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RE: Breathing While Running With The @runningproject 10km Training Plan
I usually go with 4-4 and 3-3 on long runs, but need to go down to 2-2 (or even 1-1) with more tempo. Will it help endurance to do 2-2 on long runs as well? I've always thought that 4-4 keeps my heart rate down and therefore must be good for builiding endurace, but I've never read support for it anywhere and might be wrong.
Hey @marenontherun the way I understand it is that if you are running with a 4-4 pattern, you would be using less energy in breathing but getting less oxygen circulating through your body. The good news is that if this is comfortable for you, especially during training, by restricting the amount of air you are circulating you would be improving your endurance.
I hope that helped, @run.vince.run