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Base training - how long is worthwhile?

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Too Much Water Mar 2013 7:06pm, 10 Mar 2013 3,413 posts	0 Too Much Water Well a pleasing 33 miles this week, 6 runs totalling 5 hours 50, including todays 1 hr 40 effort. Pace seems to have quickened a little, for the same level of effort. I think a few recovery runs may be in order this week as this is my highest week so far, after 28 miles last week. Missed my window for a parkrun this week, so next option is now early April.
plodding hippo Mar 2013 7:13pm, 10 Mar 2013 47,577 posts	0 plodding hippo nice work TMW
Too Much Water Mar 2013 8:01am, 30 Mar 2013 3,432 posts	0 Too Much Water Average pace has dropped from 10:32 in Feb to 10:12 in March. Mileage about the same (25 miles a week average) Lining up parkrun next Saturday
Too Much Water Apr 2013 10:05pm, 14 Apr 2013 3,450 posts	0 Too Much Water Didn't do parkrun in the end. Lower mileage so far this month due to uni and DIY commitments. Averaging 21 mpw over the year. Comfortable run of 12.5 miles done at 10:00 pace, longest run this year and probably since 2010. Average pace for last 30 days is 9:58 Approx 40 lbs lost since January 1st
TT Apr 2013 10:15pm, 14 Apr 2013 1,266 posts	0 TT 40 lbs lost! Blimey! Well done Too Much Water.
Too Much Water Apr 2013 9:50pm, 30 Apr 2013 3,464 posts	0 Too Much Water Weight loss is now 46 lbs Tried doing a big week last week, totalled 9hrs training, for 54 miles and a longest run of 15 miles. 15 miles is maybe a little too far without water on reflection, felt a little parched at the end. Average pace for this month 10:03, I did roughly the same mileage as March in the end, largely due to uni work getting in the way. Hoping to slot in a parkrun this month, which means it may be time to start some faster sessions, as opposed to just jogging for an hour each night. Any simple suggestions which I can do without using a garmin (and ideally not looking at the stopwatch on my phone either)?
SPR Apr 2013 10:00pm, 30 Apr 2013 18,343 posts	0 SPR Fartlek or Progressive run are probably the easiest thing to do.
Too Much Water May 2013 10:53am, 1 May 2013 3,466 posts	0 Too Much Water Thanks SPR, that's a good shout. Any suggestions on faster sessions from the daytime crowd?
faithfulred May 2013 11:17am, 1 May 2013 392 posts	0 faithfulred Other than what's already been suggested, you could try a tempo - do 10-15 mins warm up, 30-40 mins comfortably hard, then 10-15 mins easy to warm down.
HermanBloom May 2013 11:30am, 1 May 2013 3,161 posts	0 HermanBloom Interesting thread. I want to spend the next six months building a good base, in prep for a marathon nest spring, but my first week of 20 miles has led to a knee twinge. Might frop it down to 15 and see what happens from there. Interesting to see your results TMW, seems like a very good start

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