Welcome! Hopefully, you had a good holiday week and continue to have an enjoyable time into the New Year. It’s the weird holiday week where no one knows what they are doing. A common question with runners is: Should you run by miles or minutes? What is the advantage to both?
Some people are the complete opposite that they think 6 sounds way less than 60 minutes (or whatever). I think half the reason I appreciate running easy in minutes is that it seems less stressful.
I find it much easier to run by time in the Canadian winter given the varied wind and weather conditions. Workouts become much more like trail runs. Pace kind of goes out the window when your immediate goal is not to fall flat on your face/keester. I also have a hard limit of 90 minutes for my long runs. If the temperature is below freezing, I get too cold if I stay out longer.
"Is it just me, or is seeing 60 minutes on the schedule a lot easier to motivate than seeing 6 miles?" This is such a great point!
Some people are the complete opposite that they think 6 sounds way less than 60 minutes (or whatever). I think half the reason I appreciate running easy in minutes is that it seems less stressful.
I find it much easier to run by time in the Canadian winter given the varied wind and weather conditions. Workouts become much more like trail runs. Pace kind of goes out the window when your immediate goal is not to fall flat on your face/keester. I also have a hard limit of 90 minutes for my long runs. If the temperature is below freezing, I get too cold if I stay out longer.
I do not miss living in the super far north. You have no easy weather days now Jeff LOL.