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he actually has quite the story http://gawker.com/what-happened-to-the-runner-who-*kitten*-himself-during-a-h-1681442684

And that was for a half marathon. C'mon dude! Just hit the bathroom. You can run another one in two weeks.

Depends on the race, but usually for road events I go with aid stations.

25 miles per week is hardly the amount of running that would cut into muscle mass. I have gained muscle at 60mpw. Its less about the exercise and more about the diet around it. As long as you're eating enough, continuing a strength plan, and getting enough protein, no, you will not suddenly look like a Kenyan distance…

On my 30th birthday, i was in Colorado for work, and I treated myself to a morning trail run. Lets just say there was a point where I resolved "NO. This will not be the day. I will not poop myself the day I turn 30". I found a suitable shrub. Later a work colleague said 'oh I saw you out running today!". I turned white as…

LOL. I was doing a tempo run a few months ago, and on my last 'tempo' mile, the feeling hit. I slowed to a jog, then a walk, then the emergency duck waddle. I knew there was a ranger station with a nice, clean bathroom about a mile away, so I just focused on getting there. I was on a running path on the side of a road, and…

Oh, and don't be embarrassed. Every runner has a story (or 2, or 10) about the time they didn't make it. Hell, my original marathon training partner is known to all my running buddies as "my friend who pooped in a hole". And I mean, like, a pot hole not a discreet hole in the woods. Emergency pooping in odd places is just…

I always drink coffee before a race. My usual food and strong black coffee 2 hours before gun and I am normally fine. But if its a problem overall, you might want to think about what you are eating the day before. Things greasy, high fat, and high in fiber will cause this (or you can go the opposite route like @glevinso…

So. How does everyone feel about charity runners at Boston? :trollface:

Jealous of all of your workouts /jitters around nervously due to taper

I can see this. If someone says "I love racing half marathons" but it turns out all they do is run/walk without an eye towards time, well then they get side eye because they aren't racing. But that's me thinking that words mean specific things. I also don't think that someone who decides on a lark that they are going to…

I just don't get it. Its a mud run. Why get your panties in a twist that people aren't taking a mud run seriously enough? I mean, if you don't train and do something stupid, well HA! You're stupid. But why does that affect me? Say i win a 5k. Does it mean less to me because someone didn't train and walked in the back?…

I don't think that much about it. I mean, is a TM really a super competitive event? Its not even timed. I mostly find it a fun day spent with my buddies crawling around in the mud. Tougher than your average half marathon? Sure. "Toughest event on the planet"? Snort. That statement is in a whole different dimension. it…

And while banditing is a glorious Boston tradition, they have been, ah, less enthusiastic about it as of late. Don't know why they aren't cool with unknown randos on the course anymore. So if a cop yells at you to stop like a big 'ole hater, make sure to keep going. They will admire your persistence. What could go wrong?

drool. But I'm waiting for this year's Sazerac 18 release.

Just to add - don't believe what you see in that terrible show. "weeks" are often longer, as long as 14 days. And those people dehydrate themselves before weigh ins. But the point several have tried to make is that it is possible to burn that much in a day. A lot of us do it frequently. But not in an hour. And the effort…

I mean, if he/she's 350 lbs and took 2 hours to do it...sure. Otherwise, no probably not.

I generally use .63 x weight in lbs x miles ran. This gives you the net calories burned (that is, total calories burned above what your basal metabolism burns). I have found that it works better than anything my watch or HRM gives me.

Now I'm kind of confused. If you have already run multiple 5ks, why C25K? Are you run/walking and trying to build up to consistent running of a 5k?

In to see what a tempo run looks like for someone who can't run for 20 minutes. OP- slow down. Too much, too soon.

This. Though I would add that without a decent aerobic base, sprint intervals are not really a great idea.

This made me curious. I went back and looked at my burns per month for ultra training - the highest month was 36,206. So about 9000 cals per week (just running - this is Garmin so I don't have my burns for hiking or strength training). So that is about 70-80 miles per week, mixed between hard core trail work and speedwork…

I mean, unless you want to log 60 minutes of run/walk as "1000 cals". That's doable for 7 days. Its not correct, but [shrug]. Might as well call 45 minutes of zumba 1000 cals.

Good is relative. Good for a middle-aged new runner is different than 'good' for a high school cross country member. 'Good' for me is terrible for someone else, yet fantastic for another person. Its your first time. Go out and run it and see what happens. Once you have a baseline, you can improve from there.

I don't run many 5ks, maybe one or two a year. I don't know that I've seen a water station. Maybe they have them and I'm just ignoring them though. Anyway, you certainly don't need gatorade for a 5k, and if you aren't used to drinking it, taking it during the race would be a mistake anyway. So just do what you normally do.…

Runner's world shoe finder...and then order from some place that has a good return policy, because running shoes are an experiment of one. A good running store, however, will be able to order shoes in your size if they don't have them on site. when looking to switch shoes (or just see if I need to), it isn't uncommon for…

So, with only 10 days to go, you can't do a whole lot, and over-use will make the race miserable. I'd back off on pace. Whatever you're doing, do it slower. But still try to run 3 days/week. At this point, you're just looking to get across the finish line.

I feel that. Its the same reason I'm running a 10k this weekend. I hate hate HATE that distance, but coach wants me to get comfortable mentally with running fast again before marathon training starts. Sigh. Anyway, yes we are talking racing and not training. My regular 'easy run' pace is more between 8:10 and 9:30 miles,…

Ha, is there any other way to pace a 5k? I thought it was just "go out as fast as you can and try to hold on". I think my last 5k I went out at a 5:43 pace for the first mile and thought "oh. Oh no. That isn't good". And it wasn't. But then I'd rather run a 50k than a 5k. OP I agree with the others. Race management is…