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5/1 - 6 Mi jog 5/2 - 8.5 Mi double stroller happy fun time 5/3 - got lazy 53.5 Mi week 5/4 - 7 Mi steady state 5/5 - 14 Mi long 5/6 - 4 Mi double stroller happy fun time 5/7 - 14 Mi long 5/8-5/10 - resting pulled calf.. :( this sucks 39 Mi week ...boo 5/11 - 7 Mi easy - trying to rally a comeback :/ May Total 60/200

Diminishing returns? So wait, you are upset that your cardiovascular system is improving? I think you need to think of it less in terms of calories and more in terms of your risk of one of the top killers (cardiovascular disease) has been reduced. If all you care about is calories then the most effective way is to not put…

5/1 - 6 Mi jog 5/2 - 8.5 Mi double stroller happy fun time 5/3 - got lazy53.5 Mi week 5/4 - 7 Mi steady state 5/5 - 14 Mi long 5/6 - 4 Mi double stroller happy fun time 5/7 - 14 Mi long May Total 53/200

Sad part is that it took me a few minutes of staring at it to figure out what I did wrong.....and it's only the 7th. Maybe I need more sleep.

*Edit - calendars are apparently for smart people and not me (skipped over the 5th in recording) 5/1 - 6 Mi jog 5/2 - 8.5 Mi double stroller happy fun time 5/3 - got lazy53.5 Mi week 5/4 - 7 Mi steady state 5/5 - 14 Mi long 5/6 - 4 Mi double stroller happy fun time May Total 39.5/200

I'd believe they were right except a few weeks back I met a man on a marathon training run that was in his 60s. Shared a short conversation him. He showed up an hour early to try to beat all the "young bucks" on the course. He was on mile 22 training for his 3rd marathon. During his last training season he had some issues…

5/1 - 6 Mi jog 5/2 - 8.5 Mi double stroller happy fun time 5/3 - got lazy53.5 Mi week 5/4 - 7 Mi steady state 5/6 - 14 Mi long May Total 35.5/200

You should not feel pain in your joints. Discomfort while they adjust maybe, but definitely not pain. If you feel actual pain in your joints themselves then something is not right and needs to be worked out before the warning signs turn into full blown injury. You should head to a running store, have them check out your…

But if she is getting bored and walking during races then I just don't know if more miles is going to motivate her not to be bored anymore. Maybe your personality is more of a chill trail runner who should be doing ultras instead?

5/1 - 6 Mi jog 5/2 - 8.5 Mi double stroller happy fun time 5/3 - got lazy53.5 Mi week 5/4 - 7 Mi steady state May Total 21.5 / 200

That is very true. The main points of concern you expressed lead me to believe it's a dud but you are right, there may be much more to it so I shouldn't jump to conclusions.

Well, it is kind of two fold there with more miles. The more miles you run the better shape you get into BUT also, the more you do an activity the more efficient your body becomes at that specific activity thus your form will start to improve and become more efficient. Form adjustment is a huge deal for someone new and can…

If 8:35 is your true LT pace than 2 hours ain't no thing. I have found more value and direction out of this one pdf than 90% of the training plans I have ever used. Read it, read it again, then again for understanding. http://www.lydiardfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/al_training_eng.pdf p.s. I think your…

Back in for 200 again this month April - 236 Mi 5/1 - 6 Mi recovery jog

3/30 - 7 Mi easy 3/31 - 10 Mi steady state ____________________________ 4/1 - 6 Mi recovery 4/2 - 7 Mi steady state 4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller 4/4 - 22 Mi long 56 mile week (39 in April) 4/6 - 7 Mi easy 4/7 - 10 Mi steady state 4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller 4/9 - 11 Mi easy 4/10 - 7 Mi easy 4/11 -10 Mi easy double…

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3/30 - 7 Mi easy 3/31 - 10 Mi steady state ____________________________ 4/1 - 6 Mi recovery 4/2 - 7 Mi steady state 4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller 4/4 - 22 Mi long 56 mile week (39 in April) 4/6 - 7 Mi easy 4/7 - 10 Mi steady state 4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller 4/9 - 11 Mi easy 4/10 - 7 Mi easy 4/11 -10 Mi easy double…

Why would you run a "for profit" 55 buck 5k? You are paying like 18 bucks for every mile you run. Unless there is some huge prize money then you'd catch me in the back, shotgunning beers, cart wheeling my drunk *kitten* to the finish line just in time to not get hit by the race street sweeper.

Sure: Matt Fitzgerald Ideal Race Weight calculator

Ideal race weight is 174...which is the upper limit BMI for me. My body was just not built to be a runner. #foreverFatty :(

Remember when you were a kid and loved to go run and play OUTSIDE?

3/30 - 7 Mi easy 3/31 - 10 Mi steady state 4/1 - 6 Mi recovery 4/2 - 7 Mi steady state 4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller 4/4 - 22 Mi long 56 mile week (39 in April) 4/6 - 7 Mi easy 4/7 - 10 Mi steady state 4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller 4/9 - 11 Mi easy 4/10 - 7 Mi easy 4/11 -10 Mi easy double stroller 51 mile week 4/13 -…

3/30 - 7 Mi easy 3/31 - 10 Mi steady state 4/1 - 6 Mi recovery 4/2 - 7 Mi steady state 4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller 4/4 - 22 Mi long 56 mile week (39 in April) 4/6 - 7 Mi easy 4/7 - 10 Mi steady state 4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller 4/9 - 11 Mi easy 4/10 - 7 Mi easy 4/11 -10 Mi easy double stroller 51 mile week 4/13 -…

3/30 - 7 Mi easy 3/31 - 10 Mi steady state 4/1 - 6 Mi recovery 4/2 - 7 Mi steady state 4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller 4/4 - 22 Mi long 4/4 - Rest 56 mile week (39 in April) 4/6 - 7 Mi easy 4/7 - 10 Mi steady state 4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller 4/9 - 11 Mi easy 4/10 - 7 Mi easy 4/11 -10 Mi easy double stroller 4/12 -…

If you are comfortable with the vest then wear the vest. Ultra events are like the exact opposite of fashion shows. No gives a F about what you look like or what you are wearing. Unless you get stuck pacing with someone wearing hookas....or vibrams........then they will judge your footwear and give you a 3 hour long story…

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3/30 - 7 Mi easy 3/31 - 10 Mi steady state 4/1 - 6 Mi recovery 4/2 - 7 Mi steady state 4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller 4/4 - 22 Mi long 4/4 - Rest 56 mile week (39 in April) 4/6 - 7 Mi easy 4/7 - 10 Mi steady state 4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller 4/9 - 11 Mi easy 4/10 - 7 Mi easy 4/11 -10 Mi easy double stroller 4/12 -…

Still waiting for a marketing genius to put together a glow run with colored mud obstacles and name it something badass sounding like 'Black Ops training super amazing run"......and they will give out black tutus at the start bc they are so badass that you should bring all your bestie girlfriends...

To be honest, you should be more worried about snakes than the rest of what you listed. The other animals can hear and avoid you. Snakes on the other hand...you will most likely run up on them before they can get out of the way. When it turns spring then they become active and are kinda on the move until they get their…

Maybe I am just a bit too new in running or so but why would anyone be doing speed work for a marathon distance target race if their weekly base mileage isn't at least 50+ ?