Who's consistently run 100 mpw with a fulltime job?

Married and have a full time job.... as a teacher. I didn't quite hit 100 mpw during the school year, but usually have a decent base during the summer months when I'm off of work. A few years ago I managed to hold around 85 mpw during the year and ran a fall marathon just under 2:21 and came back in the winter to run sub 1:06 at Houston. I was getting up early (4:45am) to run a workout, and double a few times a week. I was going to run Boston that spring but, unfortunately those early mornings and lack of recovery lead to a stress fracture in my right tibia. Since then, I haven't come close to those times, but my routine was simple:

Mon - pm run only

Tue - am/pm run

Wed - am workout (speed, tempo repeats, etc...) pm. easy recovery run

Thur - am/pm run only

Fri - pm run only

Sat - am and sometimes a double

Sun - Long Run workout

Now, I just run after work, and still no double days. I'd imagine that you could get up to 100 mpw in singles, or at least pretty close to it. Or just double on Saturday. But, with a family or a social life, running will eat into that time. If you could manage 10 hours of running in a week, then you'd be in pretty darn good shape. I guess, it's all about balance. Good luck!

Nice, inspiring description, thanks man!

Pretty much every elite from say 1964-80?

I've consistently run 100mpw with a full time job and a kid. Getting up early is key, a typical week would look like (run starting by 5am done by 630)

Mon 10 AM / 3-5PM

Tues 10-12 AM (intervals) / 3-5PM

Weds 10-12 AM / 3-5PM

Thurs 10-12 AM (tempo) /3-5PM

Fri 10-12 AM / 3-5PM

Sat 12 AM / 4-5 PM

Sun - Long Run 18-22 miles

You can skip some doubles and or stretch the morning runs out to 12 and still come out at 100.

I've done it, but not consistently as I did find it quite tough. A typical day would look something like this:

5:30 AM - Up for a 8-10 mile run. Then home, shower, breakfast off to work

7:30 - 5:00 - work, including commute time

5:00 - 8 PM - dinner, family time

8 - 9 PM - 4-5 mile plus some stretching, eating

10 PM bedtime

What I found toughest was only getting 7.5 hours of sleep...after a week or two of this, it felt like a grind with all of the mileage. I wasn't recovering, was tired at work all the time, etc. For me it never really got comfortable so I backed off on the miles to something closer to 80-85. 100 is just a round number and I think I benefited more from the extra sleep/relaxation time than the extra 20 miles anyway.

TimeManagement wrote:

Curious to hear some anecdotes about how people have managed to train 100 mpw with a fulltime job, family, cooking, social life, etc.

If you are running 100mpw, you either pick family or social life. You can't do both. Once you have a kid expect your partner to not let you out.

Sara Palin wrote:

TimeManagement wrote:

Curious to hear some anecdotes about how people have managed to train 100 mpw with a fulltime job, family, cooking, social life, etc.

If you are running 100mpw, you either pick family or social life. You can't do both. Once you have a kid expect your partner to not let you out.

Agree.

I have 2 kids and run 100 mph quite regularly. I have no real social life except running. My life is family, work and running. Nothing else. Is it worth it? I think so.

I ran about 110-145 miles a week 1973-1974 while working full time. At age 54-55 (2005-2006) I averaged 70-100 miles a week while working full time. It would be tough doing it for lengthy periods without sacrificing other parts of your life.

Igy

Wardian?

I did it working retail so my schedule was more flexible. No family and preferred afternoon running so most mileage is scheduled that way

Schedule look something like this:

Sun 12mi

Monday - Long run 18-23

Tueday 3-5 Am 9-10 pm

Wed 3Am Wed Evening workout intervals tempo ran to and from practice usually 12-17miles depending on the workout (running to workout was like 4.5 miles so 9miles w/o workout)

Thursday 3-5am 9-10 PM

Fri - 12 miles am or PM depending on Schedule

Sat AM workout or Race 8-10 miles

I actually found that running 100 mpw was easier with a 9-6 than while in grad school. Something about the rigid schedule helped a lot. I would cook really huge meals on the weekend and eat leftovers for dinner all week. I also didn't have a family.

There's not a whole lot of time difference between 70 and 100 mpw. 30 miles works out to around 3.5 hours or an extra 30 minutes per day.

I used to log 80-100 while working full time, so 100 was peak, not average. Most weekdays I'd get in 90 minutes in the morning with 1 day speedwork, 1 day tempo, the others days easy. During peak weeks, I'd also add an easy 30 minutes in the evening. A big time saver was the fact that I took public transportation and could leave my clothes at work and run home.

Getting enough sleep is the hardest part.

TimeMgmtIsYourFriend wrote:

I've consistently run 100mpw with a full time job and a kid. Getting up early is key, a typical week would look like (run starting by 5am done by 630)

Mon 10 AM / 3-5PM

Tues 10-12 AM (intervals) / 3-5PM

Weds 10-12 AM / 3-5PM

Thurs 10-12 AM (tempo) /3-5PM

Fri 10-12 AM / 3-5PM

Sat 12 AM / 4-5 PM

Sun - Long Run 18-22 miles

You can skip some doubles and or stretch the morning runs out to 12 and still come out at 100.

This was pretty much me.

I would be up by 4:30, 10-12 miles every morning with another 4-6 during my lunch break. With 18-24 mile long run on Sunday, I was usually abl to take Saturday off.

I was actually got up to around 125/week by bumping my weekday AM run to 12-16 but this made me drag all day during work so I couldn't sustain it for more than a couple of weeks.

Ron Hill. For decades.

I've done it as well while being married and working in public accounting. This includes tax season.

I thrive on schedules and structure and for me it wasn't incredibly difficult as I do most of it on singles and early in the morning before work starts.

Outside of running, work and being at home with my wife...I don't do a lot else (which wouldn't change if I ran less).

I really don't find the 100 miles a week hard with work and family. Perhaps that changes with kids but it's hard for me to see why some people see this as so hard to do (with similar circumstances). I could easily do more by adding doubles as I only double 1-2 times a week.

When I was a high school teacher I'd run 10-15 miles at 3:30 and 4-7 several nights a week at 8-9 PM, something like 12-13/7 on Saturday and 17-20 on Sunday. There was no family or anything in those days. Later with a family and 9-5 I'd run 6-7 at lunchtime and maybe 7-10 after work with 15-17 each weekend day.

Never found the need to go 100, but even with a 50+ hour/week job and 2 kids I didn't find it difficult to go 80 miles. Flexibility with work helped. Another 20ish min/day wouldn't have been and issue.

Superhero schedules are not helpful. 100 mph is flat out fast.

Full time!