When someone says "I run 60, 70, 80, 100" mpw, is that an average or the peak?

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14 years ago 02/04/2010 11:40am EST

re: *

I remember the last time I was asked this question I just quickly thought of the last 6-8 weeks of my training and gave a "50-60 or so" reply. (so similar to a poster above)

Upon a closer examination of my running log from 2009. The results below:

MPW: 42.2 mpw. (standard deviation of 20 mpw)

Range: 0 to 74 mpw. (4 weeks of 0, and 6 weeks of 0-20 which were probably beginning/end of training blocks)

Average excluding those 10 weeks below 20 mpw = 50.5

Average for the top 26 weeks = 57.7.

So I guess if I were honest I should've said 40-60, although 50-60 during weeks when I am "training" would be technically correct.

14 years ago 02/04/2010 1:31pm EST

re: Wisenheimer

It should mean that's what they run on average every week, not what they run during a peak week of training. But people tend to fudge their mileage all the time.

14 years ago 02/04/2010 4:00pm EST

re: Country Chick

I just did 84 miles in 5 days, including 75 miles the first 4 days, but my average weekly mileage is around 70ish, if you look at the long term. I only do really high mileage like that for 3-5 days, and cycle it into my training about once every 20-30 days.

I think you get diminishing returns from sustained high mileage, but you get a good boost from sustained high mileage by about the 4th day.

14 years ago 02/04/2010 5:50pm EST

re: Cycles

I have 2 running cycles a year. 1)Mid-June through late November. then i take a week or 2 off, and run mid-December though early June. take another 1 or 2 weeks off and it starts over again.

I usually say my current average at that point in the cycle. For example, as of today I have ran 390 miles since December 7th, which works out to about 46.2 miles/week. So if asked I would probably say I run 45 miles a week, but sometimes a little more (since 3 of those weeks have been 49-55 miles).

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