I wanna be the crazist SOB. Help me. Want to log 350 MPW

Ok Ok ...im going to try one more time....

look at this as a form of economic selection...

there is ALOT of money involved in the running of fast marathons....therefore the compeition is VERY stiff...

and as it turns out through years of experimentaion there seem to be certain formulas that work better than others..these formulas consistantly produce faster marathon runners than the 100s of other formulas that have been tried(includeing yours)...

why might this be...BECAUSE THEY WORK!!!

do you think you Paul Tergat is afraid of 350mpw....

or not smart enough to increase his milage if it would cause any improvemnt...i promise you not...

so you can learn from years of hard earned experiance...or burn yourself out trying something...that despite your insistance to the contray...realy probably has been tried already..

if you want to push your limits:

do 1 mile a day the first week

3 miles/day wk 2

5m/d,

7,

10,

12,

15,

17,

20,

etc

until faliure

you could even throw in an easy week now and then

the point is, that's not going to qualify you for the trials

Sam F wrote:

Lindgren also is a nut case who RAN AWAY from his family , and claims have run a 2:00hr marathon.....so what you want to be a crazy SOB like him??

Lindgren never said he ran a 2 hour marathon, he said he was on pace to run that.

They have a 3100 race that you must complete in 51 days. You should try it.

http://www.srichinmoyraces.org/

it doesnt matter he lied ...we wasnt even anywere close to being a sub1hr half marathoner..

In the Spring of 1969, Jack Levy, a high school senior at Sheepshead Bay High School, ran 302 miles in a single week. On most days he ran 22 miles in the morning and 22 miles in the afternoon. That was sheer madness. I have no idea what's become of him, but I've no doubt but that he looks back on that your some measure of pride.

Do you have access to Ultrarunning?

There's a multi-page interview with Tony Krupicka, who (as a 23-year-old) won the Leadville 100 in his first attempt. He ran 150-220 miles per week for a while in the summer before his victory, and in the article he details what was, I believe, his longest week (222 miles). If you don't have access, let me know and I'll type in the basics. It essentially involved having a sedentary job, a short commute, and two runs per day (one of about 3 hours in the morning, and another of about an hour in the evening).

I inserted the cork up my ass to see how it would it feel. It was very uncomfortable at first, but then I remembered Steve Prefontaine's famous quote: "A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more." Now the cork feels good up my ass and I'm even considering finding a cork with a larger diameter.

how does someone work doing this type of mileage or live a halfway normal life?

I smoke pole for money. Do not judge me.

Actually, I´m thinking of inserting something longer, harder and more human in my asshole.

Stop it

I'm pretty sure that Lindgren, who had had success at 30mi/day as a high schooler, tried 50mi/day at one point in his preparation for the (1972?) Olympic Trials. Unfortunately, he got injured: He ran into a car. Parked. His own.

Derek Clayton, renowned for his 200mi weeks, sustained a similar injury. He ran into a tree. His quote was that he saw it in plenty of time, but just couldn't get out of its way.

No one knows what's possible--in particular, no one knows *for you*. So I won't prescribe a training limit, but I would suggest that at some point you decide what your priority is: training to train, or training to race. If it's the latter, I suspect--but I don't *know*--that you'd be better served by mostly sticking to a lower mileage. And in any case, don't work yourself into a stupor and run into stationary objects.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned David Bedford. He ran 50 miles/day before the - I think - 76 olympics. He lost. I think Lydiard trained very high mileage while experimenting on himself. He concluded that such mileage was unnecessary and probably deleterious. I say all this on the off-chance that you are not a troll, and, also, to let people know that 50miles/day is not impossible (although someone did mention Ted Corbitt)

Ok. So whether you guys are going to help me or not I started my trek two weeks ago. I am basically just living a hermit life and going to my daily classes.

I havent taken any time off like I said I would. I am just interested and at the same time excited to embark on this adventure. However I am very tired all the time.

My previous running background: I have been doing some 120 mile weeks for quite some time.

I kicked it up a notch the apst two week. I did 143 my first week going at it and 160 my other week going at it.

I must say I am really tired, I think I am going to dip back down to 120-130 this week (which I am on schedule for)

I get daily massages, drinking plenty of gatorade (fluids and carbs)eating like a mad man, and lastly taking extra supplements like glucosomine and chondrotiin to ensure my joints are healthy. I dont feel banged up or anything, just my muscles are tired.

I have slept longer than I should and take naps throughout the day. Next week i am aiming for 165-180 miles a week. I can't say it is helping me because I am more tired than usual...but After I hit a certain mileage goal and stay at that level for some time...I bet I will be seeing some type of improvement.

Does anyone have any advice? My friend recommended me a product called "The Stick," its supposed to warm up the muscles and make soreness go away?

Can anyone give me info on that.

I hope all your guys running is going superb. I will check back in week to week detailing my journey. Thanks for all the help.

I wouldn't take the extra supplements. Your joints will either hold up or they won't - supplements won't make a difference in the long term. But if you think they work - go for it.

If you're getting massages then you don't need "The Stick." It basically does the same thing but not as effectively.

just for sake of mileage you could run 2 miles at the end of the hour and then 2 miles at the beginning of the next hour. At even 8:00 pace this gives 88 minutes in between runs and allows you to get 48 miles per day.

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!! keep us updated I think its possible and if ur determined its going to happen. Just stay smart and if anythign ever hurts fix it

GOOO LUCK!!!!!!

Why are you increasing your mileage so quickly? Your body is constantly tired since it needs time to adjust to the new stress of more miles. My suggestion is to stay around 150 for a few weeks so that that kind of mileage becomes more routine, and then slowly increase the mileage giving the body adequate time to adjust. The body can probably handle the super high mileage, so go for your goals and good luck; just be smart and logical about it and listen to your body.