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... serene came dozens of women to the marathon scene They stood at the start at 7:15. The oldest and fastest was Constantine. At three miles in America wept when poor Deena's foot went "pop" a...
...ly normal. Your body needs oxygen the same way your car needs gas. So using the automobile analogy, the faster your car goes, the more gas it uses. Your body is exactly the same. The more you run, the...
... years and love (Saucony Shadow 6000). I typically overlap and don't usually need to break something in fast, nor does this shoe, which fits me well, tend to require more than a few tens of miles to f...
... 12%. Too high, I know it. b) I've been running since High School, and I've always thought I was pretty fast. But I'm wrong! I'm just fat. c) I keep trying to qualify for Boston, but my best so far is...
...ly set to 6.0mph, which is a bit slow for me these days. Here's the thing: I know this treadmill can go faster. It used to go up to 10mph. The gym where it is located was closed for repairs a few mont...
...If there is a more beautiful course anywhere on this earth I'd like to know about it. This course isn't fast, but it's very tough, hilly and picturesque. It's basically a lap of the Maamturk Mountains...
...bout 6:12, I'm just jogging. I've tried 20x400 workouts, 10x800, 5x1 mile, you name it. I can't get any faster. This is really frustrating because I believe that 'Improving your time is the whole purp...
...the feeling in my legs, it did feel hard. but with my lungs it was relatively easy. should i be going faster? more repeats? i checked donovan's vdot page and those lap times seemed within the rang...
...he next 3 weeks is to do 2 hill interval sessions and a long run each week. I'm not really trying to go faster. Just to make myself stronger so I can run with less effort. I'm planning to do 10 degree...
...f juice. I usually can keep running 1.5 miles non-stop at 6.0 MPH on a treadmill. Obviously that is not fast and far enough to meet that standard I need to meet. Any suggestions as to how I boost my...
...the first few blocks or so. in the end it didn't matter because i think i ran the first 1K a little too fast. i had gloves on and pushing the little button on my watch just didn't work right. so i ran...
...urcess that I hope gives some of you the edge you need. I think this misses the point. What makes you fast is low weight not this 'morpology' thing. I find I'm up to 40 seconds faster on the mile wh...
...e up 5km (30km bike where my buddy will bike) 5km run planned for 14 days before the race - should be a fast 5km x 2 interval workout/tempo run ! My longest run has only been 11.5 miles so far, but ...
...f juice. I usually can keep running 1.5 miles non-stop at 6.0 MPH on a treadmill. Obviously that is not fast and far enough to meet that standard I need to meet. Any suggestions as to how I boost my...
...rn in the amount of time you have is to intensify your workout to cover more distance. This means going faster. Either walk faster, or (since you posted to rec.running) start running. Rowing will burn...
...fly to levels that literally almost stop you in your tracks. Because of that, we were unable to go much faster, hitting the 2nd km in 3:34. I saw the start of the significant downhill stretch looming ...
...d. so what would be more economical to save some energy for the end which is rather tough? - to begin faster with 4'12'/km and then try to sustain 4'14'/km or slower from 30km to the end. - or run a...
Congrats Mike on the great race - a nice big improvement, and always a bonus when your time is a lot faster than you expected. Good luck with the training.
...d a marathon in Texas in 5:39. (This is not a joke). Some people thought this was some sort of record - fastest time for a six year old, youngest person ever to finish, or something. Does any one know...
...go i started walking on the treadmill approx. 5 miles a day, 6x a week. the walking is done at a pretty fast pace to where i could probably be jogging... the first few days of doing this, i'd get shin...
...3:00 hours and qualify for Boston.... Any hints on speedwork? Should I do mile repeats? How many? How fast? Should I do any tune up races? distances? feedback please. TIA Jeff K...
... may do better on the race, but it's always a good idea to try to start slow. It's easy to end up going faster than you think, the race setting tends to make you run faster. So you'll need to use a lo...
...urse runs down river (the Ness) and with the wind behind us I was being extra careful not to go out too fast. After a bit of pace adjustment (i.e. slowing down) I hit the first mile marker at 6:59 whi...
... that I'm out of the 'big guy shoe' category, I'd like to try some of the lighter weight shoes made for faster workouts or an ocassional race. I am currently rotating 3 stability shoes: NewBalance 765...
...ck) Tu - off (elliptical) W - 4 mi outdoors & hilly moderate pace Th - 3.5 mi outdoors & hilly slightly faster pace F - off Sat - 9 mi outdoors & hilly slow pace Sun - 3 mi recovery Mon - 2 mi treadmi...
...ell as a tool while I travel for work. Even though running is my secondary sport, I want to get better (faster). My question involves the balancing of running and cycling with a focus on improving bot...
.... Any idea on how long it will take me to heal up? I am young (24) and have quite a knack for healing fast. Other than icing, NSAIDs, and rest; what else can I do? Thanks,...
... may see anything between 6:30 (but rarely) and 10:00/mi. Useless. It does show higher paces when I run faster, but they are usually way off. I've also done a lot of repeatability tests, since there...
... burst of speed, and I crossed the line at 4:44, so it ended up an average of about 11 min/mile. Not as fast as I'd hoped, but I was happy enough to have finished well ahead of the broom truck. I ac...
...elative to other muscles, as my stride length increases? - In an all out sprint, I can run considerably faster than 14 km/h. Therefore, the strength of the muscles in my legs aren't a limiting factor....
...tly, I am doing these 4 types of exercises: - Running: I love to do this; but I don't dare to run too fast or too long in order not to trigger any knee problem. Currently, I am doing 3 miles, and 3 ...
...f...I have had mine for probably 60 miles of racing but that was track racing, and I am not sure if the faster speeds break down the cushioning faster or what. ~D.R....
... some self- concocted recovery drinks. Here's one I tried today, immediately after a long run: **Slim-Fast Smoothie** 1 can Slim-Fast 1 medium banana (105 grams) 4 oz skim milk enough ice cubes to...
...he center of the tires, most people around me were stepping on the sides of the tires to get through it faster. Then after the 1-mile water station (this race has water stations at every mile, includi...
I've never really known how fast I can run so have tried a few runs on a treadmill at the gym. My aim was to see what speed I can run a mile at. After a couple of attempts, I realise that I can do a m
...e I have really become addicted to 'running'. My question is what's the difference between 'jogging', fast walking, and 'RUNNING'? Do you think I am going to fast for just having a stent put in? T...
Very true! My 90 year old granny makes it to the dinner table faster than that. Bill R.
... better than i expected to do. and near enough to my best times to keep me happy. i ate a hearty breakfast of pancakes, bagels and bananas (all provided for us) while waiting for my friend to finish...
...nd knocked off the first mile without a thought as to effort, and on the second mile tied my PR - not a fast PR, but it's *mine*! :-) Yea! (Meanwhile, she was obviously rushing off to work to make h...
... for what endurance fatigue feels like,...not like the simple huff-puff 'fatigue' that is felt during a fast shorter run with a fairly high HR (which I do enjoy). I have a feeling that Im getting to...
...ed fallen pine cones. These are very hard, and can roll your foot and trash your ankle into purple mush faster than you can turn your head back from spitting. My daughter's piano teacher couldn't walk...
...d that we had a common goal - a sub 3:00 finish time. I have a bad tendency to run the first half too fast leaving my tank empty for the last 5-10K. So I ended up running the first 24miles of the ...
...At halfway, you find you have only averaged 5 miles per hour. Is it possible, even in principle, to run fast enough during the second half to get back on pace? It is very easy to show that the answe...
... for what endurance fatigue feels like,...not like the simple huff-puff 'fatigue' that is felt during a fast shorter run with a fairly high HR (which I do enjoy). I have a feeling that Im getting to...
...t hurt the outside of my ankle less if I ran a bit. 'Ran' well, I can't really use that term because my fastest mile was only a 10:03. A few people have already posted that cramping might have been ...
...owed with a 5 miler the next evening. Decided at the last minute (after a poor nights sleep and no breakfast) to run this race. Left work early to run it, with a promise of a prompt return. Even with ...
... I got cheered like a winner when I was finishing. Goal number 2 got busted: I run 49:49 which is the fastest speed I ever raced before. I was in heaven for the rest of the day! Small facts on the...
...about it. RACE: I got up at 4:45 AM to drink the reliable cup of black coffee, try to eat some breakfast, and get into the shower and get dressed. I finished dressing and kissed my wife good-bye a...
...e 16th-18th kilometers I began to show the first signs of fatigue. Although I was able to run almost as fast as before, I was getting more trouble keeping my pace. However, since I was given sports dr...
...oop, I look at the time for 1.2 miles. The clock says 34:16. Uh, no way. I've never swam the first loop faster than 45 and I didn't make some monumental leap in swimming ability since my last workout ...
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