ELITE FIGHTERS: How many miles do they run a day during training?

[Ido]

El Perro (Alfredo Angulo) metioned he runs a mile per round. Marquez is insane, not only does he run 13 miles, its elevated ground. Ave Maria Purisima, I am weezing after 3 miles flat.

[Suckmedry]

For the pros long running at a strong pace is balanced with HIIT, because the fights are still long and you need lots of the overall aerobic conditioning that long runs provide. As well as the ability to exert yourself then recover quickly which is what HIIT is useful for.

So a pro might run 8 miles one day, then next day do some HIIT etc maybe long runs 3 times a HIIT 2 times per week.

But for an amateur fighting 3 rounds, long runs are still of some importance, maybe once a week to maintain good overall cardio, but HIIT is more important by far.

[Khalid X]

i got to try this for i can be like this after 2 of those. this type of running would have your stamina beasting. how many could you do

I got to 400 twice and that is only because I walked the parts I was suppose to jog/stride. Everyone on our track team was on the ground and the most highest anyone got was to the third 400 (our best LDR who ran 10-12 miles a day).

Also before anyone thinks that my track team was a bunch of pu$$ies, we had won 13 straight district titles and also went to state every year and dominated.

[patpatpts]

I got to 400 twice and that is only because I walked the parts I was suppose to jog/stride. Everyone on our track team was on the ground and the most highest anyone got was to the third 400 (our best LDR who ran 10-12 miles a day).

Also before anyone thinks that my track team was a bunch of pu$$ies, we had won 13 straight district titles and also went to state every year and dominated.

i can imagine with that type of running. im trying this Monday in the morning

[SpecialOne]

For the pros long running at a strong pace is balanced with HIIT, because the fights are still long and you need lots of the overall aerobic conditioning that long runs provide. As well as the ability to exert yourself then recover quickly which is what HIIT is useful for.

So a pro might run 8 miles one day, then next day do some HIIT etc maybe long runs 3 times a HIIT 2 times per week.

But for an amateur fighting 3 rounds, long runs are still of some importance, maybe once a week to maintain good overall cardio, but HIIT is more important by far.

I agree, ive seen some of your posts on the training nutrition side, u know what ur saying!

[Roy Keane]

10 miles a day for an elite boxer isnt that impressive tbh a fat english comedian did 52 marathons in 56 days ......

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

thanks for all the input fellas.

['Sugar' Freddi]

I wonder how many miles Chavez ran? His condition was beyond great.

[dannnnn]

So a pro might run 8 miles one day, then next day do some HIIT etc maybe long runs 3 times a HIIT 2 times per week.

What are you basing this on? Name some top pro boxers who do this. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, but where are you pulling this info from as though it's fact?

As has already been said, Marquez runs 12-13 miles, Mayweather 8 miles, Roach said Pacquiao runs about 8 miles uphill and 5 miles on sparring days. I don't doubt that HIIT is good for conditioning, but trying to discredit longer distance runs is plain ignorant.

Everyone on our track team was on the ground and the most highest anyone got was to the third 400 (our best LDR who ran 10-12 miles a day).

So you say that long distance running is useless and that people who run 10 miles a day are wasting their time, yet the guy who outperformed everyone on your team at HIIT is a long distance runner who runs 10-12 miles a day...

As far as I'm concerned, running long distance is great for boxers. Look at guys from way back like Marciano, they were in tremendous shape. HIIT has its place, but in no way should LDR be neglected in my opinion.

And to people who say "Amateur boxers only need HIIT because they have short fights", do you honestly think Pacquiao or Mayweather or any of these boxers mentioned in this thread who run long distance would have ANY trouble doing four two-minute rounds at a fast pace?

You can even take the Prizefighter tournaments held in England as an example. Pro boxers who are used to 12 rounds, fighting 3x3 minute rounds at a fast pace without gassing.

[Heru]

But the thing is running 10 miles doesn't help with boxing that much since it doesn't simulate a fight like scenario

A 12 round fight is 48 minutes of constantly trying to keep your form when your body is telling you that you can't. Depending on how fast your running, 10 miles would be an hour and a half to 2.

There's a lot of training tools that are intensified for better preparation. There's fighters that spar 15 rounds. Floyd fights without rest in between rounds, there's fighters that fight 4 minutes and rest 30, etc.

****m Richardson said it best and I'm gonna paraphrase it: "The human body is not built for boxing, we just have to put it in the best condition possible to perform".

I assume that's physically and mentally. LD running IMO helps out in both. It can't be a coincidence the toughest fighter are the ones running the longest distances.