50 MPW is too many??? (Read 1225 times)

No.

Is this a trick question?

Maybe she meant 50 MEALS per week??

The clerk is obviously correct and the first three responses are just the product of East Coast bias. As scientific proof take a quick peak at their logs and you'll see those three goofballs have run over 50 miles per week in their training and what was the result? In races their knees can't stand the pounding so they are forced to run faster and not enjoy the scenery as much. It's actually quite sad. If Q would run slower he'd notice more things and write better race reports.

I agree with Lank.

Since I have never run 50 miles in one week, my answer has to be properly qualified......BUT, I believe that if you work your way carefully up to 50 MPW using normal precautions, that it's a number of miles that most people can run (I hope so because Im working my way up there). I just dont buy that 50 is to many for a properly trained and seasoned runner that knows what he/she is doing...... Chances are that someone she knows (that actually runs) said that to her, so now she figures its The Word From The "Running Gods'. It might do you some good to cut back for a week or two just see if you can heal up a little, but I know that I never pay too much attention to what the clerks in the running shoes stores think...cause deep down inside, I dont think they know what they are doing most of the time........There are the occassional serious runner that also works in these stores that give good advice, but normally its someone that doesn't know much...so take what they say with a grain of salt...

Everyone is different. Is 50 MPW too much if you have trained correctly for it, run with good form, and are otherwise healthy? Probably not. Is everyone capable of running 50 MPW week in and week out with their current form? Probably not. Could someone running with perfect form 50 MPW break down anyway? Probably. I don't think she can possibly tell you that running 50 MPW itself is the source of your troubles. Equally, I don't know that anyone here can possibly tell you that you -can- run 50 MPW all the time and be fine. There just isn't a single absolute truth to be revealed here. The fact that you are developing an overuse injury that is often brought about by bad form or bad shoes, and that you've been fitted multiple times into the shoe, would lead one to believe that you need to do something to your form, either via stretching or strengthening to eliminate some imbalance that is leading to your problem. Whether you can do so while continuing your current workload, or need to reduce is a question you'll have to determine on your own. It is fair to say that if you are having issues, something needs to change or the issue isn't going to go away. You'll have to determine whether that means subtracting miles, adding stretches, adding strengthening, or something else.