The Running Thread --2025

[jmasgat]

Long run used to mean 10ish miles, but I run slower now so these days I call it anything past the 75-90 minute mark.

 

[Naomeri]

ATTQOTD: whatever the longest run of the week is is the "long run"

 

[mmm_texas]

ATTQOTD: whatever the longest run of the week is is the "long run"

ATTQOTD: I agree! But usually for me my "long run" is anything longer than 5K. Right now, early in my own version of Dopey training, that's in the 6-8 mile range.

 

[avondale]

ATTQOTD: I think I've read in various training guidance that a "long run" is something over an hour.

When I'm cheering my connections on Garmin, I don't say it's a "long run" unless it's at least 7 miles. This is sort of to make sure it's over about an hour and so I'm not calling everyone's daily 10k a "long run". If it's something you're doing frequently (like some people do for 10ks), then I don't think it can be considered a "long run".

For me, it's usually my longest run of the week, but even so, I wouldn't call it a "long run" unless it was at least 70 minutes. Since I trail run, I do everything by time, because the distances can be quite different depending on terrain.

 

[FFigawi]

ATTQOTD: Anything 15km or longer is a long run for me because that’s when I have to focus on fueling and hydration planning.

 

[Dopey 2020]

ATTQOTD Depends on your level of experience and where you are if you are following a plan, could just be a few miles for someone starting out or coming off an injury. For me personally it’s 10 miles, that’s my minimum every Monday and goes up from there when a HM or longer is on the calendar.

 

[dobball23]

ATTQOTD: I feel like my standard run is at least 60 minutes, so I would consider a long run to be at least 90 minutes. My longest run I usually do as part of training is about 150 minutes.

 

[marty3d]

ATTQOTD: whatever the longest run of the week is is the "long run"

ATTQOTD: This

 

[Herding_Cats]

ATTDOTD:
THE long run is the longest scheduled run
A long run is at least 90min (for me) although I feel like my current training plan has me feeling more like 2 hours.

 

[PrincessV]

ATTQOTD: the run with the longest distance/time in my scheduled cycle, which for now is a weekly cycle, so the longest run of any given week.