Slow-smooth-fast
"I've been following Eddy's improvement over the last two years on this site, and it's been pretty dang solid. Sure the weekly mileage has been up and down, but over the long haul he's getting out the door and has turned himself into quite a runner. He's only now just figuring out his potential. Consistency in running is measured in years, not weeks. And over the last couple of years, Eddy's made great strides" Jeff 14 Jan 2009
Future running partner.
I have had great results from MAF training, though am a little bewildered as to how much time on my feet I should be? I mean to say that I feel great most of the time as it is nice easy running. But I would like to know if I should be limiting the amount of mileage that I do. I average around 50, though last week had a 65 mile week. It would be hard for me to do this every week, what with family etc. Is there a rule about how much is best? One more thing is that as I am becoming fitter and getting a more efficient base my pace is improving. Several miles within my runs are now sub 8, and some are even near to 7 minute mile pace down hills. So the runs are getting al ittle tougher to run at MAF, so therefore, my body I believe will find it harder to run at MAF at these paces for long distance weeks. What are your experiences and am I ok to take a day off? Should I always be striving to get more miles in? Is there a point of breakdown when it is just too much? Be interested in your thoughts.
My MAF is 157 as I added 5 for running over 2 years. It feels right. Just that when I styarted it was very slow at this pave, now it feels faster. I may drop my MAF in this case.
...What are your experiences and am I ok to take a day off?... Should I always be striving to get more miles in? ... Is there a point of breakdown when it is just too much? Be interested in your thoughts.