The OP - I agree
coleiolio and HRE - Thanks!
To everyone else - I probably should've mentioned more about where I'm at and my plans and stuff. I hit those 100+ mile weeks all summer and then this fall my coach had me running about an average of 70 mile weeks and then we tapered the last month down to 40s. I then took 2 weeks off and ran every other day for a week and then this was my first full week. I'm not in great shape (yet) because of this. I wouldn't be surprised if I couldn't break 10 for 2 miles right now, but I'm literally only done with my first week of training (went 40 - 30 - 0 - 0 - 30 - 120). Yes, I am going unbearably slow, but that's because I just jumped an insane amount and I'm still going up. I've been running with a heart rate monitor (chest strap) and don't really use it for much other than having an alert set up for a certain heart rate on easy days (set at 75% of my max), I usually average around 68 - 73% of my max on these runs, which seems pretty normal, actually. I also usually hit the first mile of every single run around 9 flat, but by the end, I'm just under 8 and again, this is the first week. As for the progression runs being slow, I don't expect them to be fast yet, I'm still adjusting to the mileage and might be for a while, but that's why I have 2 days of strides and 2 days with max effort hill sprints (I'm building up to 12 - 16 twice a week), that way I have some speed work.
animaxcg - My doubles are long because I'm training for (technically 800) 1500 - 10k, I want to be great all around. I'm not training for a marathon. Trust me, in about 6 years I'll be deep in some halfs and fulls, but I'm a freshman in college and I don't need the stress of 2 and a half to 3 hours long runs for anything I'm racing. I can run 7 minute pace, but I won't recover very well and I'll burn out like BizarroWorld mentions, but at this pace, I find it hard to physically burn out. Mentally, my ego is too big to let this become just another thread where nothing comes of it like asdf says. The doubles will be 7 miles every morning and 8 miles on Tuesdays and Fridays, it just makes hitting 140 (the goal) easier.
asdf - as I just said, my ego is too big to let this turn into one of those threads, I rollout religiously (15 min twice a day at minimum, more if something is tight) and I sleep up to 10 hours a night. Like nike free talked about, it's real glamourous, I know. Also for the Lydiard guys, they ran by feel, which is what I'm doing. If I don't feel good, I'm not gonna go all out just to make it look like I'm doing better training than I am, it's boring, I know, but it's what I'm testing. Also, since you brought up Lydiard, I'd just like to add that his guys ran 100 mpw and then also JOGGED an easy hour in the morning Monday through Friday.
Alright, sorry that was so long, but if you read it, I'm guessing that means you were slightly interested. Bottom line is, I'm testing something out, I'm not saying this is the way to go and honestly, I'm glad you guys say it's not, it makes me think more and I enjoy that. Just another reminder, this is the start, lets see what it does to me.