January = 1 mile per day
February = 2 miles per day
Etc
Pretty simple
Something I’ve thought about trying. I’m in bike-ish shape (average 90-110 mpw biking), but have not ran consistently in five years.
Is this too easy? Will I get bored with very few miles? At what month would this probably not work out well?
WyoKid wrote:
January = 1 mile per day
February = 2 miles per day
Etc
Pretty simple
Something I’ve thought about trying. I’m in bike-ish shape (average 90-110 mpw biking), but have not ran consistently in five years.
Is this too easy? Will I get bored with very few miles? At what month would this probably not work out well?
How do you feel about 372 miles in the month of December?
What does your current December look like?
bryan evans wrote:
How do you feel about 372 miles in the month of December?
What does your current December look like?
even if he's running 0 mpw right now, i still think it's highly doable. he should go for it.
Too easy
Day 1: completed 1 mile
On the way
How about this: weekly mileage = average temp (in °F) of the previous week.
Depending on where you live, you might be around 60mpw in the spring and fall seasons, take a light winter of 20-40mpw for recovery, and get a nice little base of 90-100 in the summer.
Or you could just run 1 mile on the 1st of every month, 2 miles on the 2nd, etc.
It is a remarkable idea WyoKid. And it does not break any "rules" regarding mileage increase.
Looking forward to your end report in 2022.
It’s a great idea
Just 1 or 2 miles is really low though. Maybe make that the minimum you have to run but go for mostly 3-4 mile runs until you get to March and have a 3 mile minimum.
It will be tough in the fall. Hope you have the time on hand to put that kinda mileage in. Also I would consider mostly doubling in those months.
I have thought about this once I get comfortable running again. 2 to 3 weeks down the line when 1 mile is super easy, I may move it up to a couple miles.
Thinking about the mileage for that day/month being the minimum is probably where this will end up going.
Two days in, no problems yet.
Quick update:
I have run everyday. Just a mile. No more, no less. Getting easier by the day.
I think I will bump it up to 1.5 miles on the 16th, and run that much over the last half of the month.
Good Luck!
cool concept but you should run more than you described in the early months. Otherwise you won’t be adequately preparing yourself for the last months of the year
Thank you for the thoughts.
My goal with this rather simple plan is to just get out the door and get comfortable running again. I have not been patient in the past and jumped right from months on the couch to 3-4 mile runs. Not very smart for my age (43 now). I am slow playing this so I can enjoy running.
Hopefully you are uploading these runs to Strava. Would look pretty interesting if you stick with it.