Geof quips that the next week he is getting back on the wagon, "It will be a 70 mile week!" I giggle at the random outburst and express my surprise.
I think aloud, "That would be kinda fun."
Geof asks, unable to recall, if I've done a 70 mile, non-race, week before.
"Nope...not in one week [brief pause as I ponder this question]...but I have done it in less than one day...!"
The question suddenly occurs to me...how come I'm so afraid of a big mileage week, but the idea of running 60, 70, 100 miles in a day or so makes total sense?
"I can run 100 miles in little more than a day and come away practically unscathed, outside of some blisters...yet I'm unwilling to spread that distance out over a week?"
"I know, I don't get it either," says Geof as he steps out of the bathroom.
Huh.
It's funny how things you think you've completely beat the dead horse on can get shown in a slightly different light and suddenly the entire paradigm shifts.
It's the second shift :)
So now I sit and ponder...what would it feel like to run a high mileage week/weeks? I dunno. I guess I'll be finding out as my training for JJ100 involves a couple of uncharacteristically high mileage weeks. Intrigued, I am. I think it's time for me to try it on for size.
And now, for a totally unrelated photo...
I spy...
Queen K Hwy, Hawai'i
Paige, out.
5 comments:
Saw you over at Liza Howard's blog. I love your domain name! I'll be sure to add you to my reading list :)
Sweet! Thanks for reading, Tim!
I totally hear what you are saying. I wonder the same thing sometimes. I would NEVER contemplate a 100 mile week in my training ... for, uh, a hundred miler!
Truthfully though, a 100 mile race puts a ton of stress on the body. Not something I could do frequently. But I think if you build up to higher mileage weeks - for me, about 75-80 mpw - you teach your body to handle a certain amount of stress, and those training weeks become really key for success on race day.
Anyway, I say "go for it!" Just be sure to build up to it, and back off if you feel a threat of injury. Happy training!!
Yea, I'm right there with you...a 100+ mile week would be inSANE! I'm looking to hit 70 mpw twice during this cycle. We'll see how it all goes!
Interesting post. Wierd how we look at things. Funny this is my 70 mile week.
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