I'm a freshman in college, not running for my university (going to transfer somewhere else for fall '08)
All my running until then will be for myself and I want to get a mega base for the season next year. What is a good approach to this and when should I begin doing workouts such as tempo runs and intervals? I'd like to work up to 75-80 mpw and run about 26:30. Thanks for any help
I hate to burst your bubble but 75 to 80 miles isn't really a base at all. Most college teams do at least that much during the season with workouts. Most collegiate runners will also spend their summers running right around 100 mpw with a mega base being closer to the 120-140+ range. So if you're looking for a mega base, i'd go for those numbers, otherwise I'd hammer those 75-80 mile weeks pretty hard. Good luck though man.
By mega-base, I meant a base from now til August. Since I'm going to be a sophomore I did not want to do too much because if I worked up to 110 mpw, how much would I do the year after that? How much can you really improve? Plus I do not want to get hurt so since I have never done this much before I want to play it safe
It's pretty discouraging and daunting to all of a sudden run 140 mpw. It's rather impossible. Of course your approach should be based on what you're doing now. Even a large jump to 75 is difficult. If you're running 40 mpw add 2-3 miles per week. In three months you'd be at 65-70 mpw feeling strong. That would only be the end of march so you could easily be at 80-90 mpw by the end of the school year. This helps to give your body proper adjustment, avoiding burnout and injury. Do 1-2 workouts/tempos per week and strides on a couple days.
i'm sort of in the same boat, only still a senior in HS. never really held any consistent mileage above 35 before and i'm making the jump this winter to 70. i'm just taking my time and not doing any speed workouts or tempos. just nice easy sub 7 comfortable runs and adding mileage. i'm already at 50mpw and feeling stronger than i've ever felt in my life.
i'm sort of in the same boat, only still a senior in HS. never really held any consistent mileage above 35 before and i'm making the jump this winter to 70. i'm just taking my time and not doing any speed workouts or tempos. just nice easy sub 7 comfortable runs and adding mileage. i'm already at 50mpw and feeling stronger than i've ever felt in my life.
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