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...hat do you early morning runners do about fueling up prior to long runs? anything special prior to 9-10 mile run? Should I wake up extra early and really force myself to eat some cereal, oatmeal, wa...
...r most of the afternoon. Just to put things in perspective(for me anyway), my time for this mornings 16 mile training run was almost identical to her record Chicago finish time. Humbling-ain't it....
...nk I push myself hard enough. 5.) Should I continue doing a long run once a week and keep building my mileage over the next year? If so, do I pick up where I left off at 21k (13 miles) or should I c...
...re's no comprehension at all. You're speaking a foreign language and there's no translation. 3) '26.2 miles? That's pretty far. Why is the distance so strange?' - What you get after answering the qu...
...dropped metal, rocks, a hole, etc. that might be in the road. So far I've been very lucky in many, many miles and haven't had any accidents; I'd like to keep it that way. If you carry a light, does it...
This Saturday, I'm going to be running with a friend for the first time. My regular 3-mile speed is 11 minutes per mile; hers is more like 13 or 14 minutes per mile. (I can run 300 yards
...e.) Anyway, point being, when I got to the park I was still quite pumped up and 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...
...cipants in Vienna before, I decided to run this race. The course was basically five rounds of about 1 mile around my parents' house, so this was 'home' ground all the race. I knew I had to run steep...
...mh to 17.5 kmh and held for perhaps 50-100m then repeated a few more times. I'd already run a couple of miles before trying this so I was warmed up. Since then I've had this pain in my hip. It's Ok at...
...ound. The cardiologist thought that because I have few risk factors, (no smoking, not overweight, 35-50 miles of running a week, pretty good diet) something else must be wrong. After 22 minutes on the...
... flat terrain, and a little shade (less than 50%). It was hot. I got there a little early and did a 1 mile easy warmup. I was sopping wet by the end of the warmup. Several friends were going to run ...
...is applied.' Lately after long runs my left arch hurts for about a day. I don't wear flats for the 10 mile training run Sunday so I don't think that could be the problem. I wonder if there are any...
...ived a coffee mug and a year subscription to Run Ohio! I ended up with a 33:50. Here are my splits. 1 mile 5:07 (5:07) 2 miles 10:19 (5:12) 3 miles 15:37 (5:18) 16:08 at 5k 4 miles 21:13 (5:36) 5 mi...
...to try and do some long distance running again, as I used to do as a kid. Right now, I can run about 10 miles in 90min without greater problems, and my knees do not really hurt, but in the next days t...
...any gels with me. I have been training this way and it seems to be working for me. During the first mile, I ran into some luck. Actually, luck had a name. Jeff Glaze was running with a friend of...
...I'm finding it an effort to walk (as well as total fatigue). Is it best to stop my 'walks', approx. 1 mile morning and 1 mile evenings, and get back to using the car or bus, until I'm better. (say 3...
...nner who is definitely not breaking any speed records. I usually run 3 days a week anywhere from 2 to 3 miles a day. My normal pace is around 5.5 mph. I would like to start running 6mph or more. What ...
...nk I push myself hard enough. 5.) Should I continue doing a long run once a week and keep building my mileage over the next year? If so, do I pick up where I left off at 21k (13 miles) or should I c...
... all Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC in East London, UK, are organising a 10k fun run and 1 mile juniors race in aid of the Rainforest Foundation UK as the London event for World Run Day (...
...have been bored to death watching. It was a beautiful drive from my house in Mt. Gilead, Ohio (about 55 miles north of Columbus) to downtown Columbus. There was a gorgeous harvest moon still in the da...
... only being able to make it a few houses down the road before exhaustion, slowly worked my self up to a mile and the rest is history.. Week before I ran 10 miles in what have been noted as the wrong s...
Rene/Joachim Just wondering if you've received your race number etc. through the post yet for the TTM - it's only a week to go now and I haven't seen anything yet. Thought I'd see if you'd heard any
...I wonder what kind of interval rate would be most suitable for me. I'm an active runner. I run about 22 miles a week. I do 200m, 400m and 800m intervals once a week. My interval zone is usually about ...
After a 10 mile run today, I had a 1/3 gallon drink cooler and somebody asked me: 'What's was in the container.' I figured I'd open it up and show it to the person and see if he could tell what it w
Is it true that if you run your last mile with a bit more effort, your body will adapt to this new increased level of stress as opposed to what stress you where under during the main part of your run,
...h Gel DS Trainer. I've been using the DS Trainer for the past five years, but I've been putting in more miles lately and want something with more cushioning. Any comments on the fit? cushioning (too...
... for about 5 months now but almost 100% of it has been inside on a treadmill. On a good day, I can go 3 miles (sometimes a tad over) without stopping. That is incredible for me because I used to total...
...lity shoes that offer decent support, good cushioning (which I seem to need even more of with this many miles on my body) and decent flexibility, and hopefully with a good size toe box. Pete M. PS...
today i went for a run after a few months. i did one mile in 7 minutes. but i was pretty tired. my legs. my lungs were okay though. then i tried a 400 meter run, but the legs were heavy. it took me 1:
...he 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 caused b...
Sun 10 miles Mon off Tue 5 mi Wed 4.3, 1 mile intervals Thur 5 mi Fri 5 mi Sat 5 mi total 34.3 mi. That is a new weekly high and Sunday was my first 10 miler. Goals: 10k 11/9. After that, it's offic
...rrow to feel confident about not being hit by a car. Has anyone found good places to get in a solid 4-5 mile run there? Also, this brings up another point. . . .are there other cities, islands that ar...
Is the Byrds '8 miles high' not the definitive record of the 60's? I shall be very angry if anyone has the temerity to disagree with me on this.
...y regular running was over a year ago and then I only kept it up for a few months. Max runs then were 3 miles on rare occasions, usually kept it around 2 miles. So I started back a couple of days ag...
Today I did my first post-marathon workout. After about the first half mile, something strange happened. My legs felt a little heavier than usual, but I couldn't feel the muscles working. It felt li

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