The problem I have with running 7 days a week... besides I get tired... is finding the time to do it! I can fit in a lot of runs knowing that I'll catch up on things that one day off... Sometimes I don't really get anything done (heck, one look at my house confirms that!!), but it helps my stress level to think I will.

Erika, I sometimes think about when I was married and had all the responsibilities that goes with it, and don't think I could run near as much as I do now...but would have to squeeze it in how a lot of you married folk do now, especially with children. I can basically do what ever I want to, when I want to do it...including getting plenty of sleep and rest which helps for the next days run. So far I am feeling better running the way I am now, vs wearing myself down the way I was without a plan to follow. But I am sure I will get too tired at some point, and have to take a day off now and then. But the difference is just two big workouts a week, and the rest just easy or recovery runs getting ready for the next big workout. Tim