CarsonRuns Member

Overtaining. If you are setting PRs on easy training runs then you are running your easy runs way too fast.

Easy effort, or easy run, pace should not be dependent on distance at all. When you are finished running, you should feel fresh. I can do 20+ miles at my easy run pace, and when I'm finished running, my HR comes down to normal within a minute or two. Easy run pace, your HR stays in the aerobic zone (~75% of max) the entire…

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If you keep telling yourself that you have a lot of self doubt, you'll start to believe yourself after a while.

If you are tracking distance on the watch while on the TM, it isn't based on GPS, so that isn't going to be precise either. Both are going to be inaccurate. Just pick one and use it. Either is going to be close enough.

Let's say your cadence is 180, or 3 steps per second. If it takes you 10 minutes to run a mile, that's 600 seconds, which would mean you took 108,000 steps to complete the mile. If a 7 foot tall runner has the same cadence and ran the mile in the same 10 minutes, then the 7 footer would have taken the same 108,000 steps.…

Sorry to disappoint you, but height isn't a factor here. There are elite runners from 5 feet tall to well over 6 feet tall and most will have a cadence, or turnover, that ranges between 175 and 185 steps per minute.

6:00 mile.

Victoria, I have tried on a number of occasions to locate that article on-line to on avail. It appeared in an issue probably 4ish years ago. At some university, they did the research with a couple different people on a treadmill. I can't remember where it was done, or by whom. The only think I remember is the piece of…

I just want to clarify this. You don't need to increase the incline on the treadmill to compensate for lack of wind resistance until you are running faster than about a 6:00 mile. This was covered in Running Times based on a scientific study, not anecdotal evidence.

Never ever seen this before. I would have just walked off the course.

I started running about 11 years ago. I ran a 3:10 marathon at age 45 and I'm not done yet. 30s is definitely not "too old" for anything, except maybe playing running back in the NFL.

*eye roll*

Weight and inactivity. You go from nothing to something, it's bound to put unusual stress on the body. The calves do a LOT of work. Look at the calves of seasoned runners. You add additional weight to the equation and you have a perfect storm.

Complete and utter *kitten*. PF is caused by tightness in the calves that puts undue strain on the plantar fascia. PF is not a foot ailment, it is a lower leg ailment that manifests itself in the foot. Once the fascia in inflamed the symptom has to be treated as well as the cause. So, you need to stretch the calves and…

In your case, I don't see any need to slow down. You are doing your "easy" runs at the faster end of aerobic pace. If you are taking a day off between runs, then you are getting recovery in. This really only applies to the long run when you get over 90 minutes. When you do easy runs, you are building the aerobic pathways,…

Aerobic fitness is developed over years of consistent training. It just takes time. Keep putting in the easy miles and the gains will come.

Can you run every day? Yes. Should you take rest days? Yes There is no "one size fits all" answer. It depends on a lot of factors, many of which were already mentioned. like how hard you are going, how long you have been running, what your goal is, etc. If you aren't going to take a rest day, you should have a reason for…

Yeah...but here, we don't really mean it. :)

You best pump up that mileage! An 18+ minute improvement when you are already under 3:30 is like digging the Panama canal with a shovel.

OP, let's break speed work into three categories for the sake of this discussion. Fast Running (strides) Short Race Pace (mile to 10K) Long Race Pace (over 10K, includes LT pace) For the first category, you really only need a spot about 120 meters long that flat and level. A grassy area is better than a hard surface.…

These are two completely different workouts with different purposes. Hill repeats are to build strength in the legs to better withstand speed work down the road. Strides (not really sprints) are designed to develop proper form, prepare the legs for running fast and fast turnover and to recruit fast twitch fibers to help…

Welcome to the group. Don't let all this information spoil the magic for you. :) You've got a good base and some natural talent. If you want to improve on your performance, I see fast times ahead for you.

That's a good split. In marathon #3, I ran like 4:00+ negative split. I left some time out there on the course.

Ahh, thank you. I didn't recall that. Too many posts for this old mind to assimilate. :)

Both, but why shouldn't I be skeptical when someone claims a 3:18 first marathon on ~30 miles per week. It's just very unlikely. Not impossible, just rare, especially for a first. If you had said you played competitive soccer for 8 years through HS and College and then ran the marathon on that little training, it would be…

You're right, you did answer the OP's question. Also, you said you run about 4 times per week. Rereading your post, you said you did: one 10 mile run at HM pace: This is right around LT pace, which most coaches will tell you you should exceed about 40 minutes at that pace unless you are racing. 10K hill workout on the…

Cool tie dye bro! :)

After a marathon and after a half marathon are two completely different animals. Post Marathon I take 2 to 3 weeks off completely before starting a reverse taper of sorts. Starting around 25 miles per week and taking a few weeks to get back to base mileage in the mid 50s. Post Half Marathon Maybe take a day or two off and…

Not to sound like too much of a prick, but from the way you describe your training, it's not surprising that you are injured. You basically described a FIRST style of training with seems to work very well with athletes that have been running for a long time and want to preserve their speed as they age. For newer runners,…