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Great job!! Those kind of runs are awesome, aren't they? You are making great progress!

Basically more time on your feet. That includes building your long run but also more running days per week. This is establishing a good aerobic base. As you build up your long run remember not to make it a huge part of your weekly mileage. Ideally it should be 25% or less but up to a third of your weekly mileage is OK for…

There are some ultras that are not locked into any particular distance, just running what you can in a certain amount of time. Merrill's Mile is like that. My first will be in December and it's a 24-hour run on a 5K trail. You can run as many laps as you want over a 24-hour period and you can stop at any time. To me that's…

Today it's back to work and back to training. I took a vacation day yesterday to watch the Boston Marathon coverage. My running coach and a couple of other friends were running so it was exciting tracking their progress. And I watched the finish line camera for hours. It was so inspirational seeing the emotions of runners…

Way go Ceci!! That's awesome!

Agree with all the above. Build your base now, work on speed later.

PR'd my half marathon yesterday. 1:46:30 Blew away my old PR of 1:53:53.

Yesterday I ran the Peach Jam Half Marathon in 1:46:30. Blew away my old PR of 1:53:53.

Yesterday was the 1st annual Peach Jam Half Marathon at a local greenway. I was nervously watching all the rain fall on Friday because the greenway is prone to flooding often. Even as we drove to the race early Saturday morning we weren't sure the race was going to happen. When we got there they assured us everything was…

My coach emphasizes more time on my feet at a slower pace right now. I'm not into the real marathon training just yet, I'm building my base. My weeks typically look like this now: Monday: Strength train Tuesday: 4 miles moderate pace Wednesday: 3 miles easy pace, strength train Thursday: 4 miles easy pace, 10x100m hill…

I'm running my first full in November - the Savannah Rock 'n Roll. Doing my 3rd half marathon this Saturday. I've signed up with a coach to give me a customized training plan. So far I really like it and am learning so much from him.

Yeah 30K would be nice. The Atlanta Marathon has a 10-mile race option. I did that last year and it was brutal but I loved it!

My 620 has not been great on trails. Last weekend I ran a trail race and the 620 was 30 seconds slower on average pace vs the actual race timing. Whenever I get deep in the trees I see my pace start climbing to 11-13 min/mile and I'm like "yeah right." It seems to record distance OK and when I go back and look at the GPS…

My Garmin and my iPhone. I have the Road ID app on the iPhone which has all the critical info on the lock screen. I also have a Road ID wristband but forget to bring it most of the time.

HaHaHaHaHa!! Love it!!

Had a great & emotional group run last night. We held a moment of silence for Boston. And our group run leader returned after losing his wife last week. It was nice to see him back. And we also discussed the hopeful recovery of another Big Peach Running Co. runner (Kennesaw branch manager) who was critically injured last…

Not sure why it's so painful but I think a week's rest is good then ease back into running. Try to do something active this week like biking to get some blood going in the legs. Jenny Hadfield has a good recovery plan here: http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/how-can-i-recover-from-my-half-or-full-marathon

Wow - that's some serious cycling!! Good luck on your 5K!

I'd say going too fast or not enough fuel, or a combination of both. You should be running at a pace where you could carry on a conversation with someone.

Excellent!!! Fantastic race John! Congrats on making 3rd!

Yesterday was our 5th trail race of an 8-race series. This was a 4-mile race at the Mt. Tabor mountain bike park near Marietta, GA. A long drive for us but at least it's the last long drive since the last 3 races are all close to home. Weather was perfect - clear and low 50's. We got warmed up with the lunge matrix and did…

I used the FIRST training program for my first half last year. Running 3 days a week worked well for my schedule at the time.

^^This!

Jan 2012 - finished in 26:44

For me, it took reducing carbs and increasing protein/fat to see BF drop while trying to maintain weight. I started with carbs at 30% and stayed there for a while and started seeing a slow drop in BF (I was originally at 50-60% carbs). Later I started half-marathon training and needed to bump up carbs to 40% to keep up my…

Pushups are painful on my wrists. Mostly due to 25+ years of computer use. I would recommend pushup bars or just use some small dumbbells that are hex-shaped to provide a stable place to put the hands. The idea here is to keep the wrists upright instead of bending them back.

Look up Good Form Running.

Pearl Izumi M2 is a light stability trail shoe. I took these for a test drive on a local trail and really liked them. They will be my next trail shoe when my Montrails wear out.

Here's a great way to figure out your pace for training runs. Go to the link below and enter your time for a recent race or a recent training run at a known distance. Fill in the distance and time and hit Calculate. Then click on Training and see what's your easy pace. http://www.runsmartproject.com/calculator/

I recommend following a plan like one of Hal Higdon's novice half-marathon plans. The long run shouldn't be the bulk of your weekly mileage so I think somewhere around 25 miles/week is appropriate for a 10-mile long run. Just take it slow building up to that point, never going over a 10% increase in total mileage per week.…