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There are sports bras out there, though they might be more expensive. Enell or Shock Absorber comes to mind. I'm smaller than you, but at 32DD Shock Absorber actually does pretty well.

100 is common for running shoes.

[/quote] I haven't really timed it, but I would guess between 30-45 minutes. Right now I'm ramping up mileage, so I do full body training, something like 2 or 3 times through planks (normal and side), pushups (10x each - I suck at pushups), pullups (3, again, sad at that), 15x light OHP (bar only), 10x squats (bar only)…

Generally if I am doing high mileage (40+), the lifting takes a back seat. Its difficult to do both progressive lifting and progressive running without overtraining, injury, or burnout. During marathon training I will back off to 2 days a week, and then I only do what I call 'maintenance'. If I'm in the 50s, 60s, or 70s I…

That is not the way I expected this to end. Well done, OP.

Its totally normal for your pace to slow on trails. The terrain is shifting and more difficult. The dirt trails are softer on the joints than asphalt. If they shoe works well, it doesn't really matter. Usually more ankle/foot control is better on technical trails. Brooks does make a trail model of the Adrenaline you are…

Lots of people walk 5ks, so don't worry about it. But yes, if the 10k starts at the same time, people will likely complete it before you complete the 5k. Hell, if there are cash prizes, the 10k frontrunners will finish before a lot people who are actually running the 5k. They will be running their own race, not worried…

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If you're so cheap, why not do the Cypress City 5/10k? Its the same weekend, not far away, and half the price (25$ for 5k, 35$ for 10k). You and your wife could have both run for the cost of your entry to the 8k. Or, you could jog with your wife and dog any normal time for free. No worries about chips, no stealing from…

Yup. Training for me is as non-negotiable as paying my bills or going to work. Its just a whole lot more enjoyable.

I missed that this was to benefit the families of fallen soldiers. OP, you'd have to be a real d-bag to bandit this race.

I do know the details of chip timing. I also know the details of being a race director. Its about more than you and your mile time. There are logistics that go into it, based on how many people have registered for the race. Sorry for not supporting your idea to steal some shiz from others. Wait, no, I'm not sorry.

As a general rule, banditing races is poor form.

I'm going to go with 'joke we aren't in on', because the advice in the first response was too terrible to be real.

for 30 year old female in a one mile race, 8 minutes is a 51% age grade...so 51% of the best time in the world for women of your age. A 6 minute mile would put you at 68% and in the 'local elite' class, though as davemunger pointed out, this is imperfect, "local elite" means different things if you live in Mammoth Lakes…

one a few seconds better than the last one you ran No, seriously. If you want to age-grade yourself, you can see how you stack up, but you should only be racing yourself (unless you're planning on winning something) http://www.runbayou.com/Wavacalc.htm

brain gainz!!!

Um, so you did a bunch of reps of an exercise you don't normally do, and you're wondering why you're sore? I'm gonna go with "because you did a bunch of reps of an exercise you don't normally do"

Depends on how long you've been running/how many miles a week, but the easiest way to get faster is run more miles, especially if you are new to speedwork. A normal race training plan will have long runs, tempo runs (medium distance faster runs) and intervals. Every runner is bound to dislike one kind (I'm looking at you,…

I have a friend who does this, sometimes in a daze, sometimes she has no memory of it and finds her kitchen a wreck in the morning (she had a thing about eating peanut butter and taking gulps of salt straight from the large box). Its weird, kind of funny (lol peanut butter hand prints on the cabinets like some kind of food…

As far as calorie burns, you can run 3 miles in 20 minutes or you can do it in 40, you'll still burn roughly 300 calories (plus or minus). One isn't better than the other; they are different workouts with different purposes that activate different muscle fibers. The fast one may even veer into anaerobic territory,…

Depends. Been running for a long time and attempting to get faster at a 10k? call it a tempo run and do one a week (in addition to distance and hills and strength training). New runner trying to lose weight? Slow down before you injure yourself.

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134861448/put-those-shoes-on-running-wont-kill-your-knees http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18483739 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2556152/ and of course

How often do you run (how many miles, how many times a week?) For a relatively new runner, adding intervals is a recipe for injury. Chances are what you need is to slowly increase your base mileage until your musculature can handle the load of speedwork. The good news is that for a new runner, just increasing mileage will…

my first thought was 'learn photoshop' eat well, lift weights, do cardio. Rinse, repeat.

So, with that many fast miles during the week, I don't know that I'd advise adding more 'quality' during your long runs, you might be better off with just more miles on your legs. Basically, your training is fine, you should be able to run a half faster than 1:45, if you don't burn out or get injured. The rest is just…

I would start messing with it sooner, try doing half the miles at goal pace this week, then do the next week at your training, then 6-7 at goal on 8/1, and see how it goes. In the meantime, what is your tempo run/interval schedule? Upping 'quality' miles will help you at this point, but its a balancing act.

Depends a bit on your mileage, and how long you have been running this training pace. but unless you're only running 15 miles/week or something, that shouldn't really be a problem. Generally, training pace should be 1-2 minutes slower per mile than race pace, so if you are repeatedly and comfortably running 8:30s or lower,…

What is your normal training pace? I would worry about making all your runs fast right now and burning out before the race. You don't want to peak too early. One thing you can try is 'steady state' long runs, where every other week on your longest run, you do a portion of the miles at goal race pace (to get your body and…

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