Should I take on a bet to run 200 miles a week?

Ya, you can take the bump if you jump on the trails for a good bit of it. It is going to suck mentally and physically, and make sure you eat like a million calories every day.

I wouldn't attempt it, because there is no way you can run 200 miles while working, and running 100 with $200 worth of work is a lot better for you than running 200 and winning a $200 bet.

The extra hundred miles will take you about 13 hours probably, so you'll be making 15 dollars an hour to jeopardize your season and health. The MRI you're going to need on whatever breaks will be well over 200 dollars.

In conclusion, DO IT!

Crash Training?

Ian is that your new handle?

I don't think you could do it either. Running a marathon a day puts you just under 160 in a week. Running easy and your a female? Does that mean 15 minute pace? You know how much time your running everyday? I would love to put up some money for the bet if your dumb enough to attempt it, you might make it 3 days.

Nevermind, just under 180 miles. My brain isn't working to good after just running a 16 miler! Still no chance in hell!

SalukiAlum wrote:

I don't think you could do it either. Running a marathon a day puts you just under 160 in a week. .

Um what? A marathon a day puts you at around 183.4 for the week using 26.2 and not going down to the yards.

SalukiAlum wrote:

Nevermind, just under 180 miles. My brain isn't working to good after just running a 16 miler! Still no chance in hell!

Wrong twice in a row...lol. Getting closer though.

2 butiful feet 2 run 4gold in the heavens mountain,saving the time 4 llater. Run say 2 him what bet you,try 2 run the love again.

I smell a case of anemia coming on.

hibabi ali mohamed wrote:

2 butiful feet 2 run 4gold in the heavens mountain,saving the time 4 llater. Run say 2 him what bet you,try 2 run the love again.

Uhhh...right! That helped.

Anyway, this is going to be 4 to 5 hours of running/jogging per day. I won't say don't do it or you shouldn't do it, but I will say it is not wise! If you do attempt it, try to do half the mileage on a treadmill where you can get help from the belt and you don't pound the knees too much. Also, if something goes 'wrong' you don't have miles to get back home.

Thanks for your opinions. I do have some trails to run on and I can just keep doing loops etc. to stay on the dirt.

Right now at 90-100 I'm not feeling too bad, and I still do 1-2 tempos a week.

Another person also offered me another $100 if I really did do this, so that's $300 total right now. If I were to run 200 mpw, could something like this work (just hypothetically)... just triples so:

13 - 5 - 10

12 - 6 - 9

20 - 8

etc.

So basically split it all up into triples and eat and rest as much as I can?

Just carboload like your preparing for a marathon.

and run 4 times aday, triples are horrible.

So I've thought over it, and I'm thinking about just trying this out... not just for the money, but to see the limits of my body. Basically, try running the miles for 1, 2, 3 etc days and if I'm really feeling tired/feeling an injury come on, I'll stop and go back down/take it easy the rest of the week.

I'm going to be taking iron supplements as well, I already take them a few times a week but I'll increase that/also try to eat healthier.

I work from 9-3, so I was thinking do the schedule something like this:

Wake up early and run 10 miles (something I have done before on a "normal" week)

Eat breakfast, etc. and then run 5 miles to work

There's a 45 min lunch break, I could try to squeeze in 4 more miles there and then eat lunch

Run 5 miles back home

Then run whatever I need to do to get the total later in the day, so anywhere from 4-10 miles

I think this could be doable, I would get the longest run out of the way in the morning. The evening run could be very relaxed (after I run back from work), and when it's cooler.. so maybe 7-8 PM. Then sleep and repeat. Basically I won't have much of a social life this week either...

If I were your coach and I found out you were doing this, I would be very dissapointed. Testing the limits of your body is one thing but you should do it more gradually and not double your highest life time mileage ever from one week to the next. I'm not saying that doing 200mpw is EVER a good idea. But I would say be smarter and work your way up to that mileage, make sure you have the facilities and support staff to "take care" of you i.e. ice bath, trainer, massage therapist. Think it over, you could potentially end your upcoming season for a few hundred bucks....

Don't do it. Could you do it? Probably yes. But is it worth it? Definitely not. Your legs may take weeks to recover from it. You're obviously handling a high work volume, but going from 90-100 to 200 is crazy. And not worth risking injury and your season. I'm assuming you are doing it more for the challenge than for the money but still not worth it.

Here's my take: go ahead and try. Not sure what level you are at, and I'm quite sure your coach would be pissed to know you are attempting it, but why not go for it? You are obviously young, have time on your hands, some trails, and all the rest you want. Give it a try, and if you start to feel like shit after a few days then back off. If you do manage to run the 200, then I'd recommend taking a few days VERY EASY (or a couple days completely off) to recover. Completing the 200 wouldn't mean you're out of the woods yet- your body is still going to be much more susceptible to injury for at least a few days, possibly a couple of weeks afterwards. Be smart, listen to your body, and back off when it tells you to. Trying to run through any developing pain could jeopardize your whole season. For what it's worth, I ran in a couple of Olympic Trial marathons and trained well over 100 mpw for many years. Good luck, but be careful!

Yeah! Submarine that XC season! What an excellent idea!

Make sure you're getting a massage every day from your mom or sister or something. It wont be too bad as long as you listen to your body. But by listening to your body this might mean you wont accomplish your task.

Um...WHY? wrote:

Yeah! Submarine that XC season! What an excellent idea!

Because some people love to run, and want to test their limits. Why do people run ultramarathons? The XC season is not the end-all for everyone. Given the schedule she mentioned, it's going to be more annoying than anything... running 4 times a day is going to get old real quick. But hey, it's summer, she's young, she seems to be able to handle 100 mpw a week. If she does indeed have a bunch of 90-100 mile weeks under her belt, then I am fairly sure she could run 200 very easy miles. I know I certainly could have, but again the question is why? You're only young once. As i said- if she feels bad after a couple of days, bag it. I'm sure there are plenty of college guys who tried something similar during one summer or another. What's the difference if it's a young woman? Again, the relevant factors are: free time, rest, and mileage base heading in. Sounds like she will all 3 covered adequately. Crazier things have certainly been tried. Just use discretion.