Long distance running, which many call endurance running, needs to be at least 5 miles to be considered this type.
I wonder why it is exactly 5 miles then. I've never tried this before.
I don't know how they came up with that mandatory set limit, but I know long distance running is great in improving a person's cardiovascular health.
Oh I'm sure it is! It must also be great for your legs.
Yes! It's really mainly aerobic, and does really need a person that has a lot of stamina and mental strength too.
That makes sense, I need to get out and run a bit more since my stamina is pretty meh.
Me too! The military often includes endurance running for their training and has since they began.
That's smart, since so much of the military is endurance based.
heart to work more efficiently. Endurance running is often a component of physical military training and has been so historically. Professional running is most commonly found in the field of sports, although in pre-industrial times foot messengers would run to deliver information to distant locations. Long-distance running as a form of tradition or ceremony is known among the Hopi and Tarahumara people, among others. Distance running can also serve as a bonding exercise for family, friends, colleagues, and has even been associated with nation-building.
longshot, largely because he had never won at the distance. Instead of his usual front-running tactics, jockey Ramon Dominguez rated the gelding off the pace, moved to the lead entering the stretch, and then withstood a stretch drive from the favorite Point of Entry. Romans said, "He's an overachiever and he's proven us all wrong. I don't think anybody up here thought he could be more than a miler last year and now we don't know where his limit is." Little Mike's