Seems about right to me. For what it's worth most of my training weeks for last years ultra were between 30-40 miles with a couple of 50 mile weeks 3-4 weeks before the race. I think Jason will agree that anyone that says they consistently pull 50+ mile weeks either is full of shit or has no life...plus they are physically draining in a big way.
I'm glad we choose one of the hottest and driest summers on record to train for this.....as if it's not challenging enough. This week was sun-9 mon-5 tue-6(half of which was speed work to break up the monotony) wed-off thur-6 today-off tomorrow-depends how damn hot it is.
Sounds like a good plan....except the first two miles of any run always suck...you'll never get to the easier part.
ReplyDeleteLast week was first high milage week (30)...gonna back off a bit this week and try and get a couple of pool workouts in on my off days.
Just ran 4 miles in the dark... no widlife this time.
ReplyDelete5mi yesterday; today-off; tomorrow- 3mi, Wed. 5mi; thurs. 3mi; sat 4; sun 6. i'm tired just thinking of it.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I am shuffling more than running. no strength in the legs yet.
So my total goal is to get to 35-40 miles/week. Does that make sense or do you all feel it should be more?
ReplyDeleteSeems about right to me. For what it's worth most of my training weeks for last years ultra were between 30-40 miles with a couple of 50 mile weeks 3-4 weeks before the race. I think Jason will agree that anyone that says they consistently pull 50+ mile weeks either is full of shit or has no life...plus they are physically draining in a big way.
DeleteI'm glad we choose one of the hottest and driest summers on record to train for this.....as if it's not challenging enough. This week was sun-9 mon-5 tue-6(half of which was speed work to break up the monotony) wed-off thur-6 today-off tomorrow-depends how damn hot it is.
ReplyDelete6 miles this morning.... i hate running when I wake up!
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