stomper
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I'm at a point with my running where I could probably do longer distances than I have in the past. Whereas 5 miles used to be an accomplishment for me, now it's just normal. I've been thinking of doing longer races (e.g. a half marathon) but really, I can't figure out where I would get the time to regularly do runs of say 9 or 10 miles.
Consider this half-marathon training program- http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244--6851-2-2X5X8-4,00.html - which builds up to about 33 miles/week. That's about twice as many miles per week as I currently do, ergo it would consume roughly twice as much time. I do prefer to do trails and rougher terrain, so that probably takes more time than concrete.
I am not that busy a person compared to some. I have an old house to take care of, part time consulting gigs (which don't take that much time but require full attention when I'm on them), and a kid in school. I don't like rushing around like a madman (one reason I don't own a car). I would like to do some exercise other than running once in a while to keep my body intelligent. Currently that would be brazilian jiu jitsu, once or twice a week.
Where do you all find the time to run long? Seriously, this is the most significant training question I have.
ps. edit to add: I suppose I could stop spending so much time on this forum. 0
Consider this half-marathon training program- http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244--6851-2-2X5X8-4,00.html - which builds up to about 33 miles/week. That's about twice as many miles per week as I currently do, ergo it would consume roughly twice as much time. I do prefer to do trails and rougher terrain, so that probably takes more time than concrete.
I am not that busy a person compared to some. I have an old house to take care of, part time consulting gigs (which don't take that much time but require full attention when I'm on them), and a kid in school. I don't like rushing around like a madman (one reason I don't own a car). I would like to do some exercise other than running once in a while to keep my body intelligent. Currently that would be brazilian jiu jitsu, once or twice a week.
Where do you all find the time to run long? Seriously, this is the most significant training question I have.
ps. edit to add: I suppose I could stop spending so much time on this forum. 0