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How many miles would you still run in a week if there were no races to go to? (Read 970 times)

jingchunyu


    posted: 11/7/2008 at 7:01 PM
    How many miles would you still run in a week if there were no races to go to? and How long would your lobgest run be in that case?
    andytrihard


    Gotta TRI

      posted: 11/7/2008 at 7:05 PM
      Certainly not many Big grin It's precisely why I book the races, to give me the kick in the pants I need to get out there.
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        posted: 11/7/2008 at 8:04 PM
        Quote from jingchunyu on 11/7/2008 at 7:01 PM:
        How many miles would you still run in a week if there were no races to go to? and How long would your lobgest run be in that case?
        No races right now, or no races ever? I have no races planned for the rest of the year, and I'm probably going to run 70+ miles per week for the rest of the year with 2 to 3 runs of 15-25 miles per week. Normally, I'd say that I average 40-60 miles per week in a base building phase with a couple runs over 10 miles and 1 run over 15 miles. During race season, it depends upon what I am training for, but that's when there are races so isn't relevant to your question. Wink

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        jingchunyu


          posted: 11/7/2008 at 9:51 PM
          Quote from Run To Win on 11/7/2008 at 8:04 PM:
          No races right now, or no races ever?
          I meant "what if no races ever"
          Ennay


          A Saucy Wench

            posted: 11/7/2008 at 10:04 PM
            I'm not sure I would have ever started running. If racing didnt exist and I had taken up running purely from a fitness/stress standpoint. 15-25 mpw probably. Probably more in the 15-20 mpw range.

            I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

             

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            Chris_So_Cal


              posted: 11/7/2008 at 10:06 PM
              A MUCH better question would be... How many miles would you do if injury and extreme fatigue where not a factor. I could see about 40-50 miles a week if that was the case. (I am still a relative newbe in the 20-30mpw range)
              C-R


                posted: 11/7/2008 at 10:29 PM
                Ideally the same as now; honestly probably about 30% less. Good question - seems like racing brings out the best in us all.


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                Jeff


                Why is it sideways?

                  posted: 11/7/2008 at 10:46 PM
                  Quote from jingchunyu on 11/7/2008 at 9:51 PM:
                  I meant "what if no races ever"
                  I would invent races and then run 100 miles a week.
                  zoom-zoom


                  rectumdamnnearkilledem

                    posted: 11/7/2008 at 10:48 PM
                    Quote from Ennay on 11/7/2008 at 10:04 PM:
                    I'm not sure I would have ever started running. If racing didnt exist and I had taken up running purely from a fitness/stress standpoint. 15-25 mpw probably. Probably more in the 15-20 mpw range.
                    Ditto.

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                    remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.    

                         ~ Sarah Kay

                    Ennay


                    A Saucy Wench

                      posted: 11/7/2008 at 10:59 PM
                      Quote from Jeff on 11/7/2008 at 10:46 PM:
                      I would invent races and then run 100 miles a week.
                      Interesting you would run more for races you invented than current ones.

                      I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

                       

                      "When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7

                      emuporium


                        posted: 11/7/2008 at 11:07 PM
                        If there were no races I wouldn't have to do any of that annoying tapering or recovery crap!
                        mikeymike


                          posted: 11/8/2008 at 9:51 AM
                          Quote from Jeff on 11/7/2008 at 10:46 PM:
                          I would invent races and then run 100 miles a week.
                          POD.

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                          goat


                          Finder of good newts

                            posted: 11/8/2008 at 9:57 AM
                            pretty much the same as now...20-30. I pretty much only use races as excuses to run new places... Mostly running I like to all by my lonesome.

                            It's hard to look down if you don't go up

                            Trent


                            Good Bad & The Monkey

                              posted: 11/8/2008 at 10:07 AM
                              Quote from Jeff on 11/7/2008 at 10:46 PM:
                              I would invent races and then run 100 miles a week.
                              I did that once.
                              JimHowe


                                posted: 11/8/2008 at 10:28 AM
                                About a third of what I do now, if that much. Races are defnitely what motivate me to run as much as I do. The other benefits of running are gravy.
                                Age 60 plus best times: 5k 19:00, 10k 38:35, 10m 1:05:30, HM 1:24:09, 30k 2:04:33
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