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For me it depends on the distance I am running and how long I've been awake before I do it. Up to 10k I can easily run on an empty stomach if I wake up and go run immediately. For longer runs and if I've been awake for a bit, I need to eat. Your body will tell you when it is time for food. If you worry carry a small snack…

@Cooriander: a back-to-back HM and marathon is impressive!!

I say go for it!! See if you can get a race-specific training programme. Depending on the terrain or route profile the training required will differ. (for example, strength training, hill training) Build up slowly, a person's best chance of finishing a 50 miler is to go in the race uninjured. We followed a three-week…

^^^ What rhuhlir said. Also on a treadmill you are not dealing with weather conditions as would be is outside, whether if it heat, cold, humidity.

Another ultra runner here. I have a marathon coming up, 50k in March, 56k in April and then Comrades in June. I am lucky in the sense that I have running friends that are even crazier than I am, so there is never a shortage of running buddies to train with, especially for the long runs.

My next marathon is last Saturday in January. :) Any marathoners are welcome to add me.

Same time would make sense as you get to do your long runs in the same type of weather conditions that you are going to be running in. Good idea for the hotter summer marathons. Same day? My long runs (except for a mid-week not so-long-run) tend to generally fall on a Saturday or Sunday, but I have never planned for the…

Hi! I have been MIA for a couple of months but I am back. The spreadsheet looks great.

I am also a forefoot striker. I run mostly in NB860. But I agree with Dougii, I would suggest that you get Fitted at a proper running store.

I would not split my long run in two runs. I do run 2-a-days and also back-to-back long runs, but my long run is my long run.

2 June 54.3 miles Walking like a duck today. That is my target race done. Now for a recovery period, so I will be scarce for the next week or two.

I also prefer the current lap pace.

Hi! Had a calc error in my spreadsheet, so reposting the month's values. 01-May 18.1 04-May 15.6 05-May 20.0 W1 53.8 07-May 6.3 08-May 4.4 09-May 11.3 11-May 17.6 W2 39.5 14-May 9.4 16-May 9.4 18-May 13.2 W3 32.1 20-May 6.3 23-May 6.9 25-May 11.9 W4 25.0 MTD 150.3 Please put me down for 100 for June. It is winter here in…

I agree about the light and temperature changes. You actually become more aware of the scenery as you filter out everything you have already seen. And I ended up running the loop in a very strategic manner, you know exactly when to start running stronger for the hill that is coming, where to start backing down for the…

Congratulations on finishing your first marathon! Listen to your body. If you are generally still feeling fatiqued all the time, sleepy during the middle of the day, and just dreading getting up you need some more rest. Especially after your first marathon I would take it easy and recover well. Take some easy walks or swim…

20-May 6.3 23-May 6.9 25-May 11.9 WTD 25.0 MTD 164.2 Very little running last week, this week will be even less...tapering for Sunday!

I have done a 12-hour circuit race on a 1 kilometre loop. :) You get to know every single little bump and rock on that path!

I had tendonitis December/January. I would really advise to go and see a biokineticist or a physio to assess the extend of the injury. That said, I had to avoid hill running (which together with a faulty pair of shoes) was the cause of mine. I did not stop running, but ideally you should. I ran with ankle support. I did…

I ran a 50k about a month ago in pouring rain from start to finish. Lube up, especially if you are going to be wearing additional clothing that you are not used to such as weatherproof jackets or such. I had a disposable poncho which I got rid off after about 4 miles, it just got too hot because it didn't breathe. I wore…

I can and have run 20-milers with no walk breaks but have found that I perform better with a thirty second leg-stretching walk break every couple of miles (route dependent). Have tested it and my times remain similar. Only when running to break a PR will I not walk on a route.

11-May 4.4 14-May 9.4 16-May 9.4 18-May 13.2 Previous WTD 32.1 20-May 6.3 23-May 6.9 MTD 152.3

Ipods (and all listening devices) have now been banned at all road races in South Africa. Depending on the race this rule has been strictly applied with a couple of disqualifications and pressure on the clubs to keep their members in line. I had to retrain myself not be so dependent on music on my long runs and now hardly…

07-May 6.3 08-May 4.4 09-May 11.3 11-May 17.6 WTD 39.5 MTD 97.7

01-May 18.1 04-May 15.6 05-May 20.0 WTD 53.8 And from here it is on downhill, starting my taper this week.

I agree with Arc and David. I run nice and easy for a week or two, cutting back on both intensity and duration. Then I gear up again. But usually my marathons are training runs for ultras and then there is no rest for the wicked! Listen to your body. If you are overtired during the day, and struggle to sleep you probably…

A 15k run burns about a 1000 for me.

30-Apr (and WTD) 9.3 MTD 214.5 May is the month of the taper so please put me down for 125 only. Thank you!

My favourite one is my Triumph Triaction. I have also tried the Infinity-8. What an awesome bra. BUT (big but here) for the life of me I cannot get into and out of it without help. Which makes it pretty useless as I do most of my runs when the rest of the house is still asleep.

23-Apr 14.6 24-Apr 5.0 25-Apr 5.0 27-Apr 13.2 28-Apr 18.9 WTD 56.7 MTD 205.3 One high mileage week left and then tapering starts.

Will be cool to see the high-ranking marathoners. After (or during) my first marathon I swore that I would never, ever, ever again run so far. That lasted about a week.