For Those Who Ran Competitively In College (DI, DII, DIII or NAIA)..How Much Do You Run Now?

top D3 school (XC podium a few times). late 20s and still enjoying training & racing, 60-90mpw during the year depending on the season/goal race coming up.

IMO this is why depth in US running sucks. guys that are 21-22 just drop the sport in an instant when they could be training and improving for another 10+ years! boggles my mind.

and the argument that "well a bunch of mid 14 5Ks sticking it out isn't going to matter at the international level" is valid to some degree. but how do you know that if an extra 25-50 guys per year of that talent level or better that graduate and normally would quit running decided instead to stick it out and train for long-term improvement, that 1-2 of them wouldn't have a HUGE breakthrough in their mid to late 20s? unlikely i know, but US running depth would be vastly improved regardless of whether anyone makes it big.

to answer your question, most guys are just lazy without team structure and would rather drink beer, focus on career, go to social gatherings, and chase women than spend an hour a day running, let alone put in the time needed to prep for races. running just doesn't fit well into the life of the average joe/jane doe these days.

I went from 90mpw to 20mpw when I finished my senior year. I am in PhD program (Literature...go ahead and laugh it up) and it takes the same dedication. I tried to run with the undergrads at my new school but find that now that I am married and no longer chasing tail that we have very little in common and that I would rather run with my dog. I am only 24 but I feel like an ol grump now ha ha.

Put in anywhere from 70 mpw to 120 mpw in college. Last collegiate season was Fall of 2012. Since then I have put in anywhere from 45 to 90 mpw depending on the time of year (much less in the Winter). Last April to August I averaged about 90 miles a week training for my first marathon, but didn't do any workouts. I am much less serious about my own training now, but I cannot see myself letting it go. I coach now and am seeking a full time teaching job which should keep me interested in the sport for awhile. I don't ever see myself running 100 mpw again, but I'll push close to 90 again this summer when times frees up and I go for marathon number 2.

Ran in HS and D1 level in college, then stopped cold and did not run at all conpetitively for 20 years. Just got back into racing @ the masters level 3 years ago.

Why did I stop? Lots of reasons. Too many other interests - school, partying, the realization that I was not nearly as good I as I thought I was. Tired of the grind and sacrifice. I had other hobbies (surfing, other sports) that replaced that need for endorphins that running produces. Other than never finding out how fast I really could have been, no huge regrets.

Sounds like you have a good thing going with running just to ah . . . run. This is something I did not do 20+ years ago, but truly enjoy doing now. Never too late.

70 to 120 miles in DIII, ran in many DIII national meets for xc, 5k and 10k. I'm currently two years out of college in grad school. Now 45 to 60 miles per week because I have loss of coordination in my leg. If not I would be running the same mileage and intensity.

I run anywhere between 0 and 90 mpw now. I cracked 100 probably 15 times during my career, mostly in the last 2 years. I have other interests now including disc golf and cycling. There's no reason to train overly hard for me when some local races are won in 19+ minutes. As long as I'm not fat, I can run that fast without running for a few months.

50-70 mpw in college, D1 all conference 800m runner.

that was 15 years ago.

I run maybe 3-4 times a month, with my dog. rarely more than 20 minutes. basically just jogging.

I take lots of walks though.

Ran at two Canadian unis in the 80s - usually number 5 or 6 on a middle of the pack xc team.

My observation is the guys who were really good, usually quit a few years out of school. The pluggers, for the most part, were the guys who continued on, ran through their 30s, and then on to masters track.

I am running about 80 per week. 53 - almost all my training mates have quit. Aiming for sub-16 with a vengeance. Your Vo2 diminishes quite a bit so requires consistent training.

Ran about 35 mpw as a 220/440 guy for an NAIA school in the early 70s. Didn't run in Vietnam. Ran about 30 mpw in my 30s, about 40 mpw in my 40s, 50 mpw in my 50s, and right now 70 mpw in my mid-60s. I'm shooting for a 1:25 in a late Spring 1/2 marathon.

NAIA guy in the mid 80s. Never stopped but virtually all of my teammates had within a couple years. Kind of hard admitting that my fastest days were probably behind me when I graduated and I had those "what's the point" thoughts but enjoyed the structure of training too much to give it up. Found some running buddies to do long runs with a couple times a month and I love the sport as much as ever. I average about 2200 per year and find that even though the fastest days are long gone, the best days aren't.

Ran at a mid/low-level D1 school, all conference in XC by senior year. Only broke an 80 mile week 2 times in college wasn't a high mileage guy.

Graduated college 8 years back, teaching and coaching at a local high school, I'll run 30-40 a week. I try to do 1 workout a week but I haven't ran a road race in over 3 years, kind of sad really.

Ran decent times in college, trained 70-100 per week. Now I am 30, a radiology resident, and run about 30-35 mpw. I have to wake up very early these days :(

Ran about 50 to 60 miles per week in college. Now in my late 40s and run about 5 to 10 miles per week. Can still break 19 mins, but with a lot of effort...

Ran D1. 100-130 MPW in college and 100-140 MPW after college for a couple years.

Got to the point where cranking 15-20 miles a day wasn't too enjoyable anymore/was impacting other areas of my life.

Run 10-30 miles a week now for enjoyment. I'm thinking about entering some races to do for fun but I don't know if my ego can take the hit yet.