One for the serious runners on here - what distance/time/pace would ye do for an easy run during the week to keep yourself ticking over?
Went out for a handy auld jog earlier and did the 5km in 25:12 - occurred to me Iāve no idea if I should be going faster, slower, longer etc.
Correct.
Easy pace is a pace you could easily hold a conversation with someone.
I might sing the Limerick Rake to myself when Iām out for my next jog.
Iād be anywhere between 5 min and 5ā30 pace if I was just going for a jog. Thereās lads that are slower than me that would never run slower than 5 min pace. As @fenwaypark said whatever is comfortable for you. Shouldnāt feel like effort.
I find it harder to run slow than fast.
Was doing my slow longer runs at around 5:25 pace
Is there any point at all in that, other than fresh air and a chat? Not doing much for you surely?
I think @fenwaypark & Kev had a few rows over this 
The thoughts of heading back to two screaming wains and a frazzled wife adds a nice few minutes to the time.
Mainly recovery. Some reasoning in this article. https://www.runnersworld.com/advanced/a20835578/the-easy-day-pace/
Recovery running just needlessly batters your joints. I can see zero point to exercise if youāre not exerting yourself. Iāll run 10k with the lad and Claire tomorrow morning, but itāll do me no good at all.
The point is that it shouldnāt batter your joints though. A good chance to focus on technique and to take in a different surface
An easy run for me about 2 years ago was 5km at 6+ minutes per km. An easy run these days is 5:30 per km or 5:50 for a 10km. Itās all down to your level of fitness I suppose
Running batters your joints. It just does.
On roads 100%.
Youāre still gaining fitness from it though and canāt run hard every day. Youād just end up getting injured. Iād normally do 2 hard runs a week. Everything else be at around 5 mins per km or slower.
I donāt think you are gaining fitness. Youāre better off on the bike or doing Bikini bootcamp.
Iāve been doing lots of slower long runs since Christmas. Iāve knocked nearly 2 minutes off my 5k and took 5 mins off my 10k time this evening. No injuries either compared to my routine before Christmas where I always tried push myself and was bollixed walking around.
But maybe just resting up would have done as good
Run your easy runs easy and your hard runs hards.