The Sleep Rule

Sleep one extra minute per night for each mile per week that you train. So if you run 30 miles a week, sleep an extra half hour each night. Sleep deprivation has a negative impact on training, says David Claman, M.D., director of the University of California San Francisco Sleep Disorders Center. The average person needs seven and a half to eight hours of sleep, so increase that amount when youre training. The Exception The extra sleep may not be necessary for some high energy folks.