Does anyone here do daily easy runs longer than 10 miles?

I run 10-11 miles Monday-Thursday morning before work. All of it is pretty much easy. Usually 75-85 miles/week total mileage. Not interested in racing anymore, so I just run for the health benefits and personal enjoyment. Not sure this helps.

I used to haha back in college. Basic week was

M- 10 miles

T- workout

W- 10 miles

T- workout

F-10 miles

S- 14-16 miles

S - 4-6 miles.

Generally I think that 10 miles would be my max in one run anything over that I would start splitting it into doubles.

The responses so far from both of you have been relevant & helpful. Thanks, and keep 'em coming! Wanna hear from as many people as possible!

Is your long run long enough if it is only 40% more than your regular easy run.

I think you'd get more impact from 8, 8, 18 for your easy/long runs.

During my competitive marathon days, I'd routinely do easy runs of 10-12 miles. I'd go as slow as I felt necessary.

Longer Run wrote:

Is your long run long enough if it is only 40% more than your regular easy run.

Yep.

Longer Run wrote:

I think you'd get more impact from 8, 8, 18 for your easy/long runs.

Nope.

Bob Sacamano wrote:

During my competitive marathon days, I'd routinely do easy runs of 10-12 miles. I'd go as slow as I felt necessary.

Wow, that's one of the most subtle and understated trolls I've seen on these boards. Nice work, that.

BS Caller wrote:

Bob Sacamano wrote:

During my competitive marathon days, I'd routinely do easy runs of 10-12 miles. I'd go as slow as I felt necessary.

Wow, that's one of the most subtle and understated trolls I've seen on these boards. Nice work, that.

I agree.

And remember, there's no such thing as a recovery run.

Think of your week like this:

Monday: 30-45 mins easy

Tuesday workout of 70-80 minutes (include WU/CD) then double 30mins

Wednesday Do a medium long run of 70-80 means easy double 30 mins

Thursday do 35-40 mins twice that day

Friday do an 80 minutes workout and double 30

Saturday do easy 60 minutes

Sunday try to run 105-120 minutes

Think of time as a way to get your miles up. Focus on your workouts (Tuesday Track | Wednesday MLR | Friday Tempo | Sunday LR) and run easy otherwise making sure you get your time on your feet.

This should put you in the ballpark of 80-90 miles a week. just be sure your second runs are all easy and thurs and monday are especially easy.

BS Caller wrote:

Bob Sacamano wrote:

During my competitive marathon days, I'd routinely do easy runs of 10-12 miles. I'd go as slow as I felt necessary.

Wow, that's one of the most subtle and understated trolls I've seen on these boards. Nice work, that.

Thanks - Kramer says trolling is what I do best. The large synapses certainly help.

runrunrunrunr wrote:

Think of your week like this:

Monday: 30-45 mins easy

Tuesday workout of 70-80 minutes (include WU/CD) then double 30mins

Wednesday Do a medium long run of 70-80 means easy double 30 mins

Thursday do 35-40 mins twice that day

Friday do an 80 minutes workout and double 30

Saturday do easy 60 minutes

Sunday try to run 105-120 minutes

Think of time as a way to get your miles up. Focus on your workouts (Tuesday Track | Wednesday MLR | Friday Tempo | Sunday LR) and run easy otherwise making sure you get your time on your feet.

This should put you in the ballpark of 80-90 miles a week. just be sure your second runs are all easy and thurs and monday are especially easy.

I appreciate the perspective of a different way of thinking about it. But is 30-45 minutes on Monday too little to matter for that day?

Repeating Old LRC Wisdom wrote:

Longer Run wrote:

Is your long run long enough if it is only 40% more than your regular easy run.

Yep.

Longer Run wrote:

I think you'd get more impact from 8, 8, 18 for your easy/long runs.

Nope.

So you're suggesting I keep my 10's no lower than 10, but what about going higher? Adviseable or not?

75-85 miles a week for fun and health and not training for any race?! What's wrong with you?And no, it doesn't help.

dsfaadfs wrote:

I run 10-11 miles Monday-Thursday morning before work. All of it is pretty much easy. Usually 75-85 miles/week total mileage. Not interested in racing anymore, so I just run for the health benefits and personal enjoyment. Not sure this helps.

Kookslams wrote:

75-85 miles a week for fun and health and not training for any race?!

What's wrong with you?

What would be wrong with that? If you've adapted to that kind of mileage it is not very hard or time consuming. Maybe those who are actually racing should justify why they aren't running 80 mpw if this guy is doing it just for fun.

upping my volume wrote:

Repeating Old LRC Wisdom wrote:

Yep.

Nope.

So you're suggesting I keep my 10's no lower than 10, but what about going higher? Adviseable or not?

Nothing wrong with what you've already been doing. I am just saying don't increase the long run at the expense of other runs. Increasing long run length is unimportant.

Repeating Old LRC Wisdom wrote:

Kookslams wrote:

75-85 miles a week for fun and health and not training for any race?!

What's wrong with you?

What would be wrong with that? If you've adapted to that kind of mileage it is not very hard or time consuming. Maybe those who are actually racing should justify why they aren't running 80 mpw if this guy is doing it just for fun.

lol, thanks for the support! No worries if my running bugs anyone here. I've been running for over 20 years, many of them relatively high mileage, perhaps, for a regular joe with a full-time job, wife, and (currently) grad school studies. I enjoy the running, for sure.

A lot depends on your definition of an easy run. At some length a run becomes challenging regardless of how slowly you do it. But if you're defining an easy one in relation to things like fast steady runs or interval sessions the answer is sure, lots of people did what you're asking about back in the day when it was common to run 100 or more miles a week. A typical "easy" day might have been a main run of 10-15 miles and a second one of 5-7.

Yep, 100 in singles, back in the day. And that was a rest week.