Ok, I have read several blogs and communicated with several bloggers on the topic of finding that elusive balance between reaping the benefit of higher week-day mileage (6-8 mi)/cutting long run distances, while staying injury free. Lybi and Shauna and Maria have all commented on it. I'd love a discussion/experiment among those of us trying Sasha's advice to to achieve higher weekday mileage/shorter long runs while training for our events. Also, this morning's question is: on days after a race, or long run and you can feel your body is going to break down in some way if pushed too far-- is it better to cut your mileage and try to maintain speed, or is it better to maintain your mileage at a slower pace. Also, Sasha you laughed at me last year when I told you I was using Hal Higdon's marathon racing guide-- have you ever mapped one out for us 7,8,9 mintue-mile runners? I mapped one out on an excel spreadsheet last year for St. George and Ogden, but now the weekly mileage allocations seem inconsistent as I'm trying to acheive more consistent mileage (I hope by the middle of July I'm doing 6x5 plus Sat. long run). Suggestions, schedules, directions to formerly blogged discussions is appreciated. | 