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Forum Post Pace charts or calcultors
Hi! I'm looking for a pace chart or pace calculator that takes into account 1 minute walking breaks every 10 minutes of running... Does anyone know where I could find one? Thanks!
Forum Post hard runs before race-day?
...nt. For myself, I have discovered that too much of a taper 'softens'me a bit, and I find race pace a bit of a shock come race day. I continue with race pace runs right 'till the end, bu...
Forum Post How to race 5k?
...good runner (2:15 marathoner), and I found his assesment both helpful and funny: 'Go out at such a pace that when you pass the one mile marker you feel that you could continue at that pace for an...
Forum Post Speed Work and Tapering
... intensity. This is so that you maintain blood volume and aerobic capacity/fitness. I do 5k races or 5k paced intervals mainly. During the last week I do only 7 miles but during each run I do some 400...
Forum Post Marathon time prediction tool
...ice) training. I ran a lot of Yasso 800s but might have benefitted from spending more time running at a pace which was closer to my marathon pace....
Forum Post Short race and training summary.
...e gathered. It´s certainly true in my (very limited) experience: I´ve been almost hand-led in optimal pace and felt I couldn´t have done any better, yet I´ve fallen 6 and 4 minutes short of the le...
Forum Post Breathing Question
...e etc. I recently changed from 2/2 (in 2 strides/out 2 strides) to 3/2 and found it has improved my pace considerably!, especially on those long up-hills. I suppose it goes without saying, I am pr...
Forum Post Short Race Report- Lou Cox 5k
...David!! I really hope, I can improve some more. I did go out too fast, but I really have a bad feel for pace! In my younger years, I was a kicker, and I ran negative splits. I always seem to be racing...
Forum Post First sub 21 minute 5k today
...now you like the numbers games involved with running A 6:12 first mile is (assuming a fairly even pace until then) 3:51/km. In fact, you obviously ran 1.6km that fast, so it is safe to say that ...
Forum Post how to endure and improve oxygen debt while running
Interval training works for me. While out on a run, pick up your pace for a while(I use 200m to 1500m or so), then drop back to your normal speed. If you want to get more systematic, go to a track and...
Forum Post Cleveland marathon report (long)
... aesthetically pleasing part of the race. But at that point, you're just trying to figure-out your pace ... and it goes by so quickly. The only really sparse area was between the bridge and L...
Forum Post speed work
... well before you reach your goal. Once you feel comfortable, you must understand what the 5:00 mile pace feels like. Start with 200m reps at :37 seconds apiece. Plenty of recovery in between each ...
Forum Post Race Report - Confederation Park 8k
I just ran what I believe to be the best race since I started running.I think this is the beginning of the payoff for my new training methods, quite frankly. If it isn't, there's certainly n...
Blog Post Climb Aboard The Marathon
...ll of course he is an expert and knows running but the idea that you can have your body run at a steady pace from the first minute to the last seems strange to me. Have you tried practicing this way?...
Forum Post race report: Paris marathon
Well done Rob, and great report! 3 out of 4 is terrific. I am curious, do most top races have pace setters, that help push you under a certain time limit??
Forum Post Race Report - 4-miler
Fantastic, David!!! And here am I trying to get below 7:00 mile race pace. Way to go. Looking forward to hearing how you cope with the next item on your list of races.
Forum Post Donating Blood
...vampires advise). But I had no difficulty with 5k-10mile jogging in the days after that (backed off the pace though). Would definitely not try to race distance within the week though....
Forum Post Any bets on who will win London?
.... Still he won the world cross 5 times, so he's got the courage. I don't think that there are pace makers who can run 1:02 for half way and stay on for 18 miles, so a really fast time is off...
Forum Post No phone no light no mileage markers
...but I saw it at 192 a few times. As I pointed out earlier, I just couldn't stop trying to run a 5k pace, but it was probably more like a 10k pace. ugh. Ya, going home was fun for me. I rememb...
Forum Post Why do we run counter-clockwise on a track?
...nd 33 minutes running clockwise and the whole time all I could think was how weird it was. I think this pace was just slow enough that I didn't run into any problems negotiating the curves and al...
Forum Post New (overweight) treadmiller questions
With that much extra weight, I would concentrate on getting it off, before worrying too much about pace. IMHO you are doing the right thing to lose weight, walking and weightlifting. If the weather is...
Forum Post Race Report
...eat, as we came to the mile.(4:54) I knew that I wasn't in good enough shape, to last long at this pace! Around a 1/2 mile later, I was starting to feel my legs tighten up, so I decided to take t...
Forum Post How to breathe properly...
...ave a cold coming on, because that's certainly plausible. If not however, I would slow down to the pace that my lungs could handle, and do breathing exercises while I'm not running. Sean...
Forum Post my 1st 5K (long report of a short race)
Hi Everyone, Thought I'd post a report of my first 5K, since I so many people from this group were kind enough to give me suggestions on how to start running a few weeks ago. I've now be...
Forum Post 5K runners and walkers start together?!?
... out to get around them. There are usually a couple serious walkers who keep up a sub-9 minute/mile pace and beat some runners....
Forum Post Shoe Recommendations Please
...ouple of times in them but so far very nice. For the record I'm big (250 lbs) and slow (avg 11 min pace). They also suggested that I go up a size from my street shoes so I got the Durham's i...
Forum Post Race Report: Burlington Marathon - another view (and long, too)
.... I've just started my marathon training and tonight we did 2, mind you TWO 1 mile intervals at 5k pace with a 400 jog between and I couldn't do any more after that. I then left and met ...
Forum Post **FAO Roger2k** RE: Sub 21 Minute 5K today
Roger, Firstly well done on your 5K time, thats quite a pace. I am in training for my first 5K on July 13th and wondered if you wouldn't mind answering a couple of questions. 1. How l...
Forum Post Flood Damaged run
...hem. So far the only thing I can say for sure is, indoor tracks (10th mile) at or above 1 mile race pace are the absolute worst on my feet....
Forum Post Sore Hamstring
I about a month ago, about 1 mile into a 3 mile run, I began a surge, increase of pace, for about 25 yards. I felt a slight pull in my left hamstring. I stretch after I run. This has been tender but s...
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