What is an appropriate threshold for increasing weekly running distance to reduce the risk of injury? The "10% rule" appears conservative and not entirely practical, especially for novice runners. Starting at 10 mi/wk, it would take nearly two months to be up to 20 mi/wk 1/n

Novice runners have been found to tolerate 20-25% increase in weekly distance and it is suggested 30% may be a more appropriate threshold. 2/n
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2013/06000/can_gps_be_used_to_detect_deleterious_progression.2.aspx

Is weekly distance the most appropriate measure or is running workload better suited to address this question? Distance alone fails to account for factors such as intensity and wellness which likely influence the body's ability to adapt to external loads. n/n