On the actual competition days, you get about three or four hours of physical exertion - between an hour-long warm-up, recovery in-between runs, the training runs, and then the runs themselves.
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I'm in the gym three to four days a week, depending on how I'm feeling. With chest, legs and back being the most important parts of any athlete's body, I try to train these on separate days with at least a day off in between.
As an athlete, I'd average four hours a day. It doesn't sound like a lot when some people say they're training for 10 hours, but theirs includes lunch, massage and breaks. My four hours was packed with work.
I am used to training 10 to 12 sessions a week, so I have the physical and mental endurance that comes with being an athlete.
I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.
I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach.
I train Monday through Saturday. I usually have fitness training for 90 minutes, then I'm on the tennis court for 3 to 4 hours.
I used to run a full marathon in three hours and 25 or 26 minutes. Not any more.
I train about six days a week. I'm training at the same intensity as I did when I was playing football. I've done it for my entire life, and I love it.
I train for around 3-4 hours everyday. It can go up to 6-7 hours when a competition is approaching.
I trained for less than three-quarters of an hour, maybe five days a week - I didn't have time to do more. But it was all about quality, not quantity - so I didn't waste time jogging, ever.