Does anyone know what the highest mileage in one week that a college runner has done, not including summer training?
Does anyone know what the highest mileage in one week that a college runner has done, not including summer training?
I'm d3, won't even be top 35 in my region, and I ran 100 mile weeks with a high at 115
no talent
maybe you train too hard or dont have the guts come race time. its not that hard to be good in d3 if you train properly and race like an animal
forest wrote:
Does anyone know what the highest mileage in one week that a college runner has done, not including summer training?
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Joe Sanson ran 327 miles the week of march 7-13,1974 while at Oklahoma Wesleyan. He set a PB of 32:39 10k the following spring.
2 guys from Eastern Michigan hit 201 this week.
Mr Knowledge wrote:
Joe Sanson ran 327 miles the week of march 7-13,1974 while at Oklahoma Wesleyan. He set a PB of 32:39 10k the following spring.
That's insane. Did he triple or something?
I fell 20 yards from the finish line and it took me about 15 seconds to walk to the line at my last race, so I don't think not having guts has anything to do with it
I don't run any of my miles outside of workouts faster than 7 minute pace, but I've gotten slower since last year when I was only doing 70-75 mile weeks.
D3 sucky runner. Something is a miss. If you put in the work, you should get the return. Have you checked for anemia? Do you pound 60 beers on the weekends? Please fill us in.
king wrote:
Mr Knowledge wrote:Joe Sanson ran 327 miles the week of march 7-13,1974 while at Oklahoma Wesleyan. He set a PB of 32:39 10k the following spring.
That's insane. Did he triple or something?
He ran the 10k pr at 10 am. He followed that at 11:30 with a 16:04 5k and ran the marathon that afternoon at 4 pm in 2:43. Unfortunately, he was outvoted for the mvp by a sprinter who won the 100,200,400 relay, and 2nd in the 1600 relay.
Haven't been checked for anemia, don't drink... I think it's pretty obvious I'm doing something wrong. I watch what I eat, but am not big, or a skeleton. I'm 5'10' 135
I am emberassed when people ask how much mileage I do, just haven't seen any results
d3, if you running 100+ weeks during the season, maybe your legs are shot. It's November....your season must be near the end. Cut your mileage (you can add back the volume between seasons), vary your training efforts, and you should see a return on your investment. Good luck to you.
I was doing 100+ mile weeks from early July, kept it consistent through the season, and peaked at a couple 110s.
I had a really HORRIBLE race, and dropped my mileage down to 70-75. My legs feel better, but I raced last weekend and was still slower than last year on the same course.
Thanks for the replies, but I am considering giving up running after this season (JR) I can't really see any reason to stick around if I am going to get worse or not significantly better.
Should I wait it out and run track and see if the mileage will pay off?
Keep your mileage down and stay rested and you will be ready to peak and run fast times in about another 6 weeks.
You probably should have cut the mileage a few weeks ago.
My personal opinion is to do all your miles up to the first meet. After that, your only concern should be racing faster every race. To do this you have to up the intensity of the workouts and cut the miles. You should peak in 6-8 weeks once you begin your workouts. You can hold that peak for another few weeks. You are much better off peaking too soon in a season rather than too late.
d3 - maybe you're just not a high mileage guy?
maybe you're stuck doing garbage miles. high mileage is nice, but if you're jogging all the time, then you aren't doing yourself any favors.
in order to run fast, you have to TRAIN fast. cut your mileage, and drop the hammer.
guarranteed you see better results.
i'll play wrote:
maybe you're stuck doing garbage miles. high mileage is nice, but if you're jogging all the time, then you aren't doing yourself any favors.
in order to run fast, you have to TRAIN fast. cut your mileage, and drop the hammer.
guarranteed you see better results.
The problem with most is they think it is either/or. High mileage or low mileage. The optimum way to train is high mileage out of season and low mileage (higher intensity) in season.
Yeah, I kind of figured out that I should be running lower mileage during the season, but my coaches never told me, and I didn't know any better.
It was funny though, I was cooling down with my Coach after a workout and he asked how I was feeling lately, and I said really well after dropping my mileage. He was like, "yeah I kind of thought you should have dropped it down at like the beginning of Oct"
I was just thinking "You're mmy coach, you probably should have told me this during the season!"
I wonder if maybe running 50-60 miles a week at like 6:00 pace could be a better training option.
d3 sucky runner,
I tried doing that high mileage stuff too. I ran 100-120 mpw over the summer and thought I was going to be set when I got back to school. Well my next season was my worst ever. I was stuck running the same times that were slower than the previous year.
This year (SR year) I decided to take the summer easy with mostly 60-70 miles and just ran how I felt. Didn't worry about hitting certain mileage, if I felt good I went fast if I didn't I went slow. Got to school and bumped my mileage up to 80-90 mpw and added the tempos, etc. Having my best season ever. Every race this year (although it is just CC) has been a PR for me. Went from running 25:30s on a course last year to 24:20s on the same course. So it is not always about how high you can get your mileage, although I do believe in high mileage, some people just aren't ready for it yet.
Despite the conventional wisdom on this message board, not everyone improves off of higher mileage. I think every competitive runner should try it--and then stick with it for awhile--but some people will get slower.
I know that Geb and Frank Shorter and Paul Tergat run/ran 140 miles per week. But they're freaks. That's why they're good. Yes, hard work is part of it, but the ability to improve off of high mileage is itself an elite quality that not everyone possesses.
Painful as it is to acknowledge, there some runners who are going to race better off of 60 miles per week than off of 100 miles per week. If you are one of those runners, it's not the end of the world. You're not going to be an Olympian, but you might be surprised at how much you can improve off of "low" mileage weeks in the 50-70 range.
Thank you guys so much for the thoughtful replies
Here is what I am thinking for track after my 2 weeks off after the regional meet.
*Build up quickly to 100/week hold until indoor starts
*Indoor Season, cut down to 80, then 60 for 2 weeks before conf
*Build up quickly again to 100/week until outdoor starts
then 80/week or so
*60/week for last few weeks (conf/last chance meets)