I am going to go from 60 to 50 mpw. Can I still improve at the same rate running 50mpw if I add in a lot of X Training. If so, how should I do this? I was thinking 2 hours of biking on my 2 off days.
I am going to go from 60 to 50 mpw. Can I still improve at the same rate running 50mpw if I add in a lot of X Training. If so, how should I do this? I was thinking 2 hours of biking on my 2 off days.
You'd be better off staying where you are and adding the other stuff or forgetting the other stuff and running more. You get better at running by running.
My parents think that I am going to get hurt.
Stop sharing your training with your parents unless they happen to be experienced and qualified distance running coaches. If you do that, in a couple years you're going to be asking what D3 schools take anyone. Run more.
I am not asking if I should drop my milage. That is already set. If I rowed 2 hours on each of my two off days, could I get just as fit?
so you're dropping to 50 mpw because mommy and daddy are worried about you? wtf? let me guess, they think you're gonna wreck your knees.
take it from a washed up loser: i've lived a pretty decent life so far with very few regrets. my biggest regret? not doing the big miles in my late teens/early 20s that it takes to reach your full potential. nope, i mostly stuck to 40-50 mile weeks and have the mediocre PRs to go with it.
My plan is basically to massively increase my time training.
RunnerWithoutAnAerobicBase wrote:
My plan is basically to massively increase my time training.
You can do that but what everyone is telling you is that running 60 mpw is great if it's not hurting you
And if it's not hurting you, you are probably better off trying to dabble with 70 mpw than doing anything else.
Kvothe wrote:
Stop sharing your training with your parents unless they happen to be experienced and qualified distance running coaches. If you do that, in a couple years you're going to be asking what D3 schools take anyone. Run more.
Some teens literally do cocaine, and your parents are worried about 60 mpw
Just tell them you run 50 mpw, lie about the miles Seb Coe style
Look, anyone who uses the term aerobic base is already lost.
The correct answer is you should improve FAR faster at 50/week than 60/week, if you are open to doing some real work and laying off the rest of it
Your adaptations are not simply a function of duration; your base is about more than training time.
Quality of work matters also, not overreaching matters too.
If you are a HS kid you need to know two things:
1) the best HS runners are not the ones training the most mileage.
2) to be successful you need speed, typically < 55 400m speed minimum for a male, < 60 400m speed for a female
Kessler and Harrison are < 50 for 400m, but are also comfortable jogging at <5:30 pace or faster
Stick to your 50 miles/week, forget about the biking as training.
Use it for transport only.
A good 50/week is far more useful.
You used to get good advice on this site. But apparently not any more. Indeed, best example ever of not answering the question.
I do moderate work on the elliptical for time. So, an hour moderate on the elliptical would be a 45 minute run (5 miles), so 2 hours would be 10 miles. I’m working harder in a heart rate sense, my body doesn’t get beat up. I’d go with elliptical, cycling and rowing in that order.
Your aerobic base is your aerobic base. Doing 50 per week with cross training if perfectly fine.
(I answered your question and it was really easy, other posters take note - losers).
RunnerWithoutAnAerobicBase wrote:
I am not asking if I should drop my milage. That is already set. If I rowed 2 hours on each of my two off days, could I get just as fit?
The answer is no. I also have a hard time believing your parents actually check the specifics of your training so much that they would know that you're now doing just fifty, you're running maybe ten minutes less a day. Why not just run 60 and tell them you're running fifty but going slower?