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You usually sleep crappy night before anyway :). Three tips: have FUN. Slap,hands with little kids. Pump your arms to any crowds. Have a good time. Control the pace the first 7 miles. Really easy to go to fast thinking this is so easy. It should be easy those first 7. When you get tired remember to run tall and to,shorten…

Totally agree, you need fuel when you run a lot. Many people gain weight when marathon training but they do it because they don't eat enough, feel ravenous and then say "Heck I just ran 15 miles I can eat that gallon of ice cream." Keep fueled with the good stuff :)

I don't do Zumba. How intense would you call it? If it is intense then my sense is too much. The long run itself is not what helps you but the recovery from the run (same is true with all runs). So if Zumba is too intense it will interfere with recovery. If not intense then no biggie

First, sorry for the bonk. Alas yes I have been there. And I know others than have too. Sometimes it is just not your day. Sucks. Hang in there!

Congrats on number one! Bummer about the injury

Yay! Glad you had a solid race!!

Of course everybody is different. When marathon training you want to consume about 4-5 grams of carbs for every kilogram of body weight and about 1.3 grams of protein per k. So if one weighed 140 pounds (63 kg) that would be 250-315 grams of (good) carbs and 82 grams of protein

Find a pacer and ask how they pace (could be a run/walk group for example). I am guessing this is your first marathon? If so and you find the pace too easy then slow down. :) Seriously. The first 1/2 should feel almost ridiculously easy but you will need to energy for the next 13

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Almost exactly this although I am personally ambivalent on MP during part of the long, but that is just me. In my experience most people taper *too* much and then the legs are "dead" for the race. Still run the same days you normally do and same intensity (other than last couple days) but reduced mileage.

I know a guy who was an Olympic race walker for the U.S. back in the 70s. No gels or Gatorade back then. He said he'd take a couple cans of Pepsi and let them go flat then drink that during his long races. Water, sugar, caffeine.

For the most part (I am 57) just a number. Size of age groups is smaller but more competitive. It does, alas, take a bit longer to recover

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I've not had that issue but have had my share. :( What I do is this (and frankly I think I am maybe too aggressive): If it is not going to cause me to change my speed or gait I will run through it. If it does not go away after a few days then I reevaluate if I should still be running through it or not. I've been running on…

I know people who love it and people who think it is worthless. One thing most everybody agrees on though is IF it is to have any benefit it needs to be applied by somebody who knows what s/he is doing

There are lies, damned lies and statistics. Pay them no attention. Run YOUR pace, set YOUR goals and all else will follow

Respectable times for your first halves! The best way to get faster is to run more and usually to run slower! Feel free to add me if you like and good luck regardless

Sorry, just noticed this. About 80-85% of all running should be "conversation pace." That means if you cannot sing the Happy Birthday song without gasping for breath your pace is too hard. Another way to judge is that this is typically 1.5-2 minutes per mile slower than your 5k pace. The EFFORT is the key (how you are…

Well two pair would last twice as long :) Have you tried looking at the reviews on Runners World? I have to agree that does not seem like many miles. I doubt the weather matters much but making sure they dry out would I think. Maybe that is an argument for two pair to let them dry well after a given run. Just tell your…

I have Newtons and love them. As others noted you do need to potentially adjust to the heel drop. What I like is not the lugs but they just seem to fit me really well. Very comfortable. Now all that said as much as I think one needs the right shoe I think there is too much shoe obsession

I like to wear a bit heavier shoe for long runs and my mid weight show for marathon pace, then a flat for fast work. This is a pretty light shoe and much lighter than what you are wearing right now. I personally would wear them for shorter and faster. If you are going to use them for long I think you want to ease into…

I use Taperiik (or something like that) to sync GC to Strava and SportTracks. But it really seems like a lotta overlap to me

There is no reason you cannot do the 25k 2 weeks as as long as you don't "race" it. Watch though that you do not end up with a big increase in miles for the week. In general 1 higher than normal week is not a big deal but when you add in the ankle issue you mention I'd error on the side of caution. the typical taper for a…

Feel free to add me if you don't mind older farts. :)

What you really need to know in any plan is "what is the purpose of this workout?" Once you know that then you know how to move things around. I just helped a friend with a 1/2 marathon program and he only wants to run three days per week. There are two days I *want* one after the other so I told him he can move these but…

You've got a PT by your side which will help a ton. Most injuries are from increasing miles too fast, which you control, or muscle imbalances (or tightness) that your PT can help identify. I think you've got this

It sounds like you have a diagnosis which is good but can anybody tell you why you have the problem? If you don't find a way to address why it will likely, and this seems to be the case, keep coming back. I do think it is important to address this even if it means missing your marathon. Which would stink. But if you get…

Maybe forget about pace. What really counts us effort and pace is just a way to judge effort. Tempo should be comfortably hard. Talk but don't want to and will gasp every few words. Should be a pace you can maintain for about a hour. If you get this effort whether 6:10 or 7:30 it is a tempo run

Probably. My tempo range based upon 5k and 1/2 time is 6:45-7:00. My predicted marathon time is about 7:30 but I think that is probably pretty optimistic and 7:45 on a good day is moe likely. Is 7:27 a goal time, meaning you want to get to that, or a predicted time based on current fitness level? There are two schools of…