Ultrarunners: How many days a week

[mlazenby]

...do you run? 4, 5, 6, 7...8? Inquiring minds want to know.

[QuickChick]

I would also be curious to know how many TIMES you run a week... ie how many double workout days you have. Crazy Iron Types, I'm curious about you too!!

[Size5]

It depends is the truth...

There are always 4 core workouts in my week. As I get closer to the race, sometimes that moves to 5. I think we are all different. After 10+ years of running, I have been known to have some injuries so I'm a fan of cross training. I'm into bike, elliptical, stairmaster, skipping and I used to swim.

S5

[Size5]

QC

I only ever workout once a day unlike those crazy Ironpeople . Yes it is true that sometimes my workouts are very long.....

S5

[HCcD]

QC

I only ever workout once a day unlike those crazy Ironpeople . Yes it is true that sometimes my workouts are very long.....

S5

Hey, I resemble that comment ..... though, I am only a Half-Ironperson, at the moment .... ....

[Jwolf]

I think we only a handful ultrarunners on this board...and if you don't vote you can't see the results.

[Robbie-T]

I think we only a handful ultrarunners on this board...and if you don't vote you can't see the results.

Click view results under the poll.

Someday I'll run an ultra or two but I don't think I'll ever convert to an official Ultra-person. So I'll stick with Super-person. Super Robbie-T

[Jwolf]

Click view results under the poll.

Thanks...
so far only two answers, though.

[rune163]

it depends on the ultra runner. i know one who runs 3-4 times per week (and also ran the 5th fastest 100 miler in canadian history last year) and others who run much more. i typically average 10 runs a week with a minimum of probably 7 (barring injury) and a maximum of 14-16.

happy trails!
rune

[mlazenby]

Hey Rune you forgot to vote! Way to dis my poll man.

[RonPerth]

I'm just a wannabe. But my style is just to go as long as possible one day a week, and a couple of shorter runs during the week if there's time, but sometimes I go swimming or biking instead because after all summer is short and what the hell you have to do some triathlons too.
Hoping for TUR 50k, Kingston 6 hr, and Haliburton 50k.

Ron

[Ironmike]

The last ultra that I trained for was in July, and I ran 25 times in June. (300 km) That's about 6 runs per week at the peak of training for me.

[dwayne_runs_far]

I answered 4 to the poll.

In trying to come to terms with my commitment to run the 100km Blackfoot this coming spring, I've modelled my plan after the Hal Higdon Comrades Marathon plan. The core of that is double long runs on the weekend. I'm also doing 2 more runs during the week, and a third sorta-mini run too.. (I'm teaching a learn to run clinic where I run to the store and back from home, about 4 miles round trip) but I'm not counting the clinic runs in my log.

I'm also trying to get in at least one, if not two, weight sessions a week, plus hot yoga is going to get in there too, plus some other cross training as needed.

And for those of you counting, no, I don't have many days off in there... Friday is, however, the one day I am trying to keep as a complete rest day.

OK, enough of a late night ramble for me.. bed is calling.

Dwayne

[LJA]

Usually 2 or 3. Recently, I have been doing back to back long runs, ie 4hrs saturday and 3hrs sunday. I like to get a shorter one in midweek too.
I'm the first to admit though, that I do not train enough.