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She said the human body is not made to run 50 mpw week in and week out. She told me that 25 is the correct number. I should only do 50 when I'm training for a race. Her statement was, "If you do 50 miles week after week, you will get runners knee and other injuries." I'll appreciate any responses, constructive or otherwise.
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Her statement was, "If you do 50 miles week after week, you will get runners knee and other injuries." I have been running 45 - 50 miles every week for about 2 1/2 years except when I have an injury. What do you think? Is 50 mpw too many to do regularly?
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O.K. Here's my decision and I'm sticking with it (maybe). Thanks to everyone's input, I have decided that 50 miles per week is not too much for me. This is disregarding the smartass that said maybe the clerk meant just for my body. I am not running this week. It will be a busy week and maybe my runners knee will heal. After this week I intend to regain my ability to run 50 miles per week, week in and week out. After I get back to a regular 50 miles per week, I will begin a real training program intended to prepare me to run a marathon. I will complete this training and my first marathon. In the course of the next 2 years, I will train and run several marathons. In one of these I will qualify for Boston. That is pretty far-fetched since I am a relatively slow runner. I will run Boston and wave at the camera so that the store clerk can see me. I will continue my running, at 50 miles per week, until I die. When I am dead, I will be buried in the cemetery in Pettisville, Ohio. On my tombstone it will say, "Richard Nyce-The INHUMAN body who could run 50 miles per week, week in and week out." People will come from far and wide to pay their respects to the man who could do 50 mpw. Does anyone need directions? You all are great!!! Thanks for all the comments and help!!!
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I agree 50 mpw is NOT too much. However, having lost weight like this myself combined with being a new runner, this is about the time overuse injuries will creep in. Others can run this far since they've trained longer than we have. But remember, we are still relatively new to this. Our bodies are not totally adapted to running like others who have slowly built themselves up. Running a marathon is a great goal. It is something that I'm proud of...4 times. Go for it, cautiously.
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I think she might be right. I'd heard that Meb and Ryan Hall only run 25 mpw km/hr.