I am a high school senior that is a strong believer in high mileage. I want to know if there are any female college teams that consistently log over 100 miles a week. Please don't give me your opinions on how much mileage is too much, just let me know if there are any schools out there that fall into this category. Thanks in advance.
Samantha
I know that the girl that won NC's a couple years ago, Chaplin I think was her name, she logged over 100 mpw at Arizona. I also think that Boston College is a high mileage program.
I remember hearing that over the week of pre-nats that the girl from florida state ran 90+ as well as the west virginia girl (think they both were top 10 at NC's but not sure)
yeah, Vicky Gill from Florida State runs 100+ miles a week...
Thank you very much, it definiltly gives me some direction.
University of Toledo's women are high mileage and seem to develop their runners very well. Had a girl break 10:00 in the steeple.
I would be very interested in Toledo but I was told that they top out at 75-80 mpw. I don't want to go to a program as a freshman where there are not upper classman who are putting more miles in than myself. I currently average about 90 mpw. I have only been hurt once and that was when my track coach convinced me to cut my mileage to about 50 mpw but put me on the track 3 days a week. For me speed kills.
I would write to their coach. He seems pretty cool and their women are really good.
I don't have his email but their website would have it. I know they had a freshman a few years ago that ran over 100 mpw.
On a side note, I would not be so concerned about how many miles the other girls are doing if the coach is willing to let you do as many as you want. Not everyone does high mileage and any good coach would let you do what you need.
The women at my school don't do that much but they suck anyway.
Just curious-
What are your times like?
I have only gotten hurt doing speed workouts as well, but the ironic thing is I have natural 200/400 meter speed and think that I would be best as an 800 meter runner. I can't do more than one serious speed workout a week though or I end up with some sort of stress fracture. It's really weird.
My 400 best is 56.6, and my 5k/10k times are pretty good, but my 800 best is only a 2:10. You'd think I'd be able to run faster than that.
Wetmore
Samantha wrote:
I am a high school senior that is a strong believer in high mileage. I want to know if there are any female college teams that consistently log over 100 miles a week. Please don't give me your opinions on how much mileage is too much, just let me know if there are any schools out there that fall into this category. Thanks in advance.
Samantha
You are many dumbs. Typical uneducated distance runner who look for college based on worthless sport instead of priceless education. Samantha in deep dark whole locked in chain with key missing.
Ah have key. Quit sport and I unlock chains that spare you forthcoming agony when you realize it is too late. if not samara will get you.
I'd have to agree about looking at Colorado.
Jason Drake, the former assistant under Wetmore at Colorado, is now at Washington State University. Training at WSU is identical to Colorado. Long runs high mileage.
don't go to a Louisiana school school unless you want to run 30 miles a week.
Samantha wrote:
I am fairly sure that the women @ Colorado don't do over the 100mpw that Samantha seems to be seeking.
if your times are fast enough I would think that most coaches would allow you to run what is needed to be good (for you). I would look at all the good programs , but why do you need to have all your other teammates run as much as you? I know Chaplin and the florida girl were probably the only ones on their teams running such high miles.
With an NCAA scheudle of XC, Indoors, + Outdoors, I don't know of any ladies' program that runs 100+ per week. Just curious why 100 as the benchmark?
Samantha,
I coach at Uof LA-Monroe, and would love to have a girl motivated to run 100mi/wk.
Best wishes,
Bruce Kritzler
km wrote:
I am fairly sure that the women @ Colorado don't do over the 100mpw that Samantha seems to be seeking.
Assuming Samantha is wanting higher mileage for the aerobic system benefits (and not just as a security blanket seeing that three figure mark in the weekly training log), the altitude in Boulder has @20% differential factor. In other words, 80 miles per week at CU is equal to +/- 100 miles per week at sea level. Aerobic system benefit without the 20 miles of pounding.
And then if you go a little higher, say 8,000 feet on Magnolia, as Wetmore has them do...