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posted: 1/15/2008 at 1:57 PM
modified: 1/15/2008 at 1:59 PM |
| Quote from mdmccat on 1/15/2008 at 5:14 AM: I need to be running 44 miles/p/w to do a 13 mile long run???? come-on.
I must be doing something extremly wrong. I think I was only doing 30-35 mpw when I ran a HM.
These suggestions are meant as a general guideline for new runners. Obviously they won't work for someone training for a half or a full marathon because your weekly mileage would get too high. Also, half and full training programs are of finite length. You can get by with a long run that is a much higher percentage of your weekly mileage if it's only for a few months, but I believe that I and others have already mentioned that. 
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posted: 1/15/2008 at 2:02 PM |
| Quote from mdmccat on 1/15/2008 at 5:14 AM: I think I was only doing 30-35 mpw when I ran a HM.
Quote from Croydon on 1/15/2008 at 5:48 AM:I was doing 30-35 mpw for the 3 weeks leading up to my first HM and 25-30 a few weeks before that.
Sure, you COULD do a single long run or race of 13.1 miles on 35 mpw, but you will not likely do your best AND you risk injury AND you will require a longer recovery.
What is wrong with running more miles folks? Isn't running why we are all here?  |
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posted: 1/15/2008 at 3:23 PM |
| JK. Think about the overall context. And this. |
| It's all fun and games until the flying monkeys attack. |
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posted: 1/15/2008 at 7:06 PM |
This is a great thread and has made me re-think my schedule... Thanks Figbash, Noby and everyone else.
I really did think I was more than ready for a HM at 30-35 mpw and had a wonderful race. Of course I would be more prepared with 44mpw and probably even better prepared with 100...
This year I'm running more days - 5 instead of four. And will be in that 40-50mpw range nearing my half (so I guess I will find out). I totally agree that when you are nearing your goal race you can break that 25% suggestion. Thanks for your input and putting up with my "come-on".
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posted: 1/15/2008 at 7:41 PM |
Quote from Trent on 1/15/2008 at 3:23 PM:JK. Think about the overall context. And this.
You realize, of course, that I'm required by law to respond with just four letters: HTFU.
Of course, I took my two weeks off, too, at the end of the year. |
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posted: 1/15/2008 at 7:44 PM |
| Quote from mdmccat on 1/15/2008 at 7:06 PM: This is a great thread and has made me re-think my schedule... Thanks Figbash, Noby and everyone else.
I really did think I was more than ready for a HM at 30-35 mpw and had a wonderful race. Of course I would be more prepared with 44mpw and probably even better prepared with 100...
Nothing helped me more than starting to run more days of the week. I laughed the first time I was told to think about 7 days a week; I thought it was somewhere between insane and stupid.
Now the only days I take off are by accident. And instead of more injury, I seem to have much, much less. I'm just careful to have lots of easy recovery days.
And it's a lot easier to build mileage on more days (obviously). Running 7 days a week, you can do 50 miles a week on an hour a day - with no long run. Add in long run, you're well over 60. Add in a mid-week longish run, and you can hit 70, pretty easily.
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posted: 1/15/2008 at 8:43 PM |
I have averaged and am limited to about 22 miles per week (foot issue from childhood accident) the last several years over 4 days.
When training for a half marathon, I usually do 9 miles for my long runs working up to around one 11 mile run 10-12 days before the race. I also do one other mid week longer run of 7-8 miles w/ a bit of quality work. The other two days were easy and some cross training mixed in on the other days. Once you have a strong base and build up gradually and train smart, there is no risk of running more than 25% of your miles in the long run. I train like this year round just adjust the quality work. |
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posted: 1/15/2008 at 11:11 PM |
| Quote from JakeKnight on 1/15/2008 at 7:44 PM: Running 7 days a week, you can do 50 miles a week on an hour a day
Not at my pace... of course if I were running that much I probably could...
I used to run every other day now I'm doing 3 on one off. Baby-steps. |
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posted: 1/16/2008 at 12:59 AM |
| If you're not training for a marathon I'd say to max out at about 2 hours. If you're training for a marathon then you need some of those 20-22 milers. |
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