high mileage to low mileage marathon training

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  • douglas dolores

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    14 years ago 01/31/2010 2:39pm EST

    i'm super time strapped and have gone from running 60-70 miles per week (normal mix) to now running about 20-35 (almost all high intensity and hills). this has been going on since october. after 4 weeks i came within 95 seconds of breaking 3 hours in the marathon. i want to build back up for another race and hope to break the barrier this time.

    before i start a program i am wondering how much of that good aerobic base is lost (heck, my long runs are now 6 miles), and if anyone has any experience with this kind of switch over. any good training advice? i think i have the time management now to build back into the range of 50 per week.

    thanks.

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    14 years ago 01/31/2010 3:18pm EST
    re: douglas dolores

    I'm guessing the best you can hope for is some sort of consistancy - run every day even if it's just 3. Make time on the weekend for one long run and cover 10 or so at marathon pace. I think adding as many hill as you can in the filler miles can hopefully offset the loss of volume. You have to find a way to go every day, even if it's only a few. The big thing you will be missing out on with the volume drop is the efficiency that comes with it.

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    14 years ago 01/31/2010 9:22pm EST
    re: douglas dolores

    You could try the FIRST training program and supplement easy mileage when time permits. Not ideal, but it will give you some guidelines on intensity.

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