Forums >Running 101>IS it too much?
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I would think that you need to develop your muscles and bones and connective tissue through consistent, easy runs, and giving yourself ample time to rest, repair, and recover after each.
I recently started running again after a 12 year slump. My wife and the girls at work wanted to start running do some events in San Antonio. I am starting to run twice a day. Once with the girls from work and then later in the evening with my wife. Although we are at very very slow paces right now and low mileage could this become a problem? I was wondering as long as my body can do it, can running twice a day be too much? Thanks all and I am jazzed about finding this site and this community. Derrick
I've always wondered about bone strength from an injury prevention perspective. I wonder if the bones themselves adapt to training and become stronger. Or is it rather that the muscles and connective tissues surrounding the bones become stronger and do a better job of limiting and absorbing impact that in undertrained individuals, would be transferred to the bones? I've had a history of stress fractures, so I'm curious about the distinction.
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I tend to agree with Jim. As long as you keep it easy, there's no harm in running twice a day. Especially if you're hanging out with good folk and listening to your body. That the question of the dangerousness of running twice a day even arises says more about our sedentary culture than anything else.
I don't think there's a harm in it, per se, if you're good about paying attention. But I think for a new runner, it can be a case of too much too soon.
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My log really only shows what I have done since my wife started and I am just adding to it more often to keep it more accurate.
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