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  • Training shoes around 400 miles. Racing flats about 150-200. I never use my running shoes for anything but running until they are retired. In my case, the soles still have lots of tread at 400 miles. I can tell it's time because the legs are slower to recover from the runs. I also rotate among at least 2 pairs. Sometimes,…
    in running/exercise shoes- how often do you replace? Comment by wolfgate September 2012
  • LOL! Great minds think alike...... and ours too. LOL! Wish you'd posted first - i could have simply posted 'what he said".
    in Runners-when do you REFUEL and what type do you use? Comment by wolfgate August 2012
  • If I'm going to be running for more than 90 minutes, I'll take something about 40 minutes into it. There are different theoretical schools of thought on how long you need to be running before refueling in needed - IMHO, this falls into the "you're an experiment of one" category. (Within boundaries). Nobody physically needs…
    in Runners-when do you REFUEL and what type do you use? Comment by wolfgate August 2012
  • Agree on the running store advice. You need someone who can analyze your gait properly and get you in the right shoes. Big box stores typically won't cut it as far as expertise.
    in Help me pick out some running shoes! Comment by wolfgate August 2012
  • sarafil has some really good points. First, I assume by shin splints you mean pain and tightness in the muscle on the outer front side of the bone, and not a painful spot directly on the bone. If so... The name shin "splints" is for a reason. Usually something is causing that muscle to work harder stabilizing something in…
    in SHIN SPLINTS!! Ahhhhh Comment by wolfgate August 2012
  • LOL! From looking at my 13 year old daughter, both. She has a very strong and defined upper body (still very feminine) and low fat. Of course, she does this competitively year round and swimming 1-2 miles each practice is the norm.
    in Swimming: Does it burn more fat or build more muscle? Comment by wolfgate July 2012
  • Morning before family gets up. In addition to leaving the rest of the day flexible, in the summer it's almost when I have to run. Even spring and fall temps are often in the ideal 40-60 range pre-dawn. Winter is the only challenging time, but once I get going 20s-30s are more comfortable than you would think. Only time…
    in outside runners, morning or night and why? Comment by wolfgate July 2012
  • Don't stress about it. You just ran a 5k on saturday. Congrats on that! I've done more 5k races than I can count, and it's not uncommon for the mind and body to want a couple of days to recover. That is natural and likely all it was - if so you were actually smart to listen to your body. My gut tells me you'll go run…
    in Head games while running... Comment by wolfgate July 2012
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