RunningAHEAD - Topic: Long run max when building your base (page 2)

Figbash

posted: 1/15/2008 at 8:57 AM
modified: 1/15/2008 at 8:59 AM

Quote from mdmccat on 1/15/2008 at 12:14 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. Roll eyes

Tom

Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 1/15/2008 at 9:02 AM

Quote from mdmccat on 1/15/2008 at 12:14 AM:

I think I was only doing 30-35 mpw when I ran a HM.

Quote from Croydon on 1/15/2008 at 12:48 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? Confused

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

JakeKnight

posted: 1/15/2008 at 10:10 AM

Quote from Trent on 1/15/2008 at 9:02 AM:

What is wrong with running more miles folks? Isn't running why we are all here?

Good question! I've been meaning to bring it up ... http://runningahead.com/logs/259c5652820340638512f715ed2ff6c7

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Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 1/15/2008 at 10:23 AM

JK. Think about the overall context. And this.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

mdmccat

posted: 1/15/2008 at 2:06 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".

mdmccat

JakeKnight

posted: 1/15/2008 at 2:41 PM

Quote from Trent on 1/15/2008 at 10:23 AM:

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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JakeKnight

posted: 1/15/2008 at 2:44 PM

Quote from mdmccat on 1/15/2008 at 2:06 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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Tchuck

SMART Approach

posted: 1/15/2008 at 3:43 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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mdmccat

posted: 1/15/2008 at 6:11 PM

Quote from JakeKnight on 1/15/2008 at 2:44 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.

mdmccat

MikeJA89

posted: 1/15/2008 at 7:59 PM

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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