Fellow long distance runners, how much do you run?

I work out 6 days a week. 3 runs and 3 cross training sessions, though I'm hoping to replace one gym session with a run.

At the moment I run about 90km a week (55 miles) with two mid-twenty km runs during the week and a high-thirties-low-forties run on Sundays. I am, however, currently training for my first ultra, and I'm not sure if I'll continue this volume after. Though I'll probably just find another race to train for and go on, as I do.

I like running, I love the scenery, being able to get away from it all (read kids), listen to my podcasts, and being able to travel distances under my own steam. This weekend we went away to the beach and I went on a couple long beach runs and it was so beautiful. Or tomorrow, when I drop my kids off at school/kinder and go up the river, climb some hills and see the view of the city, and see if I can get any photos of rabbits or foxes to show the girls later.

Running is the best.

Doing a couch to 5k, I'm trying to get my distance up.

I do about 20 MPW, spread out over three or four days, and train for half marathons. My goal isn't to be the best or the fastest -- it's simply to be competent. This mileage lets me do that, and get in the other activities (barre and swimming) that I like.

I run seven days a week, anywhere from 40-60 miles (depending on what in particular I'm training for). A typical weekday for me right now is five miles a day and I'll do longer runs on Saturday and Sunday. Since I do run daily, I pay close attention to how I'm feeling and will add a low intensity/low mileage day if I feel it is appropriate.

I do enjoy being able to eat more, but honestly I just love running. I'm a particular fan of racing so I'm usually training for an event (my current goal is a Ragnar relay next month).

I'm also in the 50-60 mpw range currently, but not training for anything specific. My "long" runs are only about 10-11 miles, and I might do that 1-2 x per week, mostly sticking to about 7.5 for normal daily runs. On one of those runs I'll do some speed work on the road, maybe 3 mins harder pace with 90 secs EZ or I'll go to my favorite hill and do repeats.

My favorite time to run is first thing in the morning, before all the hassles of the day become overwhelming. Not every run is great, but I don't think I have ever had a problem or a frustration or setback that has ever looked as bad on the other side of 7 miles. Sometimes when I'm running my mind just wanders, thinking over the day, sometimes I'm totally focused on the run itself especially if I'm getting through intervals, sometimes its awesome to join up with my running group for a little company. Running restores my equilibrium in a way no other exercise even comes close to!

Does rolling out of bed and running a 5-10k a few times/year count? I'm definitely more of a lifter but run on occasion on non-lifting days.

My wife is definitely more of a runner (not active on MFP) and typically sticks to 3x/week, typically around 9-15 miles total depending on what's next on the calendar. She ran a HM in 11/2016 and came away with a stress fracture in her femur (in the radius of the flange going to the hip ball joint) which has curtailed her mileage some and made her focus on recovery a bit more. I try to get her to do more traditional resistance training but she's taken to doing yoga on her off days and for warm-up/cool-down when she runs. Found some youtubers she likes with videos that target being complimentary/supplementary to running. Now that she's over a year removed from her injury she's planning to do some longer races to build her mileage back up. There's a 15k scheduled some time this spring and it wouldn't surprise me if she wants to try to do the same HM again in November.

I like doing a few long races every year, usually a spring marathon and a spring and fall half marathon so I try to keep in shape year around. I run 5 days a week, 35-40 mpw when I'm not training, up to 55 when I am. I also walk a couple of miles every day and hike when DH is able and willing.

I have been running for several years, but I slowed down significantly over the winter for a couple of reasons. I have a marathon in September, so I’ll go from my 12-15 a week currently up to 40+ as I get ready for that. In the past, I have done more 10K and half distances, so I did 25-30 a week.

I run because I enjoy it and because focusing on a particular race goal (either distance or improving time) helps me focus on consistency with my exercise and eating.

I run 4 x weekly along with biking, swimming & strength (I'm doing something pretty much 7 days a week)

My running distance varies wit where I am in a training cycle and what I'm training for. During the off season it may be as lows as 20MPW and when I'm near the end of a half-marathon training plan (haven't done a full marathon yet) peaks at about 40MPW.

The last couple of years my focus has been more on triathlon, forces me to cross train more.

I run about 35mpw over 5 days. My job keeps me on my feet moving around a lot. The days I don’t run, I still either ride my bike or walk. I am awful about doing any strength training nor do I do yoga. I don’t know how to get myself started with that.

3 5-mile runs and two half-hour strength sessions per week if I'm not training for anything. Add in a weekend long run if I'm training. I also do short hikes of about 2-4 miles on many weekends. I run half marathons; no desire to do anything longer than that.

7lenny7 wrote: »

It varies spending on where I'm at in the training cycle and injury. In the last year it's been as little as zero and as much as 60 miles per week. On average it's been 23 mpw but that's skewed greatly because my running volume goes way down in the summer.

@7lenny7 As a fellow Tree Basher-Trail Hound mine is the opposite. It goes up in the summer as the Northern winter close's 99% of the trails forcing us onto the roads or paved park paths. The cold/snow has been miserable this year so that has really set a lot of us back. That darn Boat of yours keeps you off the trails. Although it's great family time and a real learning experience for the kids.
35km/week which makes it easy to pickup any HM's that catch my eye at the last moment.

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craygslyst1 wrote: »

Great to read what others consider distance. I run 5-6 days per week, and I hit about 30-40 mpw.

Hoping to do Pittsburgh 1/2 marathon in May.

Thanks everyone

I'll be running Pittsburgh Half (and the 5K the day before). I ran the full last year. Great race.

Cool to see some people doing Pittsburgh. I'm sitting it out this year, but will likely be there cheering on others.

Most of the time I run a little over 10km, 5 days/week. I guess that works out to a little over 30mpw. Not really interested in racing, just in staying healthy.