how do people run a 100 mpw

At first, they do get tired and worn out.

Perspective.

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

At first, they do get tired and worn out.

Perspective.

Either this, and the worn out feeling does pass, or you work up to it very gradually. You can handle 35 mpw, right? Thirty six wouldn't faze you. So do 36 for a couple weeks and 37 won't phase you. Then do 38. You'll be at 100 in about two years.

HRE wrote:

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

At first, they do get tired and worn out.

Perspective.

Either this, and the worn out feeling does pass, or you work up to it very gradually. You can handle 35 mpw, right? Thirty six wouldn't faze you. So do 36 for a couple weeks and 37 won't phase you. Then do 38. You'll be at 100 in about two years.

No, he says 30-35 wears him out.

The guy is maxed out.

For me, where do you find the time?

It has to be a full-time job right? The requisite recovery . . . how long does that take for every hour of running?

I am exhausted fitting in 40 with a full time work week.

HRE wrote:

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

At first, they do get tired and worn out.

Perspective.

Either this, and the worn out feeling does pass, or you work up to it very gradually. You can handle 35 mpw, right? Thirty six wouldn't faze you. So do 36 for a couple weeks and 37 won't phase you. Then do 38. You'll be at 100 in about two years.

Yeah, and 150mpw in four years, 200mpw in six years, 250mpw in eight years, 300mpw in ten years...

max legroom wrote:

HRE wrote:

Either this, and the worn out feeling does pass, or you work up to it very gradually. You can handle 35 mpw, right? Thirty six wouldn't faze you. So do 36 for a couple weeks and 37 won't phase you. Then do 38. You'll be at 100 in about two years.

No, he says 30-35 wears him out.

The guy is maxed out.

No he's not unless there's something physically wrong.

Try to avoid living up to your screen name, It took me about three years to do from 40-50 to 120-150, It can be done.

HRE wrote:

Try to avoid living up to your screen name, It took me about three years to do from 40-50 to 120-150, It can be done.

And did you go 200mpw in two more years? If not, why?

Gerry Lindgren did that. So it can be done.

HRE wrote:

max legroom wrote:

No, he says 30-35 wears him out.

The guy is maxed out.

No he's not unless there's something physically wrong.

There is. He's weak.

Short answer: 14+ miles a day.

Long answer: bump your mileage up every meso-cyle (season or year typically). Let's say a HS senior runs 60 miles/week. If he adds 10 miles/week each year, that's 100 miles/week as a college senior. 100 miles a week is not a "magic" number. You need to work with a coach and a training plan and consider your target race distance (marathon? 5k?) for weekly mileage that will be ideal.

It's not that hard. Run 4 days a week 2 sessions: 10 morning 10 afternoon, at around 6-7 minute pace, that only equates to 1hr - 1 hr 10 min of running per session, or about 10 hours of running per week. One day a week run 20 miles. Is not about the time, is about the will to do it, if you think is impossible you will never do it, if you think is hard you will never start. Just start, advise get up early, run your first session, when done go back to bed; after work do your next session. You could also run 7 days a week, and then is only 7 miles per session or about 40-49 minutes of running. If you are really slow, and can't run 6-7 minute pace or even 8 minute pace then don't run for milage, run for time, put 10-15 hours per week, as you get faster you will cover more distance. As for a speedier recovery, do what the pros do and mix a cocktail of EPO, HGH, thyroid medicine, mushrooms.

jack love wrote:

I run 30-35 mpw and that's wears me out. How do people run a 100 mpw and not get tired and weared out.

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For me, where do you find the time?

It has to be a full-time job right? The requisite recovery . . . how long does that take for every hour of running?

I am exhausted fitting in 40 with a full time work week.

I always crack up at this. It takes 4:45 to run 40 miles per week for anybody. In a week of 168 hours. It would take 11:45 to run 100 mpw. It does not take any longer to recover from it. Just like a 40 mile week, you are recovering for the other 22:15 per day.

Do you have substantially LESS time now that you are running 40 mpw than when you didn't run at all? Well the difference between you and a 100 mile week and YOU and no running is about the same.

It is not like they use the foam roller for 2.5 times more HOURS every day or take ice baths for 6 hours a day.

In my opinion, time is indeed not the only problem, when you run a lot it get's difficult when you are nearly able to keep your eyes open during the day time.... I don't know if this is ideal for you work and/or family..

Some people are not biomechanically suited to high mileage so should concentrate more on mixing their training in the base phase. Speedplay, tempo runs, hills preferably 200-300m at around 8% gradient, long runs with plenty of cumulative elevation. Forget about absolute mileage.

Possible troll thread but I'll say this...

Anybody with a family and a non-running related job who runs 100 mpw is a running obsessed dork and needs to reassess their life priorities. The time and dedication it takes - usually in two-a-days - is unbalanced. There's no need for it unless you are a national- to world-class half or marathon runner who has a goal to run for a living. It's not necessary for general fitness or even to win your local 10k. I think it's a compulsion and addiction for Lydiard disciples and the like.

We're talking about being good here, not winning a local 10k

TDodd22 wrote:

We're talking about being good here, not winning a local 10k

Case in point....^^^^^^^^

Charlie Freak wrote:

TDodd22 wrote:

We're talking about being good here, not winning a local 10k

Case in point....^^^^^^^^

Success breeds greater success. Once you win a local 10k you want to go to a larger locale and do the same. You need to do what you have to do in order to accomplish that.

100mpw is just a number, don't obsess on it. If you want to do it as a goal, then fine, work your way up to it.

I've never run that much in one week, and I know that I regularly crush fools that do. I'm just more about the racing than the training. Some people just REALLY get off on the daily grind, and just doing more and more (ultra folks), but that's just not my thing.

If I were a collegiate runner, or someone getting PAID to run, then yeah, but I'm not willing to put THAT much time and effort into a hobby. And seriously, if I run a 2:45 marathon on a peak of 75 miles, how much difference is that extra few miles going to make, and does it even matter?