I was talking to a friend of mine that's a girl and runs D-1, she says her coach has most of her team running 75 miles a week. That sounded like a lot to me but I don't know much about girls' training, I was wondering what the usual range for girls at that level is? Like would that be considered high mileage?
First of all, women on college teams are not referred to as "girls" as they fully mature adults. Secondly, 75 miles per week is pretty typical. College women generally can handle the same training load as their male counterparts.
60-75 is common place for college WOMEN
40-60 for high school GIRLS
Girls? wrote:
College women generally can handle the same training load as their male counterparts.
Really? So a 16:30 person is going to be doing the same "training load" as a 14:30 person?
Concerned Citizen wrote:
Girls? wrote:College women generally can handle the same training load as their male counterparts.
Really? So a 16:30 person is going to be doing the same "training load" as a 14:30 person?
Only if they want to get fast.
Guppy: fast mile style wrote:
Concerned Citizen wrote:Really? So a 16:30 person is going to be doing the same "training load" as a 14:30 person?
Only if they want to get fast.
Or get a nice new boot to wear around campus!
Some can handle that amount, others less and some even more. There isn't one plan for runners whether they are 14.30 (men) or 16.30 (women). Take a look at the comparison of the training differences between Mamede and Lopes (same coach, and both ran 10000's) - they weren't on the same program, maybe if more athletes/coaches got that there would be faster runners in College, and fewer injuries.
Some will come at the 5000m from a faster 1500m, and some as 10000m (and longer) runners. They too might have different mileage needs.
The 5000m is 5000m whether you have a dong or a taco.
DERRRRR wrote:
The 5000m is 5000m whether you have a dong or a taco.
Yes, and different people train differently for it.