Ask yourself if 40 to 45 miles per week is a worthwhile investment for 20:01. In my opinion it is very inefficient and not something I would commit to. Of course if you’re just running for fun then it doesn’t matter.
Are you considering 20:01 the endpoint/ultimate goal here?
And how do you determine what a reasonable goal is? Doesn’t that differ for different people? Here we have a master’s runner (who was never a collegiate runner) who gets out of shape, improves fitness and gets in a decent half while getting back to consistent running, sets a marathon goal and ramps up mileage, then runs a 20:01 without 5k-specific training and without a taper in humidity. If you’d do better, fine. Since this guy just cut a minute off his recent years’ best, I’ll call it a good job.
And what would you expect it to be, other than “just running for fun”?
I expect the following hold for many runners: You run for fun and fitness X hours per weeks because it’s fun. You set goals because that’s also fun and fulfilling.
tired and losing libido07/15/2024 3:53pm EDT2 days ago
Does anyone else experience ED when running high mileage? I have basically no energy for anything outside of running when I run high mileage and it leaves me with ED. Any solution?