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Increasing running mileage
Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:55 am
Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:55 am
I’m training for a backcountry race in September. I’ve read about the 10% rule so on and so forth. I’ve bought a running plan that takes me up to the actual race date but my concern is I’m lacking in my foundation. I run about 20 miles give or take a week and in week two of the program I jump to 35 miles and continue to increase mileage up to the actual race. Is this setting me up for an injury or is this doable with a lacking mileage foundation.
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Posted on 5/9/19 at 11:30 am to RickfromArizona
First, we have an entire thread about this sort of stuff.
20-35 is a decent jump but very doable i would say. you could probably stand to lower the mileage per workout from 35 to high 20s and then start build into that. I'd bet in less than a month you'd be fine with 35+.
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I run about 20 miles give or take a week and in week two of the program I jump to 35 miles and continue to increase mileage up to the actual race. Is this setting me up for an injury or is this doable with a lacking mileage foundation.
20-35 is a decent jump but very doable i would say. you could probably stand to lower the mileage per workout from 35 to high 20s and then start build into that. I'd bet in less than a month you'd be fine with 35+.
Posted on 5/9/19 at 12:24 pm to RickfromArizona
How hard are those 20 miles you run a week?
Posted on 5/9/19 at 12:42 pm to RickfromArizona
What is your mileage that you look to build up to? Injuries suck. I have been dealing with nagging things for the past 2 years that I could always deal with, but finally had IT band issues that really made me cut back to nothing.
I've decided to finally just build a legitimate base. I'm at about 21 miles per week right now and have been there for almost 2 months. Will bump that up to 25ish soon. Then 30 by the end of the summer. At that point, I'll try for another Marathon. Should be about 6 months of 20-30 miles per week before I even think of a real build. Nothing really hard at all.
I've decided to finally just build a legitimate base. I'm at about 21 miles per week right now and have been there for almost 2 months. Will bump that up to 25ish soon. Then 30 by the end of the summer. At that point, I'll try for another Marathon. Should be about 6 months of 20-30 miles per week before I even think of a real build. Nothing really hard at all.
Posted on 5/11/19 at 6:43 am to RickfromArizona
If time is not a problem, increasing to 35 miles a week shouldn't be a problem, if you're already running 20 a week.
I've found that the biggest issue in increasing mileage isn't the actual running, it was my being able to get everything else in my life done.
But, then again I run at a 9+ minute pace, so 35 miles to me takes a lot longer to finish than other runners.
I've found that the biggest issue in increasing mileage isn't the actual running, it was my being able to get everything else in my life done.
But, then again I run at a 9+ minute pace, so 35 miles to me takes a lot longer to finish than other runners.
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