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04-30-06 | 01:41 AM

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Ironwoman

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Originally Posted by TriBob

Yes, 40 is a minimum. But, 80 is a lot and for experience marathoners. 50-60 mpw with 2 or 3 cycling days is a comfortable range. Check out Hal Higdons programs. He has them broken out by experience level. http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00index.htm

Yes, 40 is the minimum (that is why I said 40+). ...but it is something to shoot for. If I'm training for a marathon, I will actually do 56-60 miles per week in the later months. But, shooting for 40+...and making sure to get in some long runs will get you there.

I've found for myself that training for Ironman - doing a lot of biking, swimming, and weight training - a lot of that transfers over for running, and I can do well with a lot less mileage than when I was just training in running.

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