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VO ❣ Max isn't everything. Why can running slowly make it faster? 


VO ❣ Max isn't everything. Why can running slowly make it faster?

Many people understand that if you want to run fast, you have to practice fast, but the truth is that easy running plays an important role, not losing speed, and is the foundation of real development.

1.VO ❣ Max is just part of the equation.

- VO ❣ Max is the body's ultimate ability to use oxygen.

- Research confirms that while VO ❣ Max is a fitness metric, it is not the best predictor of competition results. Factors like Lactate Threshold and Running Economy are more related to real speed.

📖 (Joyner & Coyle, 2008, Journal of Physiology)

2. Easy Run, build a strong aerobic base.

- Slow running helps the body develop mitochondria and capillaries.

- Muscles use fat energy better and are resistant to fatigue.

📖 (Holloszy & Coyle, 1984, Journal of Applied Physiology)

3. Slow running reduces injury risk.

- If running fast throughout → Excessive impact muscles, tendons and joints

- Easy Run helps the body recover while also gaining Volume collection without risk of pain.

4. Run slow so that "Run real fast"

- 80 / 20 Rule: Stephen Seiler's research found that 80% of Elite runners practice Easy Run.

- Easy Run helps store mileage without burning the body, providing a "power reserve" for Interval, Tempo that develops real speed.

5.Speed is not at speed practice, but at system.

- Easy Run is to "invest" in the body system.

- Anyone who runs slowly regularly but practices quality at the right pace will run faster.

- Run fast all along = Break easy. Run slow wisely = Grow sustainable.

VO ❣ Max may be a number that runners like to show off, but what makes it faster is the balance between slow and fast training. Easy Run is not a waste of time, but it is the foundation that makes "running fast sustainably."

# jayrunsth # Run # Practice running # Exercise

2025/9/18 Edited to

... Read moreการวิ่งช้าเป็นส่วนสำคัญที่หลายคนอาจมองข้าม แต่เป็นกุญแจสำคัญในการพัฒนาการวิ่งอย่างแท้จริง นอกจากจะช่วยเสริมสร้าง mitochondrial และเส้นเลือดฝอย (capillaries) ซึ่งทำให้กล้ามเนื้อสามารถใช้ออกซิเจนและพลังงานจากไขมันได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพแล้ว การวิ่งช้ายังช่วยสร้างความแข็งแรงในระดับเซลล์กล้ามเนื้อ ทำให้ร่างกายทนต่อความเหนื่อยล้าได้นานขึ้นและลดความเสี่ยงบาดเจ็บจากการฝึกหนักเกินไป นอกจากนี้ "Easy Run" ยังเป็นการลงทุนระยะยาวกับระบบหัวใจและปอด ช่วยพัฒนา Lactate Threshold และ Running Economy ซึ่งเป็นตัวทำนายความเร็วที่ดีมากกว่าเพียงแค่ VO₂ Max เท่านั้น งานวิจัยของ Stephen Seiler ยังชี้ให้เห็นว่านักวิ่งระดับเอลิทใช้เวลาซ้อมเกือบ 80% ในการวิ่งช้า เพื่อเก็บสะสมระยะทางและสร้างพลังสำรองให้กับร่างกายสำหรับการซ้อมฟื้นฟูและซ้อมคุณภาพ เช่น การวิ่งแบบ Interval หรือ Tempo ที่จะพัฒนาความเร็วอย่างแท้จริง ในทางปฏิบัติ การซ้อมแบบนี้ช่วยให้ระบบกล้ามเนื้อ เส้นเอ็น ข้อต่อได้รับการฟื้นฟู ลดแรงกระแทกสะสมที่อาจนำไปสู่การบาดเจ็บ โดยเฉพาะนักวิ่งมือใหม่หรือผู้ที่ฝึกหนักโดยไม่พักผ่อนมากพอ นอกจากนี้ยังทำให้หัวใจและปอดสามารถปรับตัวได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพโดยไม่เกิดความเครียดมากเกินไป สำหรับนักวิ่งทุกระดับ การสร้างสมดุลระหว่างการซ้อมช้าและเร็วจึงเป็นสิ่งจำเป็น เพื่อให้วิ่งได้อย่างยั่งยืนและพัฒนาความเร็วได้อย่างแท้จริง การวิ่งช้าไม่ใช่การเสียเวลา แต่มันคือรากฐานที่จะทำให้คุณวิ่งเร็วขึ้นและแข็งแรงขึ้นในระยะยาว

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