Dave said:
I found this old post from Pedestrian.
"My own best streak lasted for 14 years, 7 months and 10 days; and in that period I had my best running ever. NOTHING would stop me from running during that period! I went to some extremes to keep the streak alive as well..."
He added that the days after marathons were especially tough........:d
Hope you don`t mind Pedestrian.
Dave.
I don't mind at all, Dave. However, I
was trying to stay out of this one, as it seems that every time the subject comes up, the same old arguments come to the surface, and with opinions being so divided, there's never any conclusion or real answer to the original question.
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I'm currently running 11 times a week.
5 of those runs are hard/maximum efforts over a relatively short distance (4 at 3.1 miles, and 1 at 1.6 miles). The others are longer and easier (between 6 and 12 miles). Giving me a little over 60 miles a week... This mileage will increase slightly as I get fit enough to accommodate the extra.
...So, according to one source, I should now be certified as being clinically insane; be pricing-up funerals; or be laid up in hospital with multiple injuries.
Thing is... there are plenty of people out there who are training harder than this. They're the people you will find at the front in races. Training like that is what you have to do to get there.
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