Reasonable goal??? (Read 666 times)

New here to RA and wanted to say hi to everyone. I have decided to make this my new running home I have a question to ask. I trained for my first Marathon last fall that got canceled, Indy Classic Marathon. I built my mileage up to 60 miles a week and never have loved running this much before....just love running high mileage. I am a triathlete also, so I can't really bike right now because of the cold weather...well, I can ride my trainer, but that's super boring. But will still get out there on the weekends if it's warm enough. To maintain my fitness over the winter months I have decided to run 10 miles a day, 6 days a week with Friday off. Normally, I would do a longer run on Sunday's, but with no real goal or races right now, I don't think a longer run is necessary, but still may cut back Sat's run, and run longer on Sunday (12 to 15 miles). If I feel good and am not injured, do you think this is a reasonable training plan? Oh yeah, once or twice a week, I incorperate some speed and tempo work into my 10 milers.....like yesterday, 5 of my 10 miles were at 10K pace. Any opinions will be appreciated, and glad I found this forum. Have a great day all, Tim

Hi, Tim, Glad you found RA. Can't speak to your question, since I'm still so totally in awe of anyone who manages to get in over 20 mpw, although running the same distance every day would wear me out mentally as well as physically no matter how long or short. (I'm still hovering at around 13 mps, increasing ever-so-slightly toward my goal of 25.) One thought on the bike trainer, though. (I assume this is where you "ride" your bike indoors, kind of like a stationery bike?) If I had a set-up like that, I'd rejoin Netflix and spend cold, dark winter days/nights watching movies that I wouldn't otherwise have time for while "riding" my bike. Drop by the Masters Users group and say hi! Eliz

I'd say if your body's handling it, you feel good with it, and your not getting bored out of your skull... then why not. I would agree with a couple other posts in that I would lose my mind doing 10 miles everyday, as I don't think I could find enough of a variety of routes, but to each their own. Good luck.

Thanks for the responses so far. Actually I think 10 miles is a perfect distance "to me". Usually takes me about 1:20 on a tempo run, or maybe 1:45 on a slow run. I know variety is good, but I am extremely motivated and I don't get tired of running the same distances. My variety comes from running new - different routes all over town and in the country. I may add also, that most of my runs are slow enough that I could converse with someone if they were there. I used to run hard alllll the time, and could only run 2 or 3 times a week, and was constantly injured and sore. And I have learned to listen to my body better, and when to rest and extra day and cross train on my bike or swim....hate lap swimming though. I really have found that slow, low HR training is the way to go to be able to increase mileage like I did. But it was hard at first because I thought everyone was looking at me and thinking "look at the slow runner, or look at the jogger" But I dropped my ego and now realize, I am training and don't care about what others think, especially the lazy people that can't even walk a mile Thanks, Tim

On a side note, when you log your miles, make sure to put in seconds. Right now, your pace for your miles are about a minute per mile

LOL, thanks...I am still getting use to all this stuff at RA Got the info changed. Tim

where is the masters user group

http://runningahead.com/groups/MastRun

OT, but Tim --- did you lose 100 lbs? That's fantastic!

Yeah, I have lost 100 pounds...wish I had a picture to post when I was fat to compare to the picture I have showing here. I went through an ugly divorce about 9 years ago when my wife left me for a close friend of mine, after 20 years of marriage. I was super depressed and did not take care of myself at all. I finally decided enough was enough and started eating better and caring about myself again. Actually, I lost most of my weight through eating right (I hate the word diet, because diets have to end at some point) Then I started cycling, then running and swimming. I fell in love with training for triathlons, and now I love to run more than anything. It is extremely easy now to maintain my weight, which is a wonderful feeling. Thanks for the kind words, it's great to have a nice body at 48 years old Tim