting 400m does not feel like a long run

[@willdallas53]

@@ROKRGCSFare you special needs bro? Any run feels long if you run it as 4 min mile pace. That’s not the question. 1/4 of mile isn’t a long run regardless of how fast you run.

[@lavatr8322]

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[@runningchannel]

😂😂😂

[@Kelly_Ben]

There is no set distance, like there is no set paces. A sprinter might run 5-10k as a long run, while a marathoner might run 30k. My favorite race distance is 50k, but my longest training runs EVER have been 13 miles! 😂

[@naomi2000]

Love the guy that said "as long as you can get off the couch" . To the lady: if mist people can't sprint it then i think it quite counts as a long run, even if 5k is little for a trained person.

[@willakana3369]

The last woman had such good energy and was confident to take it all in context. "For ME, it's 10." A lot of people looked unsure as if there was a correct answer, or if they were embarrassed. Makes sense they topped the segment off with her interaction.

[@caezarjoseffjacob888]

well, it depends on your run capability or your weekly mileage considering you dont get injuries.

[@camerongray7767]

If you are running for over an hour, it’s a long run

[@garnster]

When i started running. 4miles was my long run. nowadays 16miles is a minimum for my weekly long run. anything shorter just a daily run. For me a long run should be at least double your normal daily run

[@legendsofmyself]

For me, 90 minutes or ideally, Half marathon at least!.

[@miashoe2509]

As a pole vaulter a long run for me is around 90 feet

[@leafulchermasterunner]

When I can’t keep my threshold pace

[@NugGarou]

I’ve almost hit the “park run” milestone lol

[@RossMK97]

When I was in an athletics club our long runs were at least 10 miles (16k). Was absolute torture for me.

[@kholomokolo]

For me it's a 21k on weekends . 10k is my everyday standard

[@1234sebas2]

Terry fox with one leg and cancer: Anything around 3000 miles it's fine for me

[@stefanorossetti6057]

When my Garmin suggest my "Easy run" of 24 km...😢

[@cosmosrunner]

Try and go by time not distance for your long run. Important to get the time on your feet, especially when you’re starting out

[@carolinepatterson3285]

Just got back feom the gym. Could only do 2km at the pace I wanted. This is good motivation for me tonkeep going

[@avinashbhogun]

That smile from the last runner ❤

[@Leparkourguy]

It's all going to be relative to what you've run before. If you've run ultras, then a marathon isn't that long of a run in comparison, and vice versa to the guy who hasn't run since he was a child a long run would be whatever distance.

[@atursams5501]

I don't know. I run 70km during training some days and a Marathon which takes 3 hours and sometimes more, is a long run. I could say half a Marathon definitely has a short run feel to it.

[@moaningpheromones]

Microphone woman sure looks like a long distance runner.

[@paoloh885]

I think it's more related to time instead of distance. I consider a 10k a long run because it takes me between 45 minutes and an hour depending on how hard I push, but if I could run a 30 minute 10k I wouldn't consider it a long run anymore.

[@jonahmays]

I heard somewhere that it should be around 1/4 of your weekly mileage (unless you’re running like 200 miles a week obviously)

[@briandeal8927]

At minimum of 15k for me. Although technically, your longest run of the week is your long run. I usually try to get a 10-13 mile run in every week, but sometimes work just doesn’t allow that.

[@1FlyingSolo1]

Same for me. At a minimum, I do 10 miles as my long run every week. If I'm feeling not too fatigued, I'll bump it up to 11-12 miles. Any more than this for the long run and I feel it for a couple days afterword. It's all in what you build up to and also what your weekly mileage is. Mine currently sits at 50 miles (80 km) per week. 10-11 miles feels just about right for me.

[@carlosdanielmoran2556]

We all love the answer “As long as you get off the couch” Man! That’s true let’s spread the spirit of Run and celebrate everyone effort 😊

[@robertfarris7375]

Long would be anything beyond 6 miles for me. I usually run 3 weekday runs of 3 or 4 miles and then a long run on the weekend.

[@PhiBuh]

If the run covers at least a third of your weekly milage, it might be your long run.

[@lulal1388]

Nope

[@philibertorodrigo7118]

“As long as you get off the couch you’re running” classic example of not understanding the question and thinking motivation is always the go to answer 😂

[@twrkhanasparukh]

From the couch to the fridge.

[@kshitizyadav3174]

I felt like i died when i ran 300m without stopping 😢

[@runningchannel]

😂😂😂

[@hippopotatomoose]

My long run used to be 120 minutes. I've dropped it down to 90 minutes. So my long run is whatever distance I cover in 90 minutes at an easy pace.

[@LenkaSaratoga]

Enjoyed reading your comment 💚👍 60 min for me here

[@briankotler853]

For me, currently I would judge by time. 90 minutes or more.

[@Cohiba100]

Anything over 90 minutes is a long run for me.

[@tigerlee9613]

The shortest long run for me is touching the floor with my feet, then going back to bed in the wee morning hours.

[@jamesfunk7614]

The distance of a long run is whatever distance I run on a Saturday or Sunday as long as it is longer than whatever distance I run on other weekdays.

[@klaire1689]

Your long run should be your longest run of the week regardless of the distance.

[@colemabie5288]

A long run is just your longest run of the week!

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

For my first marathon training block anything under 15 miles was easy... so 15+ miles is where i considered it a long run.

[@vitanus]

Long run starts around 10k, the Lady towards the end is spot on

[@myguymonolo101]

For any of my high school track folks 800 is considered long distance 😂

[@camerongray7767]

Technically 5,000m is still middle distance, and 10,000m is long distance

[@NatrajChaturvedi]

The pace is important in my book too and at about 7.30 a KM doing about 8 - 10 kms is a long run in my book. Doing that takes anywhere from 60 minutes to 75 minutes. Perfect.

[@kalinegiofficial]

Everyone said K. She: "MILESSSS?" 😅

[@kevinclark5086]

I'd say double digits I'd class as a long run. Any shorter I'd I'd just call it a run. 😂

[@emiliogereros7112]

As long as you move is all that matters for beginners. For more experienced runners, more then 90 minutes (distance is irrelevant if you not at a very high level)

[@XiangYu94]

The answer is definitively 10K based on time and BPM - In any human, by the time you reach 10K you’ll probably be past Zone 2 and the duration will start having catabolic effects (not necessarily a bad thing, but why gym people restrict their cardio to 2 hours per week to have the most anabolic response possible)

[@jamesfunk7614]

It potentially depends not only on what you are training for, but also on where you are in a training program. Suppose, for example, you are early in a marathon training cycle. A long run could be 3 miles. Late in the program, a long run could be 22 miles, and a short run could be 6 miles.

[@evgrd]

Eating junk food more fun than running ❤

[@michaelhenry4405]

Anything after 10km I reckon is a long run

[@user-kf1cx6mt3o]

That last woman said what everyone else was thinking but didn't have the audacity to say it lol

[@desudesu5283]

Facts. As someone who started running only a month ago and started from a fitnses level of could barely walk a 5k..... A 5k is like 45 minutes of time at the pace of a brisk walk. It doesn't even reach what would be considered a normal amount of exercise for the day

[@Zack-sj2vs]

Anything after an hour of running

[@lcpholman]

10 miles - long enough to get out into the country and take some nice snaps

[@DigitalMinister]

8+ miles is a long run in my book. Close enough to double digits and takes me over an hour.

[@1FlyingSolo1]

For me, it's currently anything in the double digits - 10 miles (16 km) at a minimum. This distance gives me solid and respectable endurance fitness to get my 5k times down as well as making it much easier to get ready for upcoming half marathons.

[@NCOverion]

The question should have been "what's distance average people can't run on same speed and running"

[@turnoverbros]

About 8k for me, 6.5k is about my normal run

[@ralphchristianson]

Just depends on what you have built up to...more important is that you got out the door and ran...

[@possum6562]

I just started C25K again (ADHD, I can’t stick with things for long) 2 minutes running non-stop is a long run for me 🥵

[@Jay-sd9ye]

I believe anything past 8 miles is a long distance run. Although, most of my non running friends will say anything over 5k is really long distance...

[@Hiwind994]

Does she even run?😂

[@It-me-gog]

Olympics recognise 2k and up as long

[@stt5v2002]

When I was running marathons, 16 miles minimum up to 23 max. For a 10k, maybe 10 or 12. But that’s if you’re running for best possible time. It’s very different if your goal is just to complete the race at any speed.

[@maddiepetersonruns]

For me it's been the distance you get in 60-75 minutes. So around 8-9 miles?

[@michaeldallaway1988]

Anything where I would take on nutrition mid run. I'm tempted to say anything where I'd carry a water bottle (i.e. 10k up)

[@Tzaltochnie1]

I am here feeling good after my 5k run, now I feel lazy again

[@thechosenone82517]

everything shorter than a marathon is shortdistance

[@AngusMcAlister14]

When I started running 5km was considered long. Now I consider 5km to be a warmup, long is 20-25 for me.

[@KRITIKAPLUS]

I used to run 21 km at age 16 . But i was well prepaird. Also i started run at age 7 ( 11km) as a kid i had good stamina. Now days i can admit i have worst condition also i didn't do sports for around 6 years. I start running last week and yes it is hard to start. But most important is to go outside and start slowly run

[@joeyknowitall6656]

Food for thought, if you do only 5k’s then your long run should be 3x that race or 9-10 miles. 15-18 miles is a good range if you run 10k’s and half marathons, conversely 22 miles is or was the norm for marathon runners. Long runs help the body recover when run well below your race pace. Runners of today can’t hold a candle to us first runners back in the 1970’s because we ran at a higher level and trained like demons. In high school we ran two long runs per week of 15-18 miles, while averaging 60-80+ a week

[@PhoenixBlade538]

Depends on pace for me. When I ran track, anything over 800m seemed like forever cause I was thinking about having to sprint it. Now I view sprinting and running and jogging as all different things. So sprinting- still anything over 800m, running- anything over 2 miles, jogging- anything over 5-10K

[@majed2044]

A run that is done during a weekend day.

[@MainUkraine]

I run 5 miles to work and back to commute, thats not a long run, thats a 40 minute warmup run.

[@YooriUK]

I asked the same question to someone just yesterday. I guess the answer can vary!

[@dresden_slowjog]

"Mileage may vary." Used to be 7km. Now 10-14 miles or 2 to 2h30min. Very slow, very aerobic, taking my sweetest time. TRC convinced me about the benefits. Training for a 10k PB but my 5k race effort / heartrate begin to tumble down as well!

[@BRACIAKSERO]

From the definition sprint is ending at 300-400 meters. Then you have the long distance run

[@runskicakesleep]

"It depends". I've been training for my first half marathon, so a long easy run is 90 minutes to 2 hours. My regular easy runs are now 60 to 90 minutes. Looking ahead to a marathon, Runalyze reckons I should be building up to a weekly long run of at least 28km. It's amazes me that when training for a marathon, the first time I'll actually run anything like a marathon distance will be on race day itself.

[@Periphery-nv7ex]

This is very important

[@runningchannel]

What would you say is a long run?

[@Ibs123]

The girl flexing her marathon, looks like the only marathon she knows is the old version of the snickers.

[@qalimohamoud2599]

local youtuber discovers fitness comes in different shapes and sizes

[@paddytheladdie]

That’s not very nice. Anyone can run a marathon. I don’t think she was “flexing”. Good for her for running. I’ve never run further than 7k.

[@donovanhays]

Depends on your goals and experience. My long run has gone back and forth over the years. From 5 miles to 15+ miles

[@IffyEdem]

Self trained in running and I went from doing only 1-1.5 miles to now today hitting 6 miles for the second time since I hit 5 miles 3 months ago. I’m trying to hopefully in the next two months hit 8 miles OR get my 5 mile down to a 40-42 min or 3 mile to a 21-24 min, and ofcourse still get my 2 mile to below a 15 min(potentially a 14-14:30 2 mile).