none of them. It 's better to alternate lengths of the run instead of doing the exact same run X time a week.
So I would say d-g with a long run and shorter runs with speed work.
none of them. It 's better to alternate lengths of the run instead of doing the exact same run X time a week.
So I would say d-g with a long run and shorter runs with speed work.
Impala31 wrote:
none of them. It 's better to alternate lengths of the run instead of doing the exact same run X time a week.
So I would say d-g with a long run and shorter runs with speed work.
Duh, the point is to pick the best of the listed options. Not to actually construct the best training plan. It's more of a though experiment.
simplicity works wrote:
Impala31 wrote:
none of them. It 's better to alternate lengths of the run instead of doing the exact same run X time a week.
So I would say d-g with a long run and shorter runs with speed work.
Duh, the point is to pick the best of the listed options. Not to actually construct the best training plan. It's more of a though experiment.
Ding ding ding
Looks like F is coming in 1st, E in 2nd, and G in 3rd. What a race!
x days without injury wrote:
Vote. Argue. You can't vote "other." Feel free to rank.
a) 1 mile per run, 50 runs per week
b) 2 miles per run, 25 runs per week
c) 3.6 miles per run, 14 runs per week
d) 5 miles per run, 10 runs per week
e) 7.1 miles per run, 7 runs per week
f) 8.3 miles per run, 6 runs per week
g) 10 miles per run, 5 runs per week
h) 12.5 miles per run, 4 runs per week
i) 16.7 miles per run, 3 runs per week
j) 25 miles per run, 2 runs per week
k) 50 miles per run, 1 run per week
As a miler, I'd pick D. You could do four singles and three doubles, and I like that balance of frequency/length of run. Or you could have a day off and do four doubles and two singles, which might suit those who favor rest days every week.
Second for me would be E, then either C or F, depending on the rules about how long you had to take between runs (could it be 5 minutes or something?)
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You shouldn't have to do doubles to run 50 mpw, that's barely running.
For option A I think there should be some kind of minimum rest period between runs. Otherwise you could choose option A and then structure your training however you wanted such as 20 1 mile runs back to back.
Thought someone would have picked C. That and D are the only SoM options here and I thought it was "proven" that SoM is the best base training plan
D or E, you should run every day for sure, but you'll be better off if you take an average of 5 or 7.1 miles, and then mix it up and do , like in example E, 4-6-5-3-8-something, so you don't go crazy with boredom. Also, add a long run, those really help.
e is correct wrote:
E. Run daily. Throw strides and workouts into some of those runs to get different stimulus each day. Not ideal training but better than the other options you list.
E is correct is correct. Take an easy day of 4 and a long run of 11. Can’t imagine the last three months without my daily run and dog social distancing in the park.
runthecountry wrote:
Second for me would be E, then either C or F, depending on the rules about how long you had to take between runs (could it be 5 minutes or something?)
Good point about the minimum time between runs. I was thinking they had to be hours apart. If there isn't a rule then A goes from the worst to the best option.
I would go with E. I am essentially doing that for the last 8 months but closer to 9 miles a day.
Example would be yesterday I ran 10 miles which included 40 seconds hard/1:20 recovery for the last 9 miles.
Today I ran an easy 9 miles .
Tomorrow I will run a medium pace 9 or 10 miles.
Last week I did 3 straight days of wooded trails with about 150 ft gain and loss per mile so my 8.5 to 9 miles would have been 10 to 11 if I was on flat pavement.
I'm just training for races between 9 and 15 miles.
There is no correct answer because you should be doing training that is specific to the distances you will be racing.
If I was going to race a marathon, I would try to do 17 miles 3 days a week running some sort of speed one day (minute on/minute recovery). Another day run up tempo the last 8-10 miles and the last day just run easy to steady.
Probably the stupidest thread I've seen and ive been here for several years.
D or E
x days without injury wrote:
Vote. Argue. You can't vote "other." Feel free to rank.
a) 1 mile per run, 50 runs per week
b) 2 miles per run, 25 runs per week
c) 3.6 miles per run, 14 runs per week
d) 5 miles per run, 10 runs per week
e) 7.1 miles per run, 7 runs per week
f) 8.3 miles per run, 6 runs per week
g) 10 miles per run, 5 runs per week
h) 12.5 miles per run, 4 runs per week
i) 16.7 miles per run, 3 runs per week
j) 25 miles per run, 2 runs per week
k) 50 miles per run, 1 run per week
e) but with two of the runs on the same day, and one rest day (since you didn't specify different days this is allowed)
Well done.
Alternate F and G
x days without injury wrote:
Vote. Argue. You can't vote "other." Feel free to rank.
a) 1 mile per run, 50 runs per week
b) 2 miles per run, 25 runs per week
c) 3.6 miles per run, 14 runs per week
d) 5 miles per run, 10 runs per week
e) 7.1 miles per run, 7 runs per week
f) 8.3 miles per run, 6 runs per week
g) 10 miles per run, 5 runs per week
h) 12.5 miles per run, 4 runs per week
i) 16.7 miles per run, 3 runs per week
j) 25 miles per run, 2 runs per week
k) 50 miles per run, 1 run per week
F. An off day is never a bad idea and can be used for cross training. But, do the schedule like this:
M - 14 easy long
T - 8 tempo
W - 4.5 v easy
R - 11 medium long run
F - 8 tempo or easier track intervals/fartlek
Sa - 4.5 v easy
Su - off
D, because it gives you the most flexibility.
You could take off one day a week, with 4 days X 2 runs + 2 days X 1 run.
Or you could take off two days per week, with 5 days X 2 runs.
E is also OK if you don't mind doing 5 days X 1 run + 1 day X 2 runs.
As you can see, I believe strongly in taking off at least one day every week. Preferably more than one day. You can cross-train on the non-running days. I like to cross-train a lot because I get injured easily from running. I think a lot of other people get injured easily too.
I agree with D, pretty much for the reasons above. You have flexibility. Also, the OP doesn't say how long you have to rest between runs. You could do a five mile loop, walk around for however many minutes, and run another five. In fact, if you allow "runs" as "repetitions" with relatively limited rest between reps, I might even go with B or C.
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