Am I upping my miles too quickly?

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9 years ago 09/09/2014 11:38pm EDT

I picked up running about 3 1/2 months ago after I quit smoking. I started off with a meager 10 or so miles/week(mostly hill/max incline kind of stuff), but have transitioned to flat running and about 30 or so miles/week. Physically I feel fine, but would it be a good or bad idea to adding more and more miles in the following weeks/months. I'm currently aiming to run in the Chicago marathon next year. But, in a more general sense, I'm just trying to progressively get faster and be able to run longer. Thanks for any advice about this.

9 years ago 09/10/2014 8:57pm EDT

re: Victor Petrescu

30 seems okay.

If you up the mileage I would take a couple days off each week.

This might ruin the mileage total but the amount per day would be increased.

9 years ago 09/10/2014 9:24pm EDT

re: Victor Petrescu

30 is fine for now since you're a newbie. People can finish a marathon on as little as 30 mpw. I think if you want to run an enjoyable marathon where you don't crash and burn at 20 miles, you need at least 50-60 mpw with well chosen/structured workouts and training.

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