Will a Training Break Ruin my Marathon?
A Large-Scale Data Analysis of the Performance Costs of Training Disruptions when Preparing for the Marathon
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10 min readJan 13, 2023
TLDR;
- More than 50% of runners experience at least a 7-day break from running when training for a marathon. Longer training disruptions (≥7 days) also occur frequently. But there is hope…