Hey LRC so I'm almost at a hundred miles total for a week and I just need some advice on what to do next... So this week I'll hit 90, the week before was 80. Would it be okay to jump right to 100 or would it be smarter to go 95 then 100. I feel great, no aches, no pains. Just in uncharted territory for myself
Help me....pls wrote:
Hey LRC so I'm almost at a hundred miles total for a week and I just need some advice on what to do next... So this week I'll hit 90, the week before was 80. Would it be okay to jump right to 100 or would it be smarter to go 95 then 100. I feel great, no aches, no pains. Just in uncharted territory for myself
You have no clue.
Thanks for your totally pointless comment.
somebloke wrote:
Help me....pls wrote:Hey LRC so I'm almost at a hundred miles total for a week and I just need some advice on what to do next... So this week I'll hit 90, the week before was 80. Would it be okay to jump right to 100 or would it be smarter to go 95 then 100. I feel great, no aches, no pains. Just in uncharted territory for myself
You have no clue.
+1
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Help me....pls wrote:
Thanks for your totally pointless comment.
Get a coach before you hurt yourself chasing a meaningless number.
Stay low 90s for a while. There is nothing magical about 100mpw. 80 to 100 in three weeks is a big jump.
Thanks
A goose wrote:
Stay low 90s for a while. There is nothing magical about 100mpw. 80 to 100 in three weeks is a big jump.
There's nothing magical about jumping from 90 to 100. Your body doesn't know the difference.
OP, the only one who gets continous feedback from your body is YOU. Therefore, the only person who can determine how much to run is YOU. Listen to your body, it will tell you everything you need to know.
Hitting my first hundo ever this week too! I did 90 then 95 but it really it shouldn't be too substantial a difference either way, congrats!
*internet half-five*
Everyone who gets hurt is usually feeling great the day before.
Help me....pls wrote:
Hey LRC so I'm almost at a hundred miles total for a week and I just need some advice on what to do next... So this week I'll hit 90, the week before was 80. Would it be okay to jump right to 100 or would it be smarter to go 95 then 100. I feel great, no aches, no pains. Just in uncharted territory for myself
What is your actual goal here? If it is to run 100 miles in one week, then go for it next week.
But if your goal is to train at 100 miles a week in order to get ready for a specific event, then don't rush it. 10 weeks at 85 to 90 miles in a row is way better than creeping up to 100 and dropping back and trying to come up again. So if you are feeling awesome at 90, stay there for a bit.
One of my favorite coaches advises training each day to set up the next day as being the best ever. You can think of that same thing with weekly mileage. Run a good, long week right now in order to run an amazing 100+ the next week.
But then when next week comes along, run another amazing, long week that again gets you ready for a 100+ mile week.
You get the idea.
100mpw is very, very serious. To be safe, since I set my schedule Monday-Sunday, I never go more than 99 miles per week until midnight Monday, when my body magical resets the count back to zero. Then I know I'm ready to run again.
DO NOT listen to malmo or these other jokers telling you that 100mpw is just a number. The human body cannot handle that much pounding in a 168 hour span.
Excessive mileage is not the key to success you are just going to injure yourself or get board running stupid miles.
What length race are you training for. If its 10K or less stop running so much and work on work on speed. There is an upper limit to aerobic capacity just like there is on speed you want to train to the point where you just maximize both. More training won't necessarily do it in fact you could be hurting your improvement.
He probably just wants the bragging rights. I'd say go for it next week and then resume normal mileage the following week. Once he's popped his 100 cherry he won't feel compelled to do it again unless it's for a good reason.
it depends on your buildup beyond last week.
in general, i'd back off to like 85 or stay at 90 for at least another week before adding another 10 mpw like you did last week.
also, i agree with another poster. don't just log junk miles. are you doing any tempos, fartleks, progressions? are you doing striders?
if not, you should. don't just do a lot of LSD.
For many people, 100 mpw is not excessive mileage.
However, if you are not training for ultras, and you are just covering 100 mpw and not doing Summer of Malmo workouts, you need to drop back to say 70 mpw and add in the SOM workouts. Otherwise you are just running, not training to run faster races. SOM link:
consistency wrote:
Help me....pls wrote:Hey LRC so I'm almost at a hundred miles total for a week and I just need some advice on what to do next... So this week I'll hit 90, the week before was 80. Would it be okay to jump right to 100 or would it be smarter to go 95 then 100. I feel great, no aches, no pains. Just in uncharted territory for myself
What is your actual goal here? If it is to run 100 miles in one week, then go for it next week.
But if your goal is to train at 100 miles a week in order to get ready for a specific event, then don't rush it. 10 weeks at 85 to 90 miles in a row is way better than creeping up to 100 and dropping back and trying to come up again. So if you are feeling awesome at 90, stay there for a bit.
One of my favorite coaches advises training each day to set up the next day as being the best ever. You can think of that same thing with weekly mileage. Run a good, long week right now in order to run an amazing 100+ the next week.
But then when next week comes along, run another amazing, long week that again gets you ready for a 100+ mile week.
You get the idea.
OP here, thanks! I'm basically getting ready for the my D1 cross country season
bragging wrote:
He probably just wants the bragging rights. I'd say go for it next week and then resume normal mileage the following week. Once he's popped his 100 cherry he won't feel compelled to do it again unless it's for a good reason.
Partially true haha