Miles of Trials

OK. I have spoken with most of the men regarding your weekly mileage levels. Just so there is no confusion, below is a breakdown of where everyone should be in terms of weekly mileage.

Please use this as a GUIDELINE in terms of the range of where you should be. There are some guys that are on the bubble of two different levels.

Some examples: Tom Lipari is probably on the high end of 55-65 and may be slightly over, but because you are still recovering from knee issues I'd rather keep you with the idea of capping it at 65. Conor Shelley generally has done well in the 65-70 range, but he has been bumping it lately and doing well with it. Tim Keegan has been cranking high mileage but was a bit under the weather this week so will not be at his usual level right now. And on and on.

It's a fluid process and feel free to discuss it with me at any time. Also note that you do not need to be a slave to your log book. If you are a few miles under or over based on things, that is OK. Just don't go too far over and remember to listen to your body. You don't need to sneak out on Sunday night for an extra 3 miles just so you can get to 65, etc. That's just silly and counterproductive.

As discussed, I am asking you to "manage your mileage" by making adjustments with how many doubles you do, the length of your regular distance days, the need for days off and for cross training, etc. I can guide you in these areas, but try to manage it so that you are training hard but not too hard.

The month of September is still a strength-building time, basically a continuation of the summer training but with a bit more structure and a few races in there. We want to build strength for the important races in October and November.

Anyway, here are the levels. If there any issues, talk to me at practice or any time by phone/text.

55 to 65 per week: Fitzsimons, Green, Havard, Johnson, Lipari, Lombi, Moss, Panebianco, Shane
65 to 75 per week: Brown, DelaCruz, Duggan, Holinko, Janczyk, Jensen, Meegan, Masto, McMullen, Nestor, Nicoletti, Posch, Smetana
75 to 90 per week: Flint, Keegan, Shelley, Vess, Webster
Cross train: Griffin, Schanz, Townsend

FYI: The title of this post comes from "Once A Runner." Miles of Trials. The Trial of Miles. I know someone who has those sayings tattooed to his ankles, and you do too (no! It's not me!). See you all soon ...