Thanks again for the insight everyone! You've all given me some great ideas to work with. I understand everyone is different and I am not looking for a definitive black and white formula. Curious to see what's worked for people.

For all of you who are confused why I don't aim for 70+ mile weeks of running, marcoviappiani summarized why in his reply...




My current limitations with running vol seem to be around 35mpw or ~5 hours/week before injuries creep in. I've been doing multisport (70.3's, half marathons and 2 full marathons) for 10+ years off and on, and despite building slow and respecting the "10% rule", I still seem to have issues with higher running vol.

I've been working with a PT/strength coach through Gait Happens and am looking forward to seeing future benefits. I've been doing 2x weekly strength sessions geared towards mitigating running injury and optimizing run form.

Thanks again!