Increased Mileage

[Deleted User]

Would really like to do the Bewl 15 on 4 July (quite close to home!) but 10k is the greatest distance I've run so far. Am I being foolish to think I could increase the mileage enough, without injury, in the next 2 months to make 15 miles a possibility??

[Deleted User]

hello!
long time no see






i hope you are the same Clariss as used to post

[Deleted User]

hey ph - yes i am she - managing to get out and run but not sit in front of pc and type! Do check in to see what everyone else is up to tho. So, what do you think, is 15 miles is just too much??

Hilly

2 months is plenty of time to build up to running 15 miles. You do 6 miles already so if you had 2 miles each week, for 5 weeks, to your long run that will be 16 miles, then you can do a second week at 16 miles before tapering. Or you could have and easy week in the build up and still reach your target.

Go for it and good luck!

Hilly

Sorry that should say add not "had".

[Deleted User]

hilly, thanks so much for that - should I increase my shorter weekday runs too or keep them as they are?

Pammie*

Clariss

Yes you can, i did it in the same time frame.
Before the race i only managed to get to 14 miles, but i had a good taper and the race day itself i managed to get through it all.

How are you doing?

[Deleted User]

Yep - should be fine, Clariss - just slow down if you need to - plodding (relative to normal pace) is the best way to increase mileage.

Hilly

At this stage I wouldn't increase mid week runs too. Little bit at a time!

[Deleted User]

Thanks so much for your advice. Managed a 9 mile run today (1hr 40m) and despite much stretching think I'll probably pay for it tomorrow!! But the plan is to increase the long one by 2 miles per week. How do I go about tapering once I've reached the full mileage - do I reduce the long run by 2 miles per week or 1 mile per week?? Any help would be appreciated as I now have my number for the race so I'm definitely going to be there.

Clariss