villakram Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, PauloBarnesi said: 100 miles per week. Wow. I presume thats 2 training sessions a day? And what time are you aiming for? It tops out there. Generally I can do 70-80 on singles, but above that a day or 2 of doubles will be required. I hate doubles as they really beat me up mentally so I'm certainly not looking fwd. to them. I find that I have less niggles if I run pretty much everyday and I cope pretty well with the milage. My goal is sub 2:50, but I'd like to try and attack something towards 2:45 if things go really well. No way to tell how I'll hold up this far out though. weeks 1-6: 80/80/90/90/80/90 weeks 8-12: 100/100/80/100/100/90 weeks 12-18: 100/80/90/80/70/rw ~60 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I think anything north of 60 miles starts to get crazy to be honest, but I break down at 50, so I will never know that. Whats interesting is seeing how different people react to different training plans; some people need mega mileage, some just go for the three quality sessions, and not even 40 miles and then cross train. Depends on how good people are at recovering between sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 12 hours ago, villakram said: It tops out there. Generally I can do 70-80 on singles, but above that a day or 2 of doubles will be required. I hate doubles as they really beat me up mentally so I'm certainly not looking fwd. to them. I find that I have less niggles if I run pretty much everyday and I cope pretty well with the milage. My goal is sub 2:50, but I'd like to try and attack something towards 2:45 if things go really well. No way to tell how I'll hold up this far out though. weeks 1-6: 80/80/90/90/80/90 weeks 8-12: 100/100/80/100/100/90 weeks 12-18: 100/80/90/80/70/rw ~60 Oh and how much to be done on the treadmill.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted December 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2016 My PB is still off of 3 long runs, this time I'm going the opposite route and again I'm interested to see what happens. I have some rules like if I want to cycle I have to replace a run etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted December 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2016 Also I couldn't think of anything worse than running on a treadmill. I'm aiming to try and do as much XC running as possible. It's harder work (or slower as case maybe) but better on the bones and long term makes you quite strong. Just have to be careful and not pick technical paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Treadmills are the devils work. But if you live in vast parts of the US its the only way to run; too hot in places, too cold in other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted December 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2016 Very true. Today I found out it isn't fun running longish distances when it's blowing a gale, I'm seriously knackered now, I need a sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Running intervals in wind is ridiculous; one way you have to work, the other you are flying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 That's why I do all of my quality work on good ol' tready. Over the past yr, between MI weather and quality stuff I've done about a 3rd of my miles on the mill. It really helps to (i) think in terms of time, not miles, (ii) have a good podcast (not needed when doing Q stuff), (iii) bigger the gym the better, for distraction purposes. I go to a local chain and it really helps that the far wall is ~ 20 yards away with the weights, 2 rows of steps/ellipticals and another row of treadies in front to help distract from the indoorness of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Seriously considering the JFK 50 mile challenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I was doing 30-40 miles a week then got hit with plantar fasciitis and haven't run more than 6km since July. Its no better than when I first got it and im slowly turning into a fat bucket of shite. Anyone here actually had it and cured? I'm desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 24, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted December 24, 2016 10 minutes ago, stuart_75 said: I was doing 30-40 miles a week then got hit with plantar fasciitis and haven't run more than 6km since July. Its no better than when I first got it and im slowly turning into a fat bucket of shite. Anyone here actually had it and cured? I'm desperate. Yep. The bad news is that it's pretty much down to total rest until it goes away. Recovery time is unpredictable, but certainly several months. Mine took the best part of two years. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: Yep. The bad news is that it's pretty much down to total rest until it goes away. Recovery time is unpredictable, but certainly several months. Mine took the best part of two years. Sorry. Oh FFS. This has to be a cruel joke. I was cruising 13-15 mile runs then bam. Sudden pain from nowhere. Changed my shoes, insoles the lot. Used a tennis ball, golf ball, frozen bottle of water under my foot, none of them seem to actually do anything. Meanwhile I'm ballooning to the size of a blimp mainly because I'm so pissed off with the whole situation. Edited December 24, 2016 by stuart_75 spelling error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Got in a 6k yesterday and a 5k today, hoping to take the guilt off drinking and stuffing my face for the next 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted December 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted December 25, 2016 Seems I can't out run my sweet tooth :-) Gutted, nearly ran my first sub 18 5K for the first time since the spring, but slid over on the last corner (they ended up moving the course after another 3 fell) and did 18:07. But generally quite pleased after 60 miles in my legs from this week. Anyway, merry Xmas peeps, who else is out for an early morning guilt run first thing tomorrow? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphouneso Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Big discounts on Salomon hydration vests on Sportsshoes.com for anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted January 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) Ta for the heads up on the Salomon stuff, I got one of the ultra vests to assist with marathon training. Edited January 1, 2017 by andyjsg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nothing worse than getting the mothers of all colds; training reduced down to a trickle. Very frustrated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFy Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 There's been some bike theft going on in Devon recently, so me and a number of my friends are changing our names to hide our identities. For those who know me on Strava, my name on there is now Porkie McSword Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Interesting; so its been theft where they follow you on Strava? I thought you might have chosen the name of a Villa legend; Djemba Djemba or Gustavo Bartlet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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