Your Body Doesn’t Care About Miles

Miles can make you feel prepared. But they can also hide the real cost of your training. In this episode, Coach Justin and Coach Katie break down training by minutes vs miles, and why the better choice depends on more than the number written on your plan. If you are a runner, triathlete, or endurance athlete chasing mileage, managing fatigue, or trying to figure out whether time-based or distance-based training makes more sense, this conversation will help you think about training stress more clearly. What You’ll Learn Why mileage does not always show the true stress of a workout When training by minutes may be better than training by distance Why runners and triathletes can get trapped by mileage goals How to choose the training structure that fits your current ability. Timestamps: 00:00 — Minutes vs miles in endurance training 02:27 — Why runners often prefer mileage-based plans 06:50 — The downside of chasing mileage 12:00 — Fueling long runs by time, not distance 20:24 — How heat changes training stress 28:00 — Why template plans can miss the bigger picture 38:14 — The problem with arbitrary mileage goals 47:12 — The case for minutes-based training 56:16 — Time-crunched athletes and training stress 1:03:20 — Why training by time can feel freeing 1:20:33 — The limitations of minutes-based plans 1:28:42 — How to decide which method fits you