Internal Medicine A Doctor ' s Stories by Terrance Holt <| sep |> When I read this post , this was my thought . If she ' s still at or close to those times after 60 mpw and strong lifts after that long , something ' s definitely wrong . What kind of bugs me is running this many miles and doing this many lifts , without a goal race . Many of us on AR are running 60 mpw but we ' re training for something . There ' s a difference in exercise and training training ' s purposeful with a goal . I know someone it ' s not me who exercises excessively meaning she runs about 60 mpw and does numerous cross training classes . She never races she often says she will , then backs out or has an excuse a day or two before . She was diagnosed with an eating disorder recently . Her workouts aren ' t training they ' re compulsive . With that volume , are you pursing a goal race like a half or full marathon ? Some people like to just go out for a run , but with that volume , there ' s gotta be a goal involved . My question is , what ' s the goal ? Is it a race or is it something else ?