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Krishna Sriniva

What is LSD running? What is the average distance covered
and at what speed?

Krishna Srinivasan.

Phil M.

krishna@multimediastudio.com (Krishna Srinivasan) wrote in
news:361f42ca.0405102207.70025122@posting.google.com:

> What is LSD running?

LSD = Long Slow Distance

> What is the average distance covered

L = Long

> and at what speed?

S = Slow

I can't speak for anyone else, but for me an LSD run
would be 17 miles or more at 10-20% slower than marathon
race pace.

Phil M.

--
"Pain is temporary: the success it brings can be
everlasting." -fortune cookie

Gentolm

LSD=long slow day/distance sorry to say but depends on the
runners a newbie long day may=3 miles/ me lsd=10miles my
speed=10:33 minutes / some may = 8minutes / others 12minutes
hope this helps plodzilla

Krishna Srinivasan wrote:
>
> What is LSD running? What is the average distance covered
> and at what speed?
>
> Krishna Srinivasan.

Brian Wakem

Doug Freese

"Krishna Srinivasan" <krishna@multimediastudio.com> wrote in message
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> What is LSD running? What is the average distance
> covered and at
what speed?

Others have provided the definition. If you have never
run and very overweight a single mile at a 16 min/mile
pace would be LSD. As you can see the distance and pace
varies widely.

The notion to take home is to run slowly(be able to talk to
someone running next to you) and allow your body to adjust
and remain uninjured.

--
Doug Freese "Training is not scientifically tested, It's
just trial and error."
Dr. David Costill dfreese@NOBShvc.rr.com (remove the NOBS)

Swstudio

"Brian Wakem" <no@email.com> wrote in message >
> "Krishna Srinivasan" <krishna@multimediastudio.com> wrote
> in message
> > What is LSD running? What is the average distance
> > covered and at what
> speed?
>
>
> For me, 12-18 miles @ 6:45 - 7:00/mile pace.

translation: I don't feel like explaining what "LSD running"
means and what it entails for the average person, but I
thought I'd take this opportunity to let everyone know I go
pretty fast on my LSD runs and you should be suitably
impressed!

(please don't get mad at me, Brian ;-)

cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see putting other people
down constantly."

Joe

Man its the grooviest and most psychedelic running you can
do.

"Krishna Srinivasan" <krishna@multimediastudio.com> wrote in
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> What is LSD running? What is the average distance covered
> and at what
speed?
>
> Krishna Srinivasan.

Donovan Rebbech

In article <361f42ca.0405102207.70025122@posting.google.com>, Krishna Srinivasan wrote:
> What is LSD running? What is the average distance covered
> and at what speed?

Long run at an aerobic pace. "Long" usually means 1-2hrs
duration, though in marathon or ultramarathon training some
runners will go longer. Slow means aerobic pace, well below
anaerobic threshold. Some talk of "conversational pace"
which means that you can carry on a conversation -- you
should be able to talk in sentences, not just utter short
phrases between gasps. Another measure is that your heart
rate should be in the range of 70-80% of max. Note that the
only way to know your max heart rate is to test it --
regression formulas or rules-of-thumb based on regression
formulas based on age are not very accurate or reliable.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Caroline

On Tue, 11 May 2004 08:39:58 -0400, "SwStudio"
<shhhh_secrets@hotmail.com> wrote:

>translation: I don't feel like explaining what "LSD
>running" means and what it entails for the average person,
>but I thought I'd take this opportunity to let everyone
>know I go pretty fast on my LSD runs and you should be
>suitably impressed!

Golly, that was funny.

I see you're still a twit, David.

Caroline.

Brian Wakem

"SwStudio" <shhhh_secrets@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Brian Wakem" <no@email.com> wrote in message >
> > "Krishna Srinivasan" <krishna@multimediastudio.com>
> > wrote in message
> > > What is LSD running? What is the average distance
> > > covered and at what
> > speed?
> >
> >
> > For me, 12-18 miles @ 6:45 - 7:00/mile pace.
>
>
> translation: I don't feel like explaining what "LSD
> running" means and what it entails for the average person,
> but I thought I'd take this opportunity to let everyone
> know I go pretty fast on my LSD runs and you should be
> suitably impressed!
>
>
> (please don't get mad at me, Brian ;-)

I was expecting there to be a flood of people saying stuff
like 10-15min/mile pace - thought I stick my oar in first
otherwise the OP might think that LSDs should never be done
faster than 10min/mile.

--
Brian Wakem

Drlith

"Joe" <joeblow632@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Man its the grooviest and most psychedelic running
> you can do.

I was out running the other day, and it was like...

...my lungs, man...it was almost like...

...like they were breathing!

Dot

Krishna Srinivasan wrote:

> What is LSD running? What is the average distance covered
> and at what speed?
>

Long Slow Day or Distance for the best psychedelic
experience you can get :)

Long - few minutes (< 1 mi) for a newbie to many hours (6
hrs or more) for experienced ultra runners, although
generally in 1-4 hr range, I'm guessing. (For me as a
beginner, it's 1-2 hr.)

Slow - at an effort that feels a little like you can go on
forever, if your legs didn't get tired. At the very least,
it should be at conversational effort - carry on a
conversation. That could be anywhere from 17min/mile or so
for beginners to 7-8 min/mi (possibly faster) for more
experienced runners. Effort is usually a better measure than
pace since pace may be considerably slower with hills, snow,
mud, wind, etc.

Dot

--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd
Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

Miss Anne Throp

I remember 4 things about LSD. 1.) Only trip with people you
feel comfortable with. 2.) If your trip is too intense,
drink orange juice.
3.) Clear your schedule for at least 12 to 15 hours. 4.)
Don't eat the brown acid.

Camilo

"Dot" <dot.h@#att.net> wrote in message
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> Krishna Srinivasan wrote:
>
> > What is LSD running? What is the average distance
> > covered and at what
speed?
> >
>
> Long Slow Day or Distance for the best psychedelic
> experience you can get
:)
>
> Long - few minutes (< 1 mi) for a newbie to many hours (6
> hrs or more) for experienced ultra runners, although
> generally in 1-4 hr range, I'm guessing. (For me as a
> beginner, it's 1-2 hr.)
>
> Slow - at an effort that feels a little like you can go on
> forever, if your legs didn't get tired. At the very least,
> it should be at conversational effort - carry on a
> conversation. That could be anywhere from 17min/mile or so
> for beginners to 7-8 min/mi (possibly faster) for more
> experienced runners. Effort is usually a better measure
> than pace since pace may be considerably slower with
> hills, snow, mud, wind, etc.

Just to emphasize a couple of points Dot made: Both long
and slow mean different things to different people. But you
want to know exactly how to apply it to you.

For you (and me!) some rules of thumb. These are just to
give you an idea of how they might apply to you. You'll find
other interpretations, but this is a good starting point.

Long = The actual distance doesn't matter much as most of
your training should be at this pace. So your normal
training distance (whether it's 1 mile or 5). should be at
this pace. Another rule of thumb is to do an "overdistance"
run once a week - Generally 1.5 to 2 times as long as your
goal distance. For instance if you're training for a 5K/3
mile run, shoot for 4-6 miles. Even if you're not shooting
for a race, think of that sort of goal anyway just to get
your own perspective.

Slow: REALLY conversational pace. EASY talking, no gasping.
This is remarkably slow (at least feels so to me) and
requires some discipline. If you have a heart monitor *and*
know your true maximum (not calculated, but measured!) heart
rate, go at 65-75% of maximum.

Hill walking/hiking is an excellent LSD session.

The slow part really is key. A mantra I adhere to is "easy
on easy days so you can go hard on hard days". If you
consitently train too hard on your LSD days, you won't have
the energy to maximize the benefits on your hard days (if
you are using them for your training goal).

Cam

Doug Freese

"Camilo" <campascual@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Another rule of thumb is to do an "overdistance" run
> once a week - Generally 1.5 to 2 times as long
as your
> goal distance.

Cam, Not a rule of thumb I would advocate. A once a week
long run is very often too frequent and takes one down the
injury path. Much like the 10% rule of thumb which does more
harm than good.

--
Doug Freese
dfreese@NOBShvc.rr.com
(Remove the NOBS)