Because of Coronavirus, are you putting in more miles, less miles, or about the same?

Nothing like doing in a nursing home alone with no legacy. Oh wait I'm sure someone will care about your age group win at the local turkey trot.

Same. I was training for local marathon end of May, but it was cancelled. I'm going to do the virtual option on time. It's kind of lame but it keeps me motivated and following a schedule. I have more time since I can do some of my work from home, so less time spent commuting. I like running, and outdoors is allowed.

I would say a little more. I joined the miler method program led by Nick and Sierra Willis. Great program good structured individualized workouts. Good camaraderie among other members on a group Facebook page. Nick and Sierra went as far as offering it for free to help with social distancing for past members. I agree running has helped me so much through very difficult times in life

I've kept the same mileage, had fewer threats to maintaining it, but my workouts have been lower intensity because there are no races in the offing and no point in risking injury when a long, long period of base mileage may well rehab me to the point of being able to run much harder workouts. I've averaged 110+ mpw since early February, the calf has held and been mostly well. My workouts are 2-3 days per week, either 3x10 minutes on, 1 minute off, or 5x6:00 on, 1 minute off, and then in both cases, a few minutes rest and 5x20 second strides during an 8 miler to work. On the way home, those same days, I do 8.5M with 7x3:00 on, 1 minute off.

The air is a lot better on the commute because there is a very small percentage of the usual very heavy traffic. I also do about 8 to 10 miles total per week slow kicking the ball with the kids on a neighborhood loop, and we've been doing a 5x1/4 around the block fast, the first block uphill, for them, on long rest. They've been doing typically 1:40 average, with a best of 1:32, and I follow along near the front, sometimes the 7 year old boy, sometimes the 12 year old girl wins.

freeidea wrote:

Less, but due to injuries that started around when things got shut down. But I'm avoiding certain trails I like to run on, and am getting sick of the roads in my neighborhood.

My situation is the same as yours, less miles but it is due to injury, not corona virus. Since I am retired, my daily morning routine, which includes my running, has not changed. I, too, am staying away from trails due to the inability to social distance. Since there is less traffic I can run in the streets without a problem.

Eyegore wrote:

I'm doing more. It's the only time I leave the house now, feels like less of a chore than it did before and I find myself wanting to keep running instead of gong home.

Mee too. Increased my mileage, significantly. I've been doing mostly easy runs. The other day I went out for a long, tempo run, and feeling great with a couple of miles to go, realized I was under half marathon PB pace. Held on for an extra 3.1 miles and hit an 8min half marathon PB. Granted my half PB was previously a slow 1:42, slow even for a 19min 5k guy like myself. But now it's 1:34, thanks to the tempo run. But still was impressed how much my body responded to higher mileage. I got to believe I have a shot at 1:30 in a race if I keep this up.

In the UK, pretty much everyone I know has increased their mileage.

Weather pwrmitting way more miles. Living in the mountains with nothing else to do rather than enjoying the outdoors and with everything closed in the resort.

I just run. Train eat and sleep. Waiting to resume work as soon as possible for now running keeps my mental sanity.

Nog of the Wig wrote:

In the UK, pretty much everyone I know has increased their mileage.

I'm following people on Strava who normally run 10-20 mpw, 25min 5K types if that matters. They are now suddenly doing 40, 50, 60 miles a week. People have heard the 60min 'rule' and are taking it to literally mean they HAVE to exercise for 60mins a day, so everyone is going out for 6-8 miles runs every day, often still going long 2hrs~ on a Sunday.

Obviously as people are off work they are making the most of it, but I can see the NHS being overwhelmed not with Covid-19 but with thousands of middle aged blokes/women coming in with stress fractures etc.

Already a bit less, because running together became our daily family trip outside, and my wife and son can't run as far.

Now I have Covid 19 (probably), so I have to stay inside. I have pretty mild symptoms: no fever, just a little sting in the windpipe, and at night it feels like there's a weight sitting on my chest. I hope it won't last long.

Same. Races or no races, I've always had a consistent 1.5-2.5 hours exercise per day outside time since I was a little kid (50 now). I've been at a steady 80-85 mpw. Slow slogging through punchy snow today.

We in-home caregivers are used to lockdown conditions, yet the changes are still extreme.

Fartleks while walking (on a long, hilly driveway) with my violent patient are a mainstay now. Not at all ideal, but maintaining so far.

Less, desperate for more. Sciatic nerve damage since last June shut me down, but try whenever I think I can handle the pain. 3 x 3 miles a week now, hoping to return to 30 mpw in the warming weather. Covid rumor has had no effect on me. Don't know anyone else affected either.

Way more, for similar reasons mentioned up thread that "running feels like less of a chore now". It is legitimately the most exciting part of the day. All day I sit on a laptop working only to get a moment of freedom that is a run.

Not like I am running 100+ miles per week. In fact, I am a washed up former college runner just trying to get back in shape with ~30 miles per week so far. But that's better than nothing and it's keeping me sane and I am somehow much more motivated than any other time since I stopped running competitively 7 years ago.

historysfinest wrote:

For me it's about the same, nothing has changed but noticed on Strava people have decreased their mileage. How about you?

Sorry, but we speak English on this board.