081: Why should I do a long run, and how far should it be?

In this episode we thoroughly discuss the concept of the long run. We cover the physical and mental benefits from a scientific and anecdotal point of view. If you do not currently have a long run regularly in your training schedule, after about 20 minutes, you will understand why you should. The back half of the show goes into the details on how to schedule the long run, how fast to go during the long run(probably slower than you are currently running for a long run) and ...