Cam Levins interview. Talks mileage & training.

How does this guy have the time to do all of that training inaddition to college, studying, and other commitments? I'm not nearly as fast and only run 100 mpw, and still struggle balancing college work, runnig, and a part time job.

I mean: 3 10 milers per day, one run at practice, stretching, post run stuff, classes, homework, sleep.

I've heard from somebody that knows him well that he more or less doesn't stretch or do core. Still a big time commitment, but if he's one of the lucky few that can stay healthy without doing those things, that makes his high mileage time commitments a little more manageable. I wouldn't recommend it to your average, shmuch, though.

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I've heard from somebody that knows him well that he more or less doesn't stretch or do core. Still a big time commitment, but if he's one of the lucky few that can stay healthy without doing those things, that makes his high mileage time commitments a little more manageable. I wouldn't recommend it to your average, shmuch, though.

Do you know how fast he does his mileage?

the average male runner,

no offense, but that's because you're probably pretty poor at time management.

I worked full time (7:30 AM-6:00 PM), had 2 kids, a 55 minute commute each way, and built an online training system in my spare time in evenings and still ran 100 mile weeks with never... not once, running while my children were awake (I was helped along on weekends that they napped while I was doing that).

And you're telling me you're in college and you can't fit in more then 100? That's messed up. Not saying you should run more then 100... just saying using time as an excuse is poor, imho.

100 mile weeks is really easy. 10 and 5 a day is 105. 20 on Sunday makes it 110. Get up at 6:00 and be done with your 5 before 7:00. The 10 will be your normal practice time. If you can't get up at 6:00, you're going to bed too late, because that's not that early. And that's 120 assuming you only run 10 every practice. With warmups and cooldowns and stuff, you probably have many days greater then 10... which means you'll be over 120.

The trick? You need to run doubles every day but Sunday. That's 30 miles tacked on for an extra 35 minutes a day (fine, 50 minutes if you account for shower and getting ready).

Seems really easy to me. I wish I was still in college from a time to do things perspective. Wait until you graduate if you don't think you have time now, you have no hope later.

Maybe Cam's girlfriend does some of the running for him. Just kidding.

Seriously though, I run 6 days a week, and I do 120 miles. That's only about 3 hours of training a day, strechting included. That leaves 21 hours to do other stuff.

Conto wrote:And you're telling me you're in college and you can't fit in more then 100? That's messed up. Not saying you should run more then 100...

And yet, you couldn't squeeze in time to learn the difference in "than" and "then"? Back to the time management drawing board for you...

Cam don't let out your secrets!!!!

Anyone else thing Cam has large cheek muscles?

Also, what is Cam majoring in?/Is he graduating? (or does he have more courses to take still)

Conto seems like a real prick. All "The Average Male Runner" was saying is that he, like most other hard working distance runners, sometimes finds the workload difficult. I only do 95 a week and find it overwhelming. Just because I know others work harder/ are busier, doesn't mean it isn't sometimes stressful.

Glad you're a confident enough person to anonymously brag about how easy training was for you.

As for Levins' mileage, I've heard his easy running is quite slow (like close to eight minutes), but that he works out much more frequently than the average distance runner. And he's in his fifth year now, so I doubt he has any more school unless he does a Masters. Ditto on the cheeks.

"practice my power" - "make sure i know how to sprint"These sort of comments scare ~80% of the distance runners I've come across over the years (general observation).

Cam MF Levingtons wrote:

Average weekly mileage each year.

60

mid 70

90-100

120-130

Then he started trying 30 miles per day in 3 runs!

This guy is an ANIMAL!

Conto, has fast did that training get you?

Where can we vote Conto for man of the year? Or should that be douche of the year I'm not sure.

No one would think it that unusual for one to hold down a part time job (20 hrs a week) in addition to being a full time student. Not sure how it's any different when the 20 hours is running instead of working at the library or whatever.

Or, think of it this way. He goes to practice every day, then in addition runs 60-90 minutes every morning. So really he only has an hour or hour and a half less per day than an average college runner.

I would have a hard time getting up at 6 AM every day because a few days a week I have lab from 6 PM - 10 PM (and yes, it takes the whole time, even goes a little over). It's harder when you're a physical science or engineering major.

It depends on how bad you want to put in the miles. For the longest time I wouldn't wake up early to run no matter what. Last year I decided I needed more mileage to PR so I added a morning run 4 - 6 days a week. It quickly became habit and I actually enjoyed. Most days I was in bed at 9:30 but I have a second job that keeps me out until 11:00 or 11:30 sometimes. I still got up the next morning to get my run in. Right now I am not training for anything specific and have dropped the morning runs. As I get refocused on a goal race I will start the morning runs again.

It's all about motivation.

Cam MF Levingtons wrote:

http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/248438-2012-Outdoor-Track-and-Field-Season/video/632810-Cam-Levins-insight-from-the-150-mile-man

Interesting interview. Thanks for posting.

Agreed, it's all about habit and enjoying it. This gal fits in 200 mile weeks and is a teacher. http://runningtimes.com/Print.aspx?articleID=21039

Haji wrote:

It depends on how bad you want to put in the miles. For the longest time I wouldn't wake up early to run no matter what. Last year I decided I needed more mileage to PR so I added a morning run 4 - 6 days a week. It quickly became habit and I actually enjoyed. Most days I was in bed at 9:30 but I have a second job that keeps me out until 11:00 or 11:30 sometimes. I still got up the next morning to get my run in. Right now I am not training for anything specific and have dropped the morning runs. As I get refocused on a goal race I will start the morning runs again.

It's all about motivation.

He does those 30M days a couple times a week, not every day. That's all.

conto, if i were your kid i would have smothered myself a long time ago, you're a dick.