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There is only one caveat to measuring overtraining by resting heart rate. It can be low due to better training and being rested but it can also be lower due to overtraining to the point where the parasympathetic system becomes dominant. If you have been monitoring it all along this would be apparent because it would first…

VDOT is useful for determining training paces because it is a direct measure of your running fitness right now. It's especially useful in getting people to slow down in training to the point where they get the desired training adaptations without wearing themselves out. VO2max is interesting but is not a direct measure of…

As far as eating, you can train fine with TDEE. However, you may need to adjust your macros. I have found that when running a lot carbs need to be at least 60% to avoid getting run down.

My guess is that you could easily handle the intermediate program both because of your fitness history and your current fitness level with all you do. I would imagine that your body is strong enough right now to handle the intermediate mileage and training frequency without any great risk. It will just take a few weeks to…

Just some additional information: Smoking affects your lungs and unless you have COPD those effects are reversable in a fairly short time after you quit. For running, unless you have COPD, lung function isn't the limiting factor anyway. cardiovascular fitness is mainly improved by increased heart stroke volume, increased…

Run more. My first HM at age 53 I ran in 1:35 by running 6 to 7 days a week, about 60 to 70 mi a week most of the time. Most of that was easy running around 90 sec to 2 min slower than my HM pace. Long runs were with a group and were 4 min per mile slower than HM pace. It took about a year of training to get there.…

I agree to try without the inserts. I tried some once to help with a case of plantar faciitis and the inserts just about killed my feet.

I've been there before. It's overtraining. Your legs are too tired to push up the heart rate. If you have been in this state a while it could also be parasympathetic overtraining. (Look up the symptoms to see if it fits) Rest is the only solution. Training harder just digs you deeper into the hole. You may be able to get…

The ex smoker part isn't a significant part of your situation unless you have COPD. You just need to build cardiovascular fitness. C25K is a great way to get started on that.

I usually don't retire mine until either the rubber on the bottom is gone or my toes are sticking out.

4 times a week running is nearly ideal. You get a big boost in fitness with little increased injury risk. More than 4 times a week and the injury risk increases faster than the fitness boost.

You can transition right away to your new plan. If you need to you can add occassional walk breaks into a couple of the runs each week until your body catches up. That will not reduce the quality of your training.

You are only exercising from 3 min in the first weeks to 13 min in the last weeks. Your calorie burns will be trivial.

On your iPhone Apple Health Kit app go to sources, the heart icon at the bottom, and click MyFitnessPal. In the window that opens you can select what data you want MFP to read from Health Kit and what data you want MFP to write to Health Kit.

I do not cross train, but rather run every day with an occassional off day. This is mainly because I like running more than I like doing the other things. However, I did try strength training a couple of years ago along with marathon training and had disasterous results. I did get stronger, up to a 235 Squat, 305 Deadlift,…

The truth is that the amount of running required to compete at a high or semi high level in the marathon or probably even the half marathon isn't ideal for your health. It is stressful and even ideal training runs a very fine line with overwork and overstress. Ideally, for health and general fitness and for running a…

mmmmmmmm, from the article, "The study's findings suggest that hard-charging, mile-pounding modern-day Pheidippides-types tend to die at the same rate as sedentary slackers and channel-surfing couch potatoes." Now, if I'm not mistaken the rate of death for both groups is right at 100%.

In 2 weeks you will loose a little endurance, but not very much. If you can cross train without stressing your foot that would be best. Maybe a rowing machine? If you continue to stress your foot now and it is broken you will be out for a lot longer than 2 weeks, so let it rest.

Just to add to the confusion. A fitness watch with a chest strap typically is useful for cardio calorie estimating only. As others stated, it can also be very useful for heartrate training purposes too. A fitness watch with built in heartrate monitoring as well as accelerometers to measure activity can give an all day…

I check mine every morning. I don't worry about daily fluctuations too much but look for long term, weekly amd monthly, trends.

My Apple Watch gives me around 78 cal per mile which is pretty much the value predicted by other sources. So. for 6 miles that would give 468 cal. Depending on your weight, you may burn more or less than that. I'm not sure about the double counting with those two as sources.

12000 steps is around 6 miles so 500 cal is not unreasonable.

It looks like you have a pretty complete program right now. Maybe the best thing to do is make sure your diet is in order to get your body fat lower without losing strength. That will increase your speed and agility.

Mine is pretty accurate for walking generally giving me about 78 cal per mile which is right around the predicted value.

Physically it only takes about 2 weeks. Mentally its a different story. :-)

The good news is that your body adapts. You still have to slow down and will sweat a lot but you can adapt to where you can run fairly comortable at 100 degrees with a 72 degree dewpoint and maintain a reasonable pace for 30 to 40 min. After about 30 to 40 min, at least for me, overheating begins to be a problem.

Apple watch needs an iPhone. I don't think Fitbit Surge needs one, but I've never had one.

Running on a treadmill is every bit as beneficial as running outside. One person trained for the Olympic marathon in Alaska using a treadmill almost exclusively.

I'm not a real runner either I guess since I do all my runs, including long runs, fasted. and all runs regardless of weather without water unless they are 90 minutes or longer. I have run an over 50 3:32 marathon and 1:35 half marathon and 20:06 5K and regularly am in at least the top 10% of every race I run. I suppose…

One issue with this is if someone runs everyday and twice a day often its physically impossible to run each run progressively faster. So, for these people a HRM can be useful to ensure the training session is in the right intensity to obtain the desired effects.