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I have just read a post by Runner Leana about her week in training, and I am green with envy. If I would try to sum up my week it would look a bit dismal and sad.
Monday - full day at work w
...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 motivated t...
...replenishment is key."
So drinking water is not really enough if you are doing any kind of endurance training or competing, because you are then only diluting your already depleted suply of electr...
Training methods and techniques are really what is interesting in running to me. I am not talking so much about the professional athletes, but of the runners who run on their own steam and put togethe
I really need to thank coach Rick for this Video. He blogs on a Gymnast training site, and if he is amazed by the moves then I, a plain old runner - am certainly blown away.
This is not q
... as people that run regularly have the ability to really inspire children to practice and make long term training plans such as running an half Marathon.
The physical condition of many children in e...
...alley 2006. So it's looming large in my mind again. And I haven't covered more than 15 miles in a recent training run--good reason to find a sustainable pace.
I'll have a small flotilla of pacers w...
...pain feelings. It's not really bad, but I take it as a warning. I'm really serious in taking any buildup training, increasing distances slowly, switching to forefoot running technique (althought recen...
I am training for a 10 mile race, and I would like to get recommendations as to how long my LSD runs should be. I've read that for this distance you don't need to do more than 10 miles. However, I fee
... his pulse well over 200! I can't get him to budge from that.
I ran a pretty good 50 m off of marathon training back in the day: your hunch matches my experience. I was until recently under the thra...
...ar situation: Between 1997 and 1998 I injured both my calf muscles with what I think is a small tear or strain. They both got injured within like 6 months of each other. After they got injured I took ...
...e 800m until i was 16 when i ran 2:00 for the distance. After that summer i lost intrest thru injury and trained very little until i went to collage. When i went to collage i stopped altogether - drin...
...o affect running), I have more or less normal pronation and normal arches.
For now I just want a solid training shoe. Eventually I might be interested in a lightweight trainer for racing, but I know...
Date: 28th March 2004 Goals: Sub 4 hour. Sub 3:50 would be better but training has been patchy. No LSD since January. My only other marathon was Dublin last October and it was hell. I'll never forget
... thread, the best I can do in the marathon is 3:38. For my 10K, my PR from about a year ago, is 38:26. I train alot. About 40-50 mpw, sometimes 60 when a marathon is coming up. But with my 10K pace of...
This morning I did the following workout:
1) 1 mile warmup; stop and stretch 2) 2 miles with alternating 0/5% grade 0.1 intervals (10 0.1 hills); 11th hill at 5.0% for 0.2, then 0% to the 2.5 mile m
... time on the elliptical (3-4 hrs/wk) until the trails clear and then go back to biking. *Continue weight training to strengthen calves, quads, and hamstrings. *My outdoor shoes (motion control) have o...
..., mostly flat (altho they claim it to be 'downhill') and will give me 4 weeks, not counting this week to train. Incidently, this is the Sporting Life 10K.
since my last week will be taper, I have 3 ...
...ng the little button on my watch just didn't work right. so i ran kinda what felt like a bit faster than training pace. i was determined to finsh without having to walk. i slowed down slightly for the...
...r mile each day only if I rested first. The fifth day I had to rest entirely. The next day I completely strained to finish a slow but constant 3 miler. The day after that, today, I could do 3 miles, b...
...is a genereously relative term.]
Since I have no convenient access to a local track, I do all my speed training on a treadmill. Beyond convenience, the treadmill offers me two advantages:
1) It ke...
...en on groomed trails.
DO NOT BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER LITERATURE!
Or, the retail salesmen whom they 'train'.
Mfr.: Nike Tailwind box lists its cushioning as 'Firm' Mfr.: Mizuno (RRS) lists the W...
... original post is below. And to answere someone elses question at this point in time I have one month to train for this test. I guess part of the issue as well is in addition to the run I also have to...
...tion, comparable to running (so long as you keep the intensity up) and lower impact activity: elliptical training. Cycling (stationary bike in your gymn) is yet another option, though since it isn't w...
...stion, although the topic will probably really bring the trolls panting to this thread. I made a serious training error four months ago when I was combining a little speedwork and hills. I strained my...
I am trying to calculate my maximum heart rate (to find target training zone) with a method a bit more accurate than simply 220 minus age. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Any opinions or experience with the 'Powerbreather Inspiratory muscle trainer'? Here's where it's described.
http://www.healthchecksystems.com/powerbreather.htm
Can anyone tell me some of the differences and considerations between a light weight training shoe and a racing flat?
...g improvement, and always a bonus when your time is a lot faster than you expected.
Good luck with the training....
...after working out) is this normal or something to be worried about? i also just recently starting weight training and working legs pretty hard, so i was thinking maybe i'm just not giving my legs time...
... WORLD RECORD for 13-year-olds.
http://dyestat.com/#nsic
The next Mary Decker?
If she survives her training. This is a 12-year-old girl weighing in at a whopping 60-some pounds. But according to...
... faster than you think, the race setting tends to make you run faster. So you'll need to use a lot of restraint at the start.
That's not long at all, so don't do anything too radical.
Just keep do...
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Yes, I realise I don't have to read these threads, but they have a magnetic appeal - rather like the trainwreck you just *have* to watch. And yes, I also realise I've been guilty of participation ...
...ght now. Don't know what exactly caused this but I think it maybe because of not enough speed work in my training. Actually, right now my legs feel fairly fresh, which leads me to believe that I have ...
...ranklin TN or know or any good places to run in the area? I'm visiting the area soon and need to keep my training going....
... SEAL Warning Order workout then the 12-week to SEAL BUD/S workout prepared by Stew Smith
ASICS Gel-DS Trainer IX - $95
New Balance 900 - $95
Nike Air Pegasus 2004 - $70
all three are rated hi...
...approach...seems I've positioned myself for a rather formidable task. To run the Boston Marathon with no training whatsoever. That's what it looks like it's gonna be folks.
Believe me...if I was run...
...er would have probably saved me a lot of trouble. As it was, I spent a good 6 months with fairly erratic training, because I wasn't able to train properly. It took a solid 6 week layoff to really make...
I live in Mukilteo,Wa. I was wondering there are any running/training groups some what by me. The only ones I found are either in seattle,Issaquah, or
...scular disease, etc. - I can imagine this would not be very fun at all. Best of luck getting the regular training back in order....
Hi,
I am currently training for the London Marathon this year and recently i have been starting to experience an aching pain in my right knee, I am continueing running as it doesn't cause me any pro
Now 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
...d it was relatively uneventful.
I'm signed up for a 5 mile race on 3/6 (flat course). This gives me 10 training days since I plan to take off the two days before the race and not run. I'm thinking t...
My primary sport is cycling. However, during the offseason I picked up running as a means of cross-training as well as a tool while I travel for work. Even though running is my secondary sport, I want
May be the way you sleep?
...nning on racing a 5 mile in a few months. I won't be out of shape, but is it possible to get some 'good' training in 2 weeks. If so, then what should i be focusing on? (tempo, distance, etc.). Thanks....
...ere talking at work about the Olympics and the marathon. It got me to thinking that if someone wanted to train to try and qualify for the Olympics, the marathon, what type of training schedule would t...
hi
just wondering if anyone knew how race horses are trained? do the jockeys make them do intervals and fartleks? LSDs and tempos?
thanks
...ut 6 months! I'm female, 5'3', 48y.o. and 112lbs.
I have only done 5 marathons and would like to start training for next year's Disney Marathon. Should I? Or should I wait till the ache goes away? A...
...cause of the flat course (or at least I hoped it would be). I'd followed the 'getting around a marathon' training schedule, and I did just that. The weather was dry and cool, and it had been raining t...
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