How many separate runs have you done in one day?

Crazy,

Between junior and senior years of high school I was running 4x/day. I was working for my father's construction business. I would get up at 5am out the door at 5:30am for easy 4 miles, back at lunch at noon for another 4 miler, off the roof and running at 4pm with another 4 miler, then about 9:30pm I would go for about 5-7 miles. All runs were done at 6:30-7:00 min pace, Monday/Wednesday/Fridays.

I have done a couple of 3 x 7-milers. I made an oath to myself one summer in college that I was going to double every single day, including long run days. To count as a run, it had to be at least 45 minutes. It was stupid, but whatever. I didn't get hurt and ran well the following XC season.

Anyway, somewhere along the way I allowed myself to only run once as long as I made up the run at some point that same week. On a few of the long run days, where I went like 14 or 15, I didn't run again and made up for it later that week by running three times in a day.

I would wake up and run for 45 minutes. Run 45 minutes again during the afternoon (2pm or 3pm) and yet again after dinner (9pm or 10pm).

I got so skinny that summer.

For a brief time I did several 3 a days during the week.

3-4 in the morning before work, 5-7 at lunch and another 3-4 after work.

I pushed it off to "building strength" but after a time, I realized that it was pretty much a waste of effort.

I went back to doubles after that.

Do pub crawls count?

I ran in Georgia, Washington State, and Alaska in the same day.

NobamaMama wrote:

Minimum of two miles per run. What is the most separate runs you have done in one day?

Did two today. I'm feeling pretty good, so I'm hitting number 3 after work. Maybe number 4 after I get back from the gym this pm.

Beat that, girls.

How long are each of these runs gonna be?

3 times in one day a bunch of times. Can't recall ever doing 4.

If you count a 24 hour period, I did a stage race of 5 races in about 21 hours or so.

Well...in one day? or in one waking session? I've run like 12 times! 24 hour runathon fundraiser thing. It rocked my socks. Twaylve times! (Waking Session) divide that by 2 to get the per day thing...so...5?

4 mile morning run (#1)

3 mile warm up (#2)

1500m race

2 mile c/d (#3)

2 mile warm up (#4)

5k race (#5)

2 mile cool down (#6)

I think what qualifies as a distinct run is somewhat arbitrary.

After the track season was over one year, a couple friends and I ran a "bi-mile marathon". We ran a little over two miles at 8am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm, onward until we finished at 8am the next morning.

So that's like twelve runs in 24 hours.

We didn't sleep at all during the 24 hours, and I think I've only felt as crappy as I did when we finished once or twice since then.

I used to wok at a summer camp as a track and field teacher. I'd do a run with other adults at 6:30 in the morning(4-5 miles at a slow pace) then do 2-3 miles of running about 5 or 6 more times in the day. The paces were very slow and I never felt sore. Once a week I'd push an 8k in the evening.

can i just take the time to say you're an idiot. morning - night doubles as part of a training system are fine as long as both runs have a distinct purpose like say a broken long day of 10 and 10 or a day where one run is a 4-5 mile shakeout and the other is a workout.

and for the record, i'm not sure 2 miles counts for a run for a real runner without some notable elements like severe cold/hot or very fast pacing

just do a 24 hr relay. then ull have a lot. i think i used to do a lap warm up and cool down for each one. that would onyl be a mile and a half. too bad they dont have those anymore very much. Some people do as many as 30 i was never on a team that good though.

When I was a wee lad, 12 or 13, I would go for 4 or 5 two mile runs some days. Not for any intended training benefit - just for the hell of it.

During a 200 mile week in 1974 or 75, I did 4 times 10 miles in one day with two other guys. One was a past winner of NY Marathon. Both were great ultra runners: sub 6 hours for 50 miles. One even did a 5:32 for the 52 mile London to Brighton.

I just ran 3 times saturday. First run was a half marathon trail race that I unintentionally cut the course about a mile and got disqualified. With the warmup, that was a little over 13 miles. In the afternoon, I went out and timed that section to see approximately what I would have run and kept running back to the finish area so that was another 2 miles. In the evening I did another 10k run on the trails so a little over 21 miles for the day.

Not very many responses from you so-called elites. You act like you run 10x per day, 100 miles a day.

You're not much different than those of us who post at RW.

So, stop looking down your snooty noses at us.

Anybody who has run Blue Ridge Relay (208 miles) in under 24 hours has run a minimum of 3 (12 man team). The 4 man ultra teams do 9 separate legs and I think someone made it under 24 hours this year.

5. Doing a 24 beers, 24 miles, fast as possible I did 12 miles, 4 beers, 2 miles, 2 beers, 2 miles, 2 beers, 2 miles, 2 beers, 6 miles, 14 beers. Ended up taking just over 11 hours.