Happy Tuesday! For today’s post I have a runfession — I had a low mileage week.

At this point in my training, I probably should be increasing the mileage each week, but this week I was a little bit down in the numbers. I typically start off the week strong with a long run, but I was out of town for a bachelorette party and clocked in zero miles on Sunday.

Sooooo where did that get me? In terms of mileage, this week (Sunday-Saturday) ended at 21.53 miles. The runs included:

Sunday: Nothing! I was in Cincinnati for my sister-in-law’s bachelorette party and the day involved getting brunch and then driving back to Cleveland. And going to bed early after a weekend of little sleep!

Monday: 4  miles on the treadmill.

Tuesday:  40 minute tempo run; 4.6 miles on the treadmill. 

Wednesday: 5.3 miles on the treadmill. I ran 3 miles and then had enough time to walk/run a cooldown to get to 5.3.

Thursday: 3.2 miles on the treadmill. I woke up Thursday TIRED. Beteeen work, FW being sick and being away the previous weekend, I felt as if I was lacking some serious sleep. Nevertheless, I managed to get in a few sluggish miles.

Friday: None – rest day!

Saturday: 4.42 miles on the treadmill. It was sunny but cold outside so I decided to take it easy and watch some Netflix while working out.

Total- 21.53 miles!

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Was it a bad week? No. Did I have any really bad runs? No. So here’s to hoping for a little higher mileage in the weeks moving forward!

Some questions for you:

  • What do you consider a “long” run?
  • What’s your average weekly mileage?

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9 responses to “Training Tuesday: Fewer Miles”

  1. Marcia Avatar

    So you had an impromptu “cutback” week. No worries. I well know how those events, especially ones that require travel, get in the way sometimes. In the off-season my “long” run is 6-8 miles. Right now it’s 10-12. When marathon training starts it’ll be 13-22. I’ve always been a low-mileage runner who depends on lots of crosstraining to keep me injury free. I rarely run more than 35 miles in a peak week.

    1. Melissa (I Crashed the Web) Avatar

      Thanks!! I’m finding that is just taking me longer to recover after longer runs post-baby and the whole less sleep and interrupted sleep isn’t helping!

  2. fairytales and fitness Avatar

    Just because your mileage was low doesn’t mean they weren’t “quality” miles!

    1. Melissa (I Crashed the Web) Avatar

      So true!! What a good way of thinking about it

  3. mommyrunfaster Avatar
    mommyrunfaster

    I try to build in a cut back week like that every 3-4 weeks to keep me going mentally and physically… there are a lot of benefits too, as it allows your body to recover a bit more and absorb some of the work you’ve been doing. My long runs right now are 9-15 in half training… I have no desire to do any more than that but will have to pick it up if I do a fall marathon!

  4. Kimberly Hatting Avatar

    I think you had consistent miles, so the numbers aren’t a big woop (my opinion). My weekly mileage varies, even when I’m in training (currently, Grandma’s Marathon is my next big race…in June). I’ve been averaging around 16 miles/week, but that will be increasing now as I start doing double-digit runs for the next eight weekends…

    1. Melissa (I Crashed the Web) Avatar

      That’s a great attitude – consistent mileage=good mileage 🙂 Thank you! Good luck with Grandma’s – have you done it before? I’ve heard good things!

  5. Janelle @ Run With No Regrets Avatar
    Janelle @ Run With No Regrets

    My average weekly miles are probably closer to 20 right now and my long runs tend to be between 8-12 miles. I always say that it’s about the quality of miles, not necessarily the quantity!

  6. Patty H Avatar

    Still looked great to me. A little rest week never hurt anyone, right?

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