I ran my debut marathon yesterday off 30 mile weeks. Used my gps and turned a long run into a marathon. The last couple weeks I've been taking like 2 days off a week - just easy runs. It wasn't even that bad. Does this mean I have some potential? My mile pr is 4:25. 5k is 16:22. I'm 22
yes, you have talent
marathonur wrote:
I ran my debut marathon yesterday off 30 mile weeks. Used my gps and turned a long run into a marathon. The last couple weeks I've been taking like 2 days off a week - just easy runs. It wasn't even that bad. Does this mean I have some potential? My mile pr is 4:25. 5k is 16:22. I'm 22
I love when guys come down to 30mpw then say they ran X:XX "off of" 30mpw. More impressive would be if that is the most you ever did.
Is that your highest mileage ever? Doing 16:20 on nothing but 30 mile weeks seems OK.
I ran 2:54 on no week higher than 30mpw and an average of less than 25mpw, though, so I don't think your marathon is special. (My mile at 5k are 4:50 and 17:20, but maybe I just have more aerobic ability and less speed than you.)
That's nothing. I know of a guy that ran 3:11 off of 15 miles a week.
Presumably these guys are doing some other form of cardio activity to pull that off.
fred wrote:
That's nothing. I know of a guy that ran 3:11 off of 15 miles a week.
if he ran 26.2 miles, he didn't peak at 15mpw
for real though wrote:
fred wrote:That's nothing. I know of a guy that ran 3:11 off of 15 miles a week.
if he ran 26.2 miles, he didn't peak at 15mpw
Are you referring to running, or driving to the finish line.
formerD1 wrote:
Presumably these guys are doing some other form of cardio activity to pull that off.
Not necessarily. If you are already more of an endurance guy, then you could run a decent marathon off of little mileage.
If X FIT GUY THE REAL 1 is to be believed, some of his "bros" from his "box" were qualifying for the Boston Marathon based on very little mileage and almost exclusively his "Crossfit" training. Not sure if I should believe him though.
I've run 2:54 and 2:58 off of 35-40 mpw. Do I think that's impressive???? NO!!!!! It just means I have untapped talent but a busy life with a wife, kids, business, etc. etc. Heck I've run 2:55 on a training run once. No big deal kid!!!! Your 22 years old....GO run more!!!!
FYI....If it didn't happen in a "race" then it didn't happen. LOL