my job normally entails ~60-80 hrs/wk and with a family, 40 miles per week is about what I have time for. Every 4-6 wks, I have a very light week -- would there be benefit to bumping my mileage to 60-70 miles for this particular week or is this too large of a jump?
thank-you
bump it up. 40 isnt enough
ya one week won't hurt you, cause you'll have the next 3 weeks to recover from it. if you can maintain 50's instead of 40's that helps too
I realize I should do more than 40/wk but can't given my work hours and time I enjoy with my family..
is bumping to 60-70 miles for one week periodically worth it?
Worth it? Probably hard for anyone to say, because
- bumping one week in five(ish) is no doubt a pretty uncommon scheme few have experience with
- people respond a little differently to mileage, makes a bigger difference for some than others
- other unknowns: whether you'd enjoy the extra miles, your ability, goals, race distances, etc.
Seems like one of those things you'd pretty much need to determine by trying it. I think if you'd enjoy the bigger weeks then that's reason enough. Another potential benefit: if you should have more time to devote to running somewhere down the road, having already run some bigger weeks would make it easier and quicker to build up your volume.