How many LRCers actually run 100+ mpw?

Fair question.

Quantcast and I did a headcount and there are 237 who do 100+ mpw fairly consistently.

I was consistent 100mpw up until 2015. I bumped up from around 100 to 125mpw and basically ruined myself. Now I slog though 30mpw and haven't raced in almost two years.

Happy running!

Stem cells wrote:

I was consistent 100mpw up until 2015. I bumped up from around 100 to 125mpw and basically ruined myself. Now I slog though 30mpw and haven't raced in almost two years.

Happy running!

Hey, at least you can still put in 30! Better than nothing. Did you experience success in the 100 mpw range? What distances were you racing?

I have average 60 miles per week so far this year and anticipate that I will stick to that average through the rest of the year. I peek out at about 90 for the year.

Smoove wrote:

I have average 60 miles per week so far this year and anticipate that I will stick to that average through the rest of the year. I peek out at about 90 for the year.

Interesting, Smoove. I have been at about 70 mpw so far this year and I believe we are in the same ballpark (mid 15s 5k, 2:30 marathon). Aren't you nearing Masters status? You are pretty studly for the relatively "low" mileage.

I have recently jumped up to 90 and still feel good. Hoping for a breakthrough this fall.

I average 75-80 for the first half of the year getting ready for my first marathon in May. I am now training for my second marathon and have bumped up to over 100 mpw. I'm way more tired all the time in this cycle

Gbohannon wrote:

Stem cells wrote:

I was consistent 100mpw up until 2015. I bumped up from around 100 to 125mpw and basically ruined myself. Now I slog though 30mpw and haven't raced in almost two years.

Happy running!

Hey, at least you can still put in 30! Better than nothing. Did you experience success in the 100 mpw range? What distances were you racing?

My focus was the marathon. I was making progress at 100mpw which makes bumping to 125 seem dumb in hind sight. I guess I got impatient and wanted to progress faster.

Ended up with PF, metatarsal stress fractures, and I guess what you would call burn out. I lost all desire or motivation to run, would experience pain in all of my lower body during really any type of running, weight loss, lack of appetite, etc.

That took about a year to get to where running was even tolerable. Now I can barely run a mile at my previous marathon PR pace. Even 7:30s fee challenging.

I'm solidly ensconced in the masters division as I turned 45 last January. Our times are similar, although my times in the range are more from 2015 than 2017.

I ran more mileage for my 2015 marathon than this year's marathon, but this will be my highest mileage year of my life barring injury. I was never a volume guy. Always more of a Daniels' "make the most of each mile you do run" guy. But as I moved up the marathon in 2014, I came to see the value of higher volume more.

140 a week no workouts got my easy pace from 4:50/km to 3:55/km. All barefoot on a farm trail made of clay soft surface, feet have grown really wide too.

Dge10 wrote:

140 a week no workouts got my easy pace from 4:50/km to 3:55/km. All barefoot on a farm trail made of clay soft surface, feet have grown really wide too.

For real? Very cool. Just to clarify - I assume you mean 140 miles per week, right? 140 km per week is still a decent amount if that's what you were referring to.

Smoove wrote:

I'm solidly ensconced in the masters division as I turned 45 last January. Our times are similar, although my times in the range are more from 2015 than 2017.

I ran more mileage for my 2015 marathon than this year's marathon, but this will be my highest mileage year of my life barring injury. I was never a volume guy. Always more of a Daniels' "make the most of each mile you do run" guy. But as I moved up the marathon in 2014, I came to see the value of higher volume more.

45? Dang, Smoove. You must age-grade higher than just about everyone on here who posts regularly (outside of Sage).

I have always assumed that my training partner was among the top 25 Masters in the country at 15:40/2:35 as a 43 year-old. Good for you, man.

We got lucky that all the NCAA D1 studs got bored with it and left it to the second tier guys!

Dge10 wrote:

140 a week no workouts got my easy pace from 4:50/km to 3:55/km. All barefoot on a farm trail made of clay soft surface, feet have grown really wide too.

Where is this magical farm at?

The strava group for letsrun suggest that not many run 100+ mpw.

If you are out on the roads just to burn calories I can understand if you do 100+ weeks. Not even one of my many top kenyan elite runners reach that level. And they train fulltime! Crazy.

That's your training philosophy, but you know other coaches propose 100+ milles/week for half marathon or marathon training. Nothing crazy about it, all the marathon greats put in high mileage.

COACH J.S å ä ö wrote:

If you are out on the roads just to burn calories I can understand if you do 100+ weeks. Not even one of my many top kenyan elite runners reach that level. And they train fulltime! Crazy.

What events are these "top Kenyan elite" runners focusing on? Surely not the HM or marathon distance. Also - do you actually coach any top level athletes? Any sub 14 guys? Any sub 2:10 guys? This is not meant to be inflammatory in any way. I am genuinely curious.

*I meant to amend the "sub 14" to "sub 13:30"

COACH J.S å ä ö wrote:

If you are out on the roads just to burn calories I can understand if you do 100+ weeks.

So Haile was just burning calories when his avg mileage was 160 MPW in the marathon spesific phase?

"The morning training is always the most important.

Normally, I am training for about three hours, and when it's two months before a competition, I will be doing about 35k in that morning slot.

In the early evening, I spend most of my time in the gym doing strength work. But even if I am in the gym, I will still do 10k on the treadmill and another 10k on the bike. Then I will do some strength training. That is seven days a week, except for Sunday, when I only do the morning session.

In total, I will normally run 160 miles or 220k in a week. That is the average."