no one wrote:
168 - a long time ago and included some pretty good interval work. Usually ~ 118
Several team mates who did over 200 - one for 8 weeks in a row.
His top mileage was 246.
His consecutive 3 year - weekly ave = 140, 140, 155
Just a shot in the dark here, but did you guys run at Fullerton State by any chance?
good shot
and the 200+ for 8 weeks was not MC
MarathonMind wrote:
Who cares what the pace is? 154, anything over 140 is incredibly rare territory. Who cares how you do it? High mileage is an accomplishment in itself. Very very few runners ever get to that level.
Sure, it's an accomplishment. So is taking a crap that lasts two hours. There is no reason to run this type of mileage. It can only trash your body, no matter how ridiculously slow it was probably done.
Cracked 90 once in HS. Ran a string of low 80's in college during XC. I was a mid-distance guy, and the mileage along with the quality always left me with tendinitis. Once I went down into the low 70's, it would always clear up.
3:54 (1500), 25:29 (XC)
Been over 100 miles maybe 12-15 times? Pretty sure the biggest week was 115 miles.
If I only could come up with these sorts of hunches about what the lottery number will be on a given night. Thanks.
HS - 55 miles.
College - 82 miles.
Post College - 42 miles.
I was a pretty low milage guy but I accomplished all of my goals in running so I'm happy with it.
236 miles
14:28 5000
30:03 10,000
2:27 mara
5:23 50 mi
HRE -it was not unusual for our high mileage guy to run 150+ the week of a marathon (2:17 ... then later 2:15). While I now think that is nuts, we then thought he was a stud. And in some ways he was. We had about 10 guys doing ~140. And 20 guys who were ~ 9:20 2m and about 30 guys working out at any time during season. Crazy (but fun) days. Must say our interval work during track was pretty high quality.
Morbid Florist wrote:
82. Felt pretty good...but only one speed workout was in the mix.
82 here too
Hit a 185 last year, just so I had done a marathon a day on average.
Hit 100+ for 30+ consecutive weeks.
no one wrote:
HRE -it was not unusual for our high mileage guy to run 150+ the week of a marathon (2:17 ... then later 2:15). While I now think that is nuts, we then thought he was a stud. And in some ways he was. We had about 10 guys doing ~140. And 20 guys who were ~ 9:20 2m and about 30 guys working out at any time during season. Crazy (but fun) days. Must say our interval work during track was pretty high quality.
Those were the days. I'm pretty sure I know who you're talking about. I remember those times but didn't know they were part of a 150 mile week. You have to think he'd have been at least 2:12-2:13 with some taper but who knows? Maybe he'd have been 2:20 with some taper.
one sat morn we were getting ready to go on a 15-18 mile run (about standard for a sat). Were were gathering at one of the apts in Yorba Linda I think. Knock on door - its high mileage guy - he had run from home (Westminster) to yorba LInda (a 'measured' 20 miles) by about 8:00 - 8:30 am. He hung around to chew the fat about 10min or so and turned around to run back home. He did some mileage that eve as I recall.
I tried to run 40 miles once - from the SFV to Camarillo. I was doing really well actually but my feet and ankles began to break down. Made 36 then ran 5 miles in evening @ Pierce College. We were pretty sold on mileage,or at least had experienced some success, individually and collectively Looking back I would prob build in more rest. MC and I both agree that our typical workout week was quite brutal and the lets run peanut galleries would never believe what we did. I'm also convinced that I left some very good races in workouts. I know I did in working out with my brother.
KInd of a testament to the dedication to high mileage boom
As someone whose highest-mileage week was 229 (mostly 7-minute miles, except for some faster track workouts and tempo runs), I generally agree with this:
needmoreproof wrote:
Sure, it's an accomplishment. So is taking a crap that lasts two hours.
However, you have no basis whatsoever for this statement:
There is no reason to run this type of mileage. It can only trash your body, no matter how ridiculously slow it was probably done.
In a less absolute form, I could maybe agree with it. Some people certainly can't do that mileage safely. However, with the several billion people on Earth, why is it that hard for you to believe that there are people out there who CAN handle it and even benefit from it?
"You have to think he'd have been at least 2:12-2:13 with some taper but who knows?"
know one or two (maybe more) of us ran some 20-25 milers that certainly indicated a 2:12 was realistic. But - as you alluded to - there are /were multiple variables that play into an optimal performance on any given day.
no one - great and inspiring posts. What type of pace did you guys run on the majority of your distance runs?
How many years did you guys (I know there will be different answers for each) spend running serious marathons?
50. Fifty is the highest I've ever done, yet I still find myself with quite a few injuries. Wut.
84 miles. This was last year as a master - it involved a Sunday rugby tournament where my son's team kept winning and I kept having to wait another hour or two for the next game, so there was a lot of 'Dean K pace' on the Sunday!
82 miles as a youngster.
Now for a really important question. How long elapsed between the peak mileages and the really good races that (hopefully) followed?