Is my desired mileage too high?

gashinshotan
gashinshotan Posts: 749 Member
edited October 5 in Fitness and Exercise
I asked this question earlier this month but things have changed.... I ran my longest run ever yest at 9.4 miles and today I ran 7.7 no problem WITH proper hydration/electrolyte replacement (Gatorade) during my run so apparently my legs have become tolerant of the long distances.... I run about 4x a week - would running 7-8 miles per run be too much if I started bringing my camelbak flashflo (50oz version) and gatorade everyone run?

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  • spacecase76
    spacecase76 Posts: 673 Member
    you are much more of a runner than me, so I guess you don't have to listen to me if you don't want, lol

    I would say pick a day or 2 a week for long runs, and do the others shorter. Running is hard on your body, it lowers your immune system. Give your body time to heal / recover between long runs to help prevent illness and injury.

    Also, never forget the importance of listening to your body.

    GL!
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
    Google ....training for a 10 K or 1/2 marathon and see what you find. When I was running I ran 7 miles 5x per week...made sure I rested at least one day a week. Now I walk and it takes so much longer that I wish I could still run. Knee problems have me walking...even after loosing 50 plus pounds.
  • clari_netter
    clari_netter Posts: 20 Member
    You're doing amazing, as long as you're not getting running related injuries it shouldn't be a problem... my husband's training for a 85km ultramarathon at the moment so I may have a slightly skewed version of 'normal' running... but everyone's an individual and tolerates different amounts of training!
  • lovelyl0ve
    lovelyl0ve Posts: 25 Member
    It's totally okay for some runs, but it'd be good to have a shorter run once or twice a week. And make sure you take one complete rest day from running! Speed work is good to incorporate into your weekly runs too. When I was running cross country, we would have one long day, about 8 miles, one day for intervals, one medium but fast run (maybe 5-6 miles), and then an easy 3-4 mile run, plus our race day each week, and the other two days were rest days. Something like that is good, but modify it according to your wants and needs. Your miles can easily be higher than that, just listen to your body.
  • jmppilot
    jmppilot Posts: 6 Member
    I am no running coach. In my own training, I have found that I need a combination of long runs and shorter runs every week to stay injury free. Depending on what events I may have coming up, my weekly milage varies from 15 - 40 miles per week. Some of my personal rules are:

    * Long run is no more than 50% of the weekly mileage
    * I back down on total mileage every third week by about 20%
    * I try and do nothing 2 days a week (but this is one rule I regularly break... but I ALWAYS take 1 rest day per week
    * minimum of 1 non-running cross train per week

    Even if you are not training for a particular event, check out Hal Higdon's website www.halhigdon.com. I learned a ton from how he stuctures his training plans.
  • gashinshotan
    gashinshotan Posts: 749 Member
    Thanks for the tips guys! Looks like the consensus is to take a short run at least once a week as well as a long run and take rest days... it's so hard to run short when you know you can run farther... hmm I'm training for a marathon - do I even need speedwork/short runs?
  • spacecase76
    spacecase76 Posts: 673 Member
    do I even need speedwork/short runs?

    yes
  • erica714
    erica714 Posts: 48 Member
    bump
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