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Egotistical? That's funny. Have you ever read any other post of mine? Egotistical is about the polar opposite of who I am. The subject was misleading. I pointed it out. I explained why. I tried to educate without being condescending and I'm sure I accomplished that. Feel free to provide feedback on how I could have done…

This pretty much hits the nail on the head. @beeblebrox82 , I think you are over-thinking this. Slow down. Run more miles and the PRs will come. I ran a 3:10 for a PR a couple years back at age 45 running my long runs slower than 9:00 per mile. Most of my weekday runs were that pace or slower too.

12 miles in 90 minutes is 7:30 pace. You said you are doing 8:30 pace. I'm confused about that and it needs clarification. If you are running 8:30 pace, then 90 minutes will put you at around 10.5 miles. If you are indeed running the long run at 7:30 pace with a 3:36 marathon PR, then you are running too fast. So, let's…

Yes, it does. The adaptations targeted in the long run start to occur around 90 minutes into a run. If you spread those 13 miles out over other shorter runs, you aren't receiving those adaptations which are critical for success in the marathon.

It's not that it's confusing. It's just not what you are doing, regardless of your intent. A marathon only covers one distance, period. Calling any other race distance a marathon is an untruth. Some people, myself including, think that is a pretty important distinction and make sure that it's clear every chance we have.…

You certainly are not sane. I would like to point out one issue though. You are not running two marathons in two days as you subject states. A marathon is 26.2 miles. You are running a HM plus a smidge and an marathon. Best of luck on your endeavor.

Training right is impossible to define in absolutes. The "right" training for me probably isn't the "right" training for you. That being said, just because it's not "right" doesn't mean that it's "wrong". Wrong is a lot easier to define, you know it when you see it. Right training comes from having the necessary knowledge…

Allergies. Take a Claritin.

First and most importantly, the long run alone does not prepare you for the marathon distance. Cumulative mileage over time (months and years) is what prepares you for that last 10K in the marathon. That being said, the long run's most important benefit is that it trains the body to use a higher percentage of fat versus…

OP, hang out here and read some of the posts. You'll find some runners that you'll want to friend and probably some that you won't.

Because it R and R. They are mining data to use for marketing or to sell to other parties. Yet another reason to avoid running that company's races.

My favorite is the mile. Second is the marathon. Very hard to train for both.

I blame the heat. It takes 3 weeks for the body to acclimate to running in the heat. What you experience was textbook reaction to one of those early season runs in the heat. To combat that, you need to slow down right from the start when you know it's going to be hot. Maybe 20 to 30 seconds per miles slower than you normal…

UGH. 5000m track race. Round and round and round, fully exposed to the world. No better way to run a fast 5K time, but man is it boring and everyone can see when you I start falter. :D Best wishes for the race. What type of workouts are you doing to prepare? Any specific 5K training or are you just working off your base…

My McMillan predictions, based off my 5K PR, are all within 2:00 of my actual PRs. This was true for every race up to and including the HM for a long time, but it took me 2 years, 3 marathons and over 5000 miles to bring the marathon time within the range.

Very real and very normal. Seems to me that there is a correlation between the length of the training cycle and the length and severity of the post-race depression. The more time and energy that we put into preparing, the further we fall after the event is over.

That does sound like something I would say. :) OP, more easy miles is the answer. Also, make sure you aren't trying to run your easy runs and long run too fast. They should be around the same pace.

Don't force pace in training. Run easy runs easy. They take as long as they take. My easy run pace varies by 2:00 per mile depending on how I feel that day.

5 to 6.

I like that calculator. 46 years old with the fitness age of less than 20. :)

You can take a full minute off your current pace in a year by running consistently and increasing your mileage to ~40 miles per week. There is no magic in Chi Running. Good form and consistent running will give you all the progress you want.

To address the long run specifically, it really depends on your level of fitness, how long you have been running and how long of a LSD (Long Steady Distance) run you have done in the past. For the first timer, a LSD up to about 1:25 seems a little on the low side to me. I would say 1:45 would be better as most of the…

It's a matter of preference. I prefer to have them at the end if not throughout the entire run. There's great benefit to running on tired legs and doing hills on tired legs is even better. Strides are usually done near the end of an easy run. Something like 8x20 seconds with 1:00 recovery between each one. The pace will…

Yeah, that was Fitzgerald in Racing Weight. In the context of fit athletes trying to trim the last 5 pounds, yes, weight loss diminishes fitness gains, but doesn't negate them. For most recreational runners, they will experience huge gains with weight loss, especially when combined with increased mileage.

In my opinion, there isn't a need to do anything faster that LT pace when marathon training with the exception of strides. Strides don't count as speed work as far as I'm concerned anyway. They have a unique purpose that is beneficial regardless of the race distance which you are training for, but I digress. So, LT pace,…

How so? The simple act of losing weight increases performance. So, you would actually have to lose fitness while losing weight to remain in the same place from a performance perspective. The generally accepted performance increase from weight loss is 1 to 2 seconds faster per mile for every pound lost.

So, it looks like your long run is 50% or more of your total weekly mileage. It's recommended that you keep the long run to no more than 30% of your total weekly mileage. More mileage during the week at an easy run pace (no need to "push" the pace. It's counterproductive) would go a long way toward improving your overall…

What is important, but not mentioned, is what kind of milage are you doing the other 2 to 3 days a week and at what pace? You need to balance the long run with other aerobic miles.

Sounds like you neglected your aerobic engine to me.