None of them are fast or improving though.
None of them are fast or improving though.
Ted Corbitt experimented with very high mileage (200+ I think) before the other Americans mentioned in this thread. It's probably in his biography.
fred wrote:
New York City Marathon New York, United States 1st Marathon 2:08:01
I'm assuming you are talking about Juma Ikangaa? If so, can you go into more detail what his training looked liked?
I ran 200 miles in 6 days in training once, all in singles and super slow. Took two days off and got back into normal training afterwards (80-100 mpw with one or two workouts).
Three weeks later had an amazing 50 mile race.
Whats the name of that very old guy (70+) that did a lot of ultracompetitions at a very slow pace (14 minute miles? so a lot of walking!), i think it got him to a lot of 300 miles per week, only to sharpen up with some faster running and do sub 3 for the marathon, pardon if I remember this all wrong, the story was here late last autumn or november or december.
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Most I've done is 214. It's not that bad. It all depends on the person. Just follow your bliss. Do NOT listen to the Debbie Downers on LRC. They are pure hate.
214 is nothing but keep it up buddy.
Fueled by hate wrote:
214 is nothing but keep it up buddy.
A lot of outstanding results in Ultra running proves that the best way to go is to train like a marathoner. When Jonas Budd,Sweden , won the World Champ 100km in 2015 he was forced due to an injury to reduce his mileage drastically in advance.
TransConCon wrote:
7/10 for getting someone to bite on the Elliptigo.
Another few pieces of advice:
* Don't run a few hundred mile weeks in a vacuum...Put it up on a Blog so everybody knows! You should at least get a sock or "fuel" "sponsorship"
* Have somebody follow you with a camera, add some music, and show it at a trail-running film festival
* Better yet, claim you are attempting a World Record at something: a long trail, across the US, etc. People will be 'inspired' and donate thousands of dollars for you to f-ck around running all the time. The window on this scam might be closing though so hit it now before people catch on.
Good luck!
I should have done that the last year as I have put 2,526 miles on my Hoka Bondi. Maybe Hoka would have sent me some shoes for free. Of course I wouldn't have needed them!
I remember Krupicka posting here when he was doing his big weeks. I was injured from a work accident but could still stairmaster. I built up to my highest week of 28 hours doing two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening every day.
SUPERIOR COACH JS wrote:
Fueled by hate wrote:
214 is nothing but keep it up buddy.
A lot of outstanding results in Ultra running proves that the best way to go is to train like a marathoner. When Jonas Budd,Sweden , won the World Champ 100km in 2015 he was forced due to an injury to reduce his mileage drastically in advance.
I totally agree. But the myth that you need to train endless miles for ultras does not go away.
the thought did cross my mind .......... wrote:
I remember Krupicka posting here when he was doing his big weeks. I was injured from a work accident but could still stairmaster. I built up to my highest week of 28 hours doing two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening every day.
Anton is one of the fine examples that too many miles are not beneficial. He ruined his career and now lives in a shoe closed in Boulder and rides his bike sometimes. Kind of sad.
http://antonkrupicka.com/blog/In my transcon races, 300 miles a week is not too much, even for average ultra runners. Long-term benefits seem to accrue as well. But the race situation ensures these runners do little else but run; they are working together (not necessarily willingly); and their world revolves around getting down the road. With high-mileage weeks, it’s often a question of whether there is any joy beyond a certain limit; depression & burnout are real issues. Also the benefit of mileage is more long-term and overall health, etc., less about PRs at shorter distances.
I survived 3 weeks of 385-mile weekly cutoffs at the first 2700-mile in ‘96, and I was average ability.
Do you people have jobs? Who has time to run 200 miles a week?
Trolls.
running dirty wrote:
Anton is one of the fine examples that too many miles are not beneficial.
http://antonkrupicka.com/blog/
I would argue his "career" was founded solely on those 200 mile weeks.
wtaf seriously wrote:
Do you people have jobs? Who has time to run 200 miles a week?
Trolls.
Not as crazy as you think. If you average 8 minute miles for 200 miles that is 26.67 miles of running per week. Or, about 3.8 hours of running per day. From what I've seen looking at Bill Rodgers training log, he ran 200 miles a week once, and he did it by doing 13 miles in the morning and 16 miles in the evening and doing like a 30 mile run over the Boston marathon course. Our bodies are much more capable than you think. Canova has talked about how the old school Japanese training method would do one week of super high mileage week a few weeks from their marathon(about 200 for the females and about 300 for the males).
depends on how you look at it...... wrote:
running dirty wrote:
Anton is one of the fine examples that too many miles are not beneficial.
http://antonkrupicka.com/blog/I would argue his "career" was founded solely on those 200 mile weeks.
Same story w/ Tim Olson.
220 miles a week? You guys have way too much free time on your hands. Whatever makes you happy.
SprintTriathlon wrote:
Whats the name of that very old guy (70+) that did a lot of ultracompetitions at a very slow pace (14 minute miles? so a lot of walking!), i think it got him to a lot of 300 miles per week, only to sharpen up with some faster running and do sub 3 for the marathon, pardon if I remember this all wrong, the story was here late last autumn or november or december.
Forrest Gump?
joedirt wrote:
SprintTriathlon wrote:
Whats the name of that very old guy (70+) that did a lot of ultracompetitions at a very slow pace (14 minute miles? so a lot of walking!), i think it got him to a lot of 300 miles per week, only to sharpen up with some faster running and do sub 3 for the marathon, pardon if I remember this all wrong, the story was here late last autumn or november or december.
Forrest Gump?
Gene Dykes.