Hello letsrun.
I am from the UK, i am a 800m and 1500m runner (1:50 and 3:49) and I only run 25mpw which compared to friends is very low.
I want to be a pro athlete.
However i think this quality 25mpw is optimal for me, as I have run 15:05/1:50/3:49 off of it.
Is building to 50mpw more likely to make me the next Mo Farah or destroy me as a runner?
So should I stay at 25mpw and increase quality or should I up to 50 and decrease quality slightly
(This is my second year of running)
- ahckmed
This post seems kind of troll-y. If this is true, that's impressive. Try focusing on mileage in the offseason, then slowly transition to quality when the season comes around.
Agree, seems troll-ish.
Anyways, I'll bite. How old are you? In your teens? If so, I would recommend something like what Rupp did. Look to add 5-10 miles to your weekly average each year. If your goal is to focus on the 800/1500, add closer to 5. If you're hoping to improve at 5 and 10k, look to add closer to 10.
As the other poster said, bumping it up in the off season is ideal. Then when you add the quality back in, do it slowly and you should be able to keep most of those miles in your week.
questionabletimes wrote:
Agree, seems troll-ish.
Anyways, I'll bite. How old are you? In your teens? If so, I would recommend something like what Rupp did. Look to add 5-10 miles to your weekly average each year. If your goal is to focus on the 800/1500, add closer to 5. If you're hoping to improve at 5 and 10k, look to add closer to 10.
As the other poster said, bumping it up in the off season is ideal. Then when you add the quality back in, do it slowly and you should be able to keep most of those miles in your week.
Thanks for advice. I am 17, turning 18 in a few days.
If you want to do better at 5K, increase your mileage. Your 800/1500 times are great and your 5K is abysmal by comparison.
If you're not a troll, you've got great talent. This year go from 25 MPW to 50 MPW.
ahckmed wrote:
Hello letsrun.
I am from the UK, i am a 800m and 1500m runner (1:50 and 3:49) and I only run 25mpw which compared to friends is very low.
I want to be a pro athlete.
However i think this quality 25mpw is optimal for me, as I have run 15:05/1:50/3:49 off of it.
Is building to 50mpw more likely to make me the next Mo Farah or destroy me as a runner?
So should I stay at 25mpw and increase quality or should I up to 50 and decrease quality slightly
(This is my second year of running)
- ahckmed
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Why are you so slow ackmed?
Ingebrigtsen is younger and lots faster.
Granted, he runs 209 miles per week, plus 10 workouts, and cross training, and he has a hot girlfriend and TV show, so obviously you should being doing this too.
And compete more bich!.... How else will we here at LRC new able to judge you appropriately.
If you are real and really 17....Your 1:50 would of gotten you a medal at the summer youth Olympic games
ahckmed wrote:
So should I stay at 25mpw and increase quality or should I up to 50 and decrease quality slightly
Keep quality the same, and increase mileage.
asby wrote:
If you are real and really 17....Your 1:50 would of gotten you a medal at the summer youth Olympic games
No one goes to those. That's 2 seconds faster than Ingrbrigtsen's 1500m pace.
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