Evening all.  Decided to tempt fate again and start the thread.  Leslie:  You can add your quote later.  Or in the immortal words of Nike advertising:  JUST DO IT!

Mon:  AM: 20 mins of core excercises: 4 sets of 50 push-ups [200 total], 4 sets of abds, 3 sets of pull-ups, mild stretching.  PM: UB free weights using garage weight bench.

Tue:  AM: 20 mins of core excercises: 4 sets of 50 push-ups [200 total], 3 sets of abds, 3 sets of pull-ups, mild stretching. Followed by 5.27 mile run @ 7:53 min pace.  Nice fast easy run. 

Wed: AM: 20 mins of core excercises: 4 sets of  push-ups [180 total], 3 sets of abds, 3 sets of pull-ups, mild stretching.  PM: 5.6 mile easy run after work.  Pace @ 8 min miles. 

Thur: 45 min free-weight and circuit weight training at fitness center.  Mostly UB but did so some leg work.

Fri :  Off today, planned on getting early morning run in.  Overslept so skipped core excercises.  8 mile hill run instead pace around 8:25 min miles. 

Sat: SRD Some isometric excercises and a few dumbell excercises about 10 mins just killing time - nothing serious.

Sun:  6+ mile run this morning just under 8 min pace.  Humid, overcast and though I was hoping to run in rain - didn't happen.

Total miles: 25

Core excercises; 1 hour - 580 push-ups.

Free-weights: 1.75 hours.

LOL, you're very courageous Joe Thanks for starting us up.

 no just foolhardy 

OM, just don't cutback too far. Start your next week about midway through your higher mileage, and build from there. That is, if you want to keep building. Otherwise, nothing wrong with just repeating the cycle. You're doing great with your doubles and mileage!

 Thanks! Though I'm not exactly sure what you mean by starting my next week midway through my higher mileage. What I do know is that I'd like to keep my next few weeks in the low 40s, if I can maintain it. Get used to how it feels to run that much consistently. Not quite sure what value there is (for me at least) to keep building indefinitely, ya know?

 Thanks! Though I'm not exactly sure what you mean by starting my next week midway through my higher mileage. What I do know is that I'd like to keep my next few weeks in the low 40s, if I can maintain it. Get used to how it feels to run that much consistently. Not quite sure what value there is (for me at least) to keep building indefinitely, ya know?

 I can understand that. And what I meant by starting midway, is say, for example, you built for 3 weeks, at 25 miles, then 28 miles, then 30 miles (just for example), then cutback to 25, then increase to 28 (see, you're starting back midway), then next week maybe 30 or 31, then next week 34 or so... then another cutback, but this time no lower than 28, etc. that way you can continue to ratchet up your mileage (usually by adding a little to a mid-week run and a long run, then maybe to two midweek runs, etc) with a 3-week progression, then a cutback. But I agree, there's no reason to build forever, and no reason to go beyond mid-30's, mid-40's, whatever you're comfortable with that allows you to feel good about your running and stay uninjured!

Also, rather than continuing to build miles, after you're comfortable with a certain level of mileage, say bouncing around in the 40's for awhile, you can change up your routine by adding different kinds of running and some speedwork. Run some trails. Run some intervals on the road or track. Do doubles (you're already doing that and I think that's awesome!). Just don't get in a rut where you feel it's all stupid and pointless (been there, done that), and don't get hurt. Easy, right?