Assume I'm currently running 80 miles at 7 min pace and its just about all my body can handle. Say that if I run any more things would seriously start to fall apart. Then what's the equivalent number of miles that I could run at 5:30 pace in a week?
This is all hypothetical, and I'm wondering if there is a good way to think about this. I'm not really concerned with which is better training method. I'm more wondering how much of different paces the legs and body can handle in a week.
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80 miles at 7 min pace ≠ any number of miles at 5:30 pace.
Clear?
It is possible to start running 80 miles per week at 7:00 pace, for the first time, having not broken 11:00 for 2 miles. Obviously it is not the best training, however, it doesn't take long for that much work to get you well under 11:00 for 2 miles.
If all you ever do is 7:00 pace, then your legs won't be accustomed to 5:30 pace and you'll fatigue quickly.
Let me just restate this is hypothetical. This is not a question of how a I should train.
If i do a 14 miler at 6:50 pace, I'll be pretty tired the next. Enough so that I can't do another 14 miler at 6:50 pace the next day. If I race 5 miles at 5:30 pace, I'm also going to be tired the next day and will struggle to do it again.
Both of these runs, although at very different paces tax my body and I am likely unable to do either two days in a row and definitely couldn't do each three days in a row.
There some level of exertion that my body is able to handle. The level of exertion depends on the pace (intensity) and the distance (volume) of the run.
In other words it's possible to both over-train through too much volume and over-train through too much intensity. Any one have any good ideas of how to equate the two?
How about never do any run that you can't do 3 days in a row?
I think it matters how good of shape you are in to start with.
easy. Just multiply 80x7, then divide by 5.5. That will tell you how many miles you cover in 560 minutes.
Or
subtract 80x5.5 from 560 to determine how much faster you cover 80 miles.
heyyo wrote:
Let me just restate this is hypothetical. This is not a question of how a I should train.
If i do a 14 miler at 6:50 pace, I'll be pretty tired the next. Enough so that I can't do another 14 miler at 6:50 pace the next day. If I race 5 miles at 5:30 pace, I'm also going to be tired the next day and will struggle to do it again.
Both of these runs, although at very different paces tax my body and I am likely unable to do either two days in a row and definitely couldn't do each three days in a row.
There some level of exertion that my body is able to handle. The level of exertion depends on the pace (intensity) and the distance (volume) of the run.
In other words it's possible to both over-train through too much volume and over-train through too much intensity. Any one have any good ideas of how to equate the two?
This is a dumb hypothetical. You need variety in training. For example in speed phase for my training week I have 1 speed, 1 tempo, 1 medium long, 1 long, 1 rest, and 2 easy days.
I'm sure you'd be able to cover some distance at 5:30 pace. Would you have the specific endurance to cover a meaningful distance that would justify running 80mile/week at 7:00 pace? Probably not!
agc5k wrote:
heyyo wrote:Let me just restate this is hypothetical. This is not a question of how a I should train.
If i do a 14 miler at 6:50 pace, I'll be pretty tired the next. Enough so that I can't do another 14 miler at 6:50 pace the next day. If I race 5 miles at 5:30 pace, I'm also going to be tired the next day and will struggle to do it again.
Both of these runs, although at very different paces tax my body and I am likely unable to do either two days in a row and definitely couldn't do each three days in a row.
There some level of exertion that my body is able to handle. The level of exertion depends on the pace (intensity) and the distance (volume) of the run.
In other words it's possible to both over-train through too much volume and over-train through too much intensity. Any one have any good ideas of how to equate the two?
This is a dumb hypothetical. You need variety in training. For example in speed phase for my training week I have 1 speed, 1 tempo, 1 medium long, 1 long, 1 rest, and 2 easy days.
okay and how many miles of each of those do I need and at what paces?
I would say about 20
80x7=560
560/5.5=101.82
101.82 is your answer.
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