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Forum Post hard runs before race-day?
...9;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, but I do two important things as well, and if I didn't I wou...
Forum Post Muscle replenishment after long runs
I am ramping-up my miles in preparation for a fall marathon. I also mix in strength and cross training (at least 3 times per week). I am looking for suggestions on nutrition to replenish muscle especi...
Forum Post Race Report - Confederation Park 8k
Congrats on the two new PRs! I agree with you on the AT runs. I haven't raced since I introduced them each week (on Fri on top of Tue intervals), but after 6 weeks I've been able to see diff...
Forum Post Running Twice a Day ? A 45-year old
All of Jeff's comments are right on. I've found that doing some faster runs helps a lot to lose weight because it seems to increase your metabolism even after you've completed the run a...
Forum Post Shoe Recommendations Please
... Storm DMX, New Balance 726's, and the Creations are by far my favorite shoe especially for longer runs. Now that I have lost a bit more weight I am using Mizuno Wave Riders for shorter, faster (...
Forum Post Good Run in Heavy Rain
...eople don't like rain. First of all, you'll run the risk of undercooling. While for short runs this isn't much of a risk, for longer runs (2 hours and longer) this might but harmful...
Forum Post Any Tucson area runners?
...on Canyon Crest Drive at the north end of Kolb. I'm looking for some good places to do my long runs (>10 miles) and my medium length runs (4-7 miles). From my last vacation in Tucson I see...
Forum Post **FAO Roger2k** RE: Sub 21 Minute 5K today
... Eating bananas helped remove the slight discomfort in my legs. Careful stretching also helped. 2. Long runs with others do help as long as they aren't too slow. 3. Solo runs seem to help a lot a...
Forum Post log software
hello, I'm a newbie and I would like to find a good log software for my daily runs. Can u help me. Thanks
Forum Post Avenir/Raleigh Deluxe Stroller - Advice Needed
...er, but only if I get a jogger reasonably sufficient to handle the tasks. FYI, I am a 32 yr old who runs anywhere between 12 and 30 miles a week. I run sub 7s on my easy runs (does pace matter for...
Forum Post Short race and training summary.
... year: Average: 40 km/week Longest: 61 km/week Shortest: 5 km/week (sore hamstring) Only 4 long runs (20km or more): 30, 25, 22 and 20 km. Future goal: 3 hour marathon in 18th of August ...
Forum Post Internal problems while running
At least you have the 'runner's shits' and not the 'shit's runs'. Train yourself to have a bm at a certain, convenient, time each day. Then run after it. Eat more high fi...
Forum Post Donating Blood
...od? Do you need to lay off for a few days after the donation, or can you continue to do normal training runs? Etc....
Blog Post A Call For All Running Moms
...the growing " Force to be reckoned with " in here own words of running mothers. If you are a mother who runs, or a father with a wife who is a mother who runs, (and runs can be anything as long as its...
Forum Post Flood Damaged run
...f flats, and see if they make a difference. If I do however, I will only use them in races and training runs a week prior to the race. It'll save them from wear better, and, at the same time, mak...
Forum Post Exercise-Induced Tourettes
I did the old 'self talk' to myself during all my races and long runs. Usually it's 'Head up, relax the shoulders, smooth form, quiet feet, spin up the hill' or what ever seem...
Forum Post Best Run Ever !
...spring. I'm now at the 1:35 point. Ever since reaching about the 1:20 point, I've finished my runs feeling pain.... sore knees and thighs and calves, sometimes a hip. nothing killer, but i s...
Forum Post tendonitis in shin?
...here. Will get tender after too many consecutive days of running. I use the theraband and ice daily. My runs are 3.5 miles 3-4x week. I could do 6-7 buy I'm trying to be smart. Any thoughts? I ha...
Forum Post Controlling Your State of Mind
...ing session helps a lot. Of course, I always do stretched right after each running session. And no long runs before an important race, at least not 1 or 2 days before this race. Long runs tend to stif...
Forum Post Shoes
...ommendation. Finally, don't be cheap on shoes. They are the ones that supports you! Enjoy your runs! Daniel. P.S.- Remove the 'z' in 'zhotmail' to reply by e-mail....
Forum Post Carrying a drink while running?
...thing that you can drink from or just carry a dollar with you and buy something. Why not plan your long runs in one of these numerous areas? -jeff...
Forum Post Race Report: Burlington Marathon - another view (and long, too)
...e existing endurance level, and just push the speed for 5 weeks between races by running a mix of tempo runs and 6 * 1mi intervals....
Blog Post Running With A Group
...g my blog know that I am strictly a fun runner full of admiration for those runners who do serious long runs, training and competitions, for what ever reasons. Just reading blogs really gets me motiva...
Forum Post Mental deterioration at 18 miles
Bizarre story, but I can relate. For a few weeks now, my long runs have reached 26-27K (16-17miles) and I felt like that in the last couple of Ks (after 2hrs on the road). I don't recall this bei...
Forum Post Very Frustrating ITB - Or Something Similar?
...co-authors of that article, Len DeBenedictis (not that you should necessarily have that same faith). He runs a myofascial institute that has treated countless elite athletes (particularly runners) wor...
Forum Post Numb Foot
...s to get numb (like when you lay down on your arm and it 'falls asleep' towards the end of my runs. I have tried some extra stretching and loosening up the lasses of my shoes, but that only ...
Forum Post How to race 5k?
... I read about your 4:04! If it works for you, then why not? Give it a try. I always start all my AT runs this way, 'giving in' to 2/2 somewhere around the mile - 2k mark. IMO it's a...
Blog Comment How Do You Run?
...proach either way. As one who's often categorized in the first group, I think it is easy to forget how runs should be and c...
Forum Post Your Piriformis May Effect Your Splay Feet Bunions Was: Chronic Piriformis, Glute and TFL pain ...
...sonal gait analysis for you...and analysis your gait. I have a similar hip problem, particularly during runs longer than 18 miles and cycling up hill. Johanna 'forever young' Young...
Forum Post What to wear in NYC marathon
...on site stated that the avg. temperature will be around 11 C. I like wearing shorts. But after long runs it somewhats starts to feel sore in some 'specific' areas. Should I bring old...
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