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Holland Here!

I try to do SOMETHING every day, even if it's just some burpees or some pull ups. I try to do core yoga, IT exercises or a full body weight workout at least 3 times a week... it's a struggle I admit.

Work on that core! Work on those hips, glutes, and stomach muscles. They don't get worked very well with pure running and they can trainwreck you (IT band issues for instance) Weighted squats and lunges are great exercises for runners too.

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Well I got to run two whole marathons two weeks apart. First one I bonked a bit, ended up at 3:38. 2nd one my IT band crapped out, 3:46. 4 months training and I lost 2 minutes. Pisses me off to no end that I can run a 1:38 half without even tapering but I can't get under 3:30 on a full. $#%&@!!!

Just some gorilla tape around the sides and the top/front to keep the water out. Also, for those in the snow belt, google "screw shoes" I do up a pair every year, works GREAT.

if you're wet make sure you lube up all your hotspots with extra care. Chaafing is the enemy!!! You can also tape up your shoes so you don't get them soaked.

Well guys we're T-minus 84 hours to marathon #3. For my first two marathons my 4 month training plan totaled 470 miles. For this one I have 624 miles in the book... about a 33% increase in mileage. I added some miles to the long runs as many suggested and topped out at ~22 miles, about 5 miles longer than prescribed by the…

I have found that my half/10k times all correlate really nice, but I can't hit the marathon prediction. That led me to believe I was undertrained, and have been ramping up my mileage for this fall. I've zipped off faster 5K times too, but it's in the ballpark.

I use my fitbit for calorie tracking for everything EXCEPT my runs. I couldn't function without it.

FR sent!

moleskin, then put antifriction stick on the moleskin so the sock doesnt pull it off. Works like a champ for my occasional heel blisters.

Seems my last post didnt go through. Thanks for the input guys, I'll work on ramping up my miles, and try to figure out how to make these long legs run slow. :wink:

Sorry, pencil-whipped it, definitely not doing long runs at 7:30. typically between 8:30 and 9:00. Still the math is good from the other end, a solid hour running after the 90 minute mark on a 17 miler for me. I guess I'm just nervous, I have only been running a few years and I seem to have hit a mileage wall where I'm…

90 minutes for me is 11-12 miles. So on a 17 mile run, I'm spending almost an hour running past that 90 minute mark. I would certainly agree that someone who runs say, a 7 minute easy pace, would run 20 miles to get the same time and intensity that has me at 17 miles at an 8.5 minute pace. but If you have more of those 17…

yeah, that seems like the JD formula, longer mid week runs than I'm accustomed to, from 11-15 miles or so, and then another 15-17 mile long run with some tempo work mixed in on the weekend.

You're not reading what I wrote. so if your average plan has say 5 runs from 18-22 miles in it, and this one tops out at a bunch of 17s, you're looking at a total difference of about 13-15 miles summed up in long run time over the plan. If you're doing those miles on different days, does it really matter that much?

well. Wow. You sir.... are a sir. Good luck!!!

I appreciate the thoughts guys, really do, thanks for taking the time to write. I guess we shall see how the training goes. It's certainly NOT a "run your first marathon" setup. Since I'm already at marathon readiness, I liked this plan because it is only a slight step down, if at all from where I was at in mileage, but…

I read the book.... I've been following the theories as best as I can from both authors... It might be helpful to explain what you think is "training right"

ug, I didn't run yesterday and ate the fridge. So you're better off than me. :smile:

Michigan west coast reporting in!

Carson, thanks for your input, that's the exact argument that Jack Daniels makes, but he puts the cutoff shorter, at 2:00-3:00 hours tops... on the argument that elite runners are doing marathons in the low 2 hour range. It's the same argument of time instead of distance though, but since I am faster, perhaps it doesn't…

My Pebble, +iSmoothrun.... simply the best.

Welcome back!!

iSmoothrun should connect with your HRM and footpod, not sure if it will work without cell data... I think it will.

Training for spring and fall Fulls here. FR sent!

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