I know that "it's just a number", but I'm interested in completing these milestones in the next couple weeks and need help structuring a week for the 200 miles in a week milestone. I average 70 a week so getting to 100 will be very easy, just gonna go from 70 to 100 in one weeks time. I plan on doing no "workouts", just running mileage. Question is, what is the best way to structure a 200 mile week?
frontload the running so you can focus on drinking at the end of the week.
First of all i would not recommend you do this. second of all if you are going to do this, double or triple every day. also check out bill rodgers running log from '76 i think? he ran a 200 mile week over the winter in his build up for boston.
going from 70 to 100 will be harder than you think. Going from 100 to 200 will get you injured before you hit 150.
do as much as you can on grass, or other soft surfaces
You don't schedule a 200 mile week. You just run as much as you possibly can and hope you make it!!!
There is a guy on kickrunners.com forums that is on the national 24-hour team or whatever it is called. He just ran 1,102 miles in a 30-day period, and a 253-mile week (7:43 avg pace). He doesn't lay out his week, but his past weekend was:
Saturday: 12 miles am/14 miles noon/6 miles after dare = 32 miles
Sunday: 56 miles (7:40 pace)
In March, he ran 938 miles at 7:52 avg pace.
I don't know the format of his "regular" week, though. You could log on to kickrunners and ask him, however.
Do what most runners do and just round up on every run and exaggerate your mileage. Then at the end of the week come on to this message board and brag about something you never did.
I've got my final race of this season on Friday the 30th of April. The following sunday I will go for the feat. 100 mile week then a 40 mile week for recovery then hit the 200 mile week. I'm not worried about getting injured. Never had an injury in my 10 years of running that kept me out for more than a day. I have great form and do 100% of my running on trails which really helps.