Is There Such a Thing as Too Slow?

The idea of a recovery run is to give your legs the chance to turn over. I would say focus more on running slow for your recovery runs than allowing yourself to run fast no matter how good you feel. The way that so many of us are wired is to go, all right, well, I'm obsessed with running. If this recovery run can be faster than I can feel good doing it, why shouldn't I do it? It's harder to pull yourself back than it is to increase the pace. Everything gets easier as we get older and better at using our brains in new ways. But every day isn't an easy day whether you're a runner, snowboarder or academic