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I'm, certainly no expert Gil, but I always got somewhere between 50-70 miles weekly when I was running some marathons and I did ok with that. Plus I always took Sundays off for church and family. I usually ran long on Saturdays, (20-miles) every other week with about 14-miles the opposite week. Hills on Tuesdays, Speedwork/Intervals on Thursday, and easy Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with like I said Sundays off.
I think there is really no secret mileage, it's what works for you. but again I'm no expert. I hope this helps. I love to talk running, and forums are great for that. God Bless...+ If we are not friends we can be, okay. Let me know. I have added alot of friends in the past couple of weeks, and I can't keep up with them all, but I would gladly be yours, okay. JimmyJ. ( =
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Depends on how well you want to do and how you want to feel at the end of the race. Everyone is different. When I was training for a marathon I did 60 to 70 mile weeks peaking mileage 2 and 4 weeks out from the race. For me, I found when I started to run over 80 miles a week I started to get injured. Some people can run 100 mile weeks with no problem, for me 80 seemed to be my weekly limit. The more long runs you get in the better you will feel at the end of a marathon. Sure you can finish and feel miserable, but if you prepare well, you can cross the finish line without feeling like you are going to die. However, no matter how well you prepare, going up and down steps for the next few days after a marathon are always going to hurt! :)
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I'm no expert either, but I just ran a marathon in my goal time of (just) under 4 hours and never did more than 40 miles a week. My total training was over 800 miles and about 25 weeks although I was solidifying my base in advance of starting in earnest about 18 weeks out.
I don't think "ideal" can be defined by any one other than yourself, your goals, your time constraints and your current fitness levels. Be open minded about what you can do in the time frame you have. Additionally, rest and cross training (not measurable in miles), are incredibly important in a marathon training. Make sure you have a mile goal that also allows time for one or more rest days as well as one or two cross training sessions.
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One of the other things to consider is your time/interest/ability in cross training.
I'm currently training for my 4th marathon. For this one and my first one, I did 2-3 days of cross-training plus 3 days of running, so my running volume is only 35 miles per week. For my 2nd and 3rd, I only ran, up to 50 miles per week.
For what it's worth, my 1st was my fastest, because those 3 days of running per week were much more intense.
In the end, I think what matters most is being loyal to a weekend long run, running at least 3 days per week, and working out 5 days per week or more (though I know many people who've done 4). Aside from those parameters, it's personal preference.
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there is no set weekly mileage. Most programs have you build for 3 weeks, then drop down a week, then build again, etc. Most will have a few of the longest mileage weeks between 40 and 48 miles, but not too many of those very long mileage weeks. Perhaps a total of 600 miles in an 18 week training program. some more, some less.
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I followed the Furman FIRST program for my second marathon and I didn't run more than 35 miles per week. I qualified for Boston on that program/mileage. I also used the Furman program to train for Boston. The thing I liked about the program was the cross-training aspect, and the intensity of the running workouts. I still use a modified Furman approach for triathlon training.
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How fast do you want to be? Miles makes a difference. I have run 14 marathons, 5 under 3 hours. My feeling on crosstraining is that it will help prevent injuries, but won't make you faster. Faster marathon times in my opinion comes down to speed work and miles. The crosstraining will help you not to blow up something along the way.
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When one says “cross-training”, that can mean many things. If your cross-training means getting into a gym and doing a serious heavy lifting/mass building routine 3-times per week, then it probably won’t help your run any more than possibly injury prevention. I am currently training for my first marathon, doing a short/speed day, one moderate distance/tempo run, and one long run. The FIRST program was suggested to me. I looked over it and it is extremely similar to what I was already doing. I am dong the marathon with a group of people from my bike racing team. Many of them have trained for marathons with only 2 or 3 runs per week as their primary sport is cycling, and managed to finish in what I consider to be respectable times (3.5-4 hours). I can’t help but think that the Aerobic capacity, and lower body muscular endurance workouts they got on the bicycle helped them to do better in the marathon than they otherwise would have with so few training miles.
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