How many miles a week?

[Hillrunner2201]

How many miles or kms are people on here doing a week? I've clocked up a lot of mileage over the last 18 months which I've enjoyed but I think it is making me slow!! I've done a bit of interval work recently but probably ought to be a bit more disciplined at sticking to a plan. Or maybe it's best to just enjoy those long, slow runs? I

[BLEWI]

I only started running recently and have stuck to x3 runs a week. Recently made it to 10k so this month it’s been x2 4-5k runs and a 10k run to consolidate. Next week I’ll be going back to running x3 5K.

[Whatsapp Half Marathon]

I tend to stick to three runs per week, but the distance and effort of those runs vary. I always have a plan going forward, i.e. a run coming up, and a goal time to aim towards, then I work to a plan. I am currently using myasic though that is sadly being discontinued from the end of September so I will have to find an alternative.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Whatsapp]

You could try starting a selection of different MyAsics plans with varied aims and download them as pdfs to keep. I have a marathon one I will probably use again at some point. Maybe not as useful as an app (assuming you're using that?), but better than nothing

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Thanks roseabi . I was considering doing that, but I really need to look an an alternative app. Any suggestions from you or anyone of something comparable, would be great. I am happy to pay a fee if it is good.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Whatsapp]

I haven't used an app, so I'm afraid I can't help - except to say I have seen good reports of the Nike one.

I like to put my plans in a spreadsheet so that I can keep tweaking them as I go

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Whatsapp]

I am using the free offer of RunkeeperGo It did go a bit bonkers last night though and congratulated me on my walk 😁. I had run 12k 🙄. It awarded me 49 calories burned too 😤. 670 odd from Garmin. I was able to edit it on the website but not on my phone 🤷‍♀️ In general,I like it though. It gives you a myasics plan. You choose your run (they are in date order) and the voice over lady tells you what’s in store and she pipes up regularly to let you know distance and pace and whether you are on, ahead or behind the pace. You can have your music on too. It just goes quiet when she pipes up You can use the app without the plan of course and choose from several voices. there are also challenges on there as well, which i’m Going to do when I am of training plans 🙂. There is the free version of runkeeper too which folks swear by on here

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks misswobble , I dowloaded Runkeeper (not RunkeeperGo - not sure the difference) but I havent tried it yet as I'm still able to use myasics. It sounds like it might be best as I like the Myasics set-up. I might try Strava Premium as well as you can get a months free try before you buy on that.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Whatsapp]

If you were/are a myasics user you should have got an email offering you the free 12 months upgrade. I used to input my results so had the feedback from them If you didn’t then maybe that’s why you’ve not heard ?

In sept myasics plans migrate to RunkeeperGo

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks. Will check my emails.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Depends what you want to achieve

I've been having a bit of a break, so my km-age is very low at the moment, but this will change as of next week when my new plan starts, yay!! I have to say, though, I don't usually pay much attention to my total distances. Now and then I go over my long-term stats and think "ooh I was busy back in March" or whatever. That said, I do enjoy really long runs - slow and hilly especially

[marco83 Marathon]

I agree with roseabi , it depends on where you are and what you want to achieve.

I came back into running about 5 years ago after more than 10 years of doing nothing and with a BMI >30. I had a few irregular years, clocking hundred of miles or so per month training for races and none in winter. Results were good, but not great of course. This year I managed to keep up the miles with consistency. My suggestion is to have a target that is achievable and challenging. For example, until last year I was not consistent, and my mileage would drop over the winter, so my target from the end of the summer became reach at least 100 miles per month. I managed that and from January I trained for a marathon. I realised that I was now consistent monthly, but not week by week (I had weeks with 70 miles and weeks with 15...). So, after the marathon, I have attempted to rump up the weekly miles to 40 and keep them there. I am now recovering from my last HM, so I am around 25, next week I aim for 35 and 40 in two - three weeks. Then my target is to keep the weekly miles to 40 and try to get in different types of training (1 interval, 1 at half marathon pace, 1 long easy ... ).

On the app, in the past I tried MyAsics, but it simply wasn't for me. I want to be able to make my plans, and I want to create maps and log my training. Now I make up training plans on my own (I read a few book on marathon training and copied a few schedules around the internet) and I use this website

runningahead.com/logs/ba66e...

I do not access on my mobile, just log the training on a computer and move on. It gives you stats and all I need to monitor my training.

Anyway, find what you like and what you motivates you and include those in your running, miles will accumulate

Marco

[Hillrunner2201 Marathon]

Thanks for the replies. I think it might be a good idea to focus more on races and/or build in more rest days. I've been running 6 days a week (minimum of 5) most weeks without a break except about 4 days after my marathon last year. I think it's catching up me as my pace has dropped off. I'll have a look at the plans too.

[misswobble Marathon]

I love long slow runs. They are just lovely. One a week should be enough though. A 5k and an 8k in the same week would be good, and or fast 1k intervals A 3k run is also a good distance for helping up the speed, and is easy to fit in 🙂

[mandm65 Marathon]

My weekly mileage was linked with my goal/objectives, it’s natural that if someone is trying to run their first 5K their weekly mileage would be considerably less as compare to someone who is trying to run/train 10K or even a half marathon so there is direct correlation between your goal/objectives vs weekly mileage.

Up until last year I used to run 60 to 80 miles per week as part of my marathon training programme. Once the marathon was over I would drop weekly mileage down to 40 until my next event/goal and then the cycle of building the weekly mileage start again.

Trust above helps