yeah i read about that yesterday. seems weird.
When/how did you guys start increasing your distance? Right now, i run about 2.5 miles every day and when i finish i am DONE. Those 2.5 miles are torture. I can't imagine running another block, let alone another 4 miles. Obviously rome wasn't built in a day, but can you guys remember how you gradually started increasing your distance?
Random thoughts below:
Not unlike building up your drinking tolerance . . . gradual is the key, or you'll brown/black out.
There's a stupidly arbitrary rule that says something like "no more than 10% increase" each week. But it's also reasonable.
If you're done at 2.5 miles, slow down. Slow running (aka "jogging"), where you could have a conversation about the demise of KSU basketball, is key.
I remember my first 5 mile run . . . laps around City Park. I thought it was the most miserable experience ever. Now I don't run fewer than 6 miles. It's really weird how the body can adapt over time.
Frequency helps ... like running >4-5 times per week.
Rest/recover/chocolate milk/beer