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My current 5000 PR is right around 16 flat. Looking to get down under 15 by next year. Will be hitting about 90-100mpw in the process, although that also includes training for XC and the 10000. Nothing better than a good 5k!

Lots of good advice here! My freshman year I did really well on the one plate rule, I should start making my way back to that now. Then I also did a really good job of sticking to desserts one day a week. Sounds like that is the way to go, since if I try to completely stop eating pie I might go a bit more crazy. Thanks for…

That's the one!

I don't have the link on hand, but in another write up about this move someone (I believe on Letsrun.com) posted a link to a great blog writeup on the "desportification" of running. I agree with a lot of that sentiment.

No "old" (out of rotation) shoes chilling around. But I do have 12 pairs of trainers and 7 pairs of racing shoes sitting around for various activities.

Let me explain that response a bit. When I run in a shirt in hot weather I'm more likely to end up with severe chaffing, which is especially miserable when it happens in the nipple region. Other reasons to run without a shirt: Working on 'dat tan The breeze feels nice To show off my rockin' bod'

Trick question. Haven't carried liquids ever for a run, including several hard 17-19 milers.

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Ice, stretch, asprin. On top of that, start working strengthening exercises. One of the first sets of exercises I started when I encountered shin splints (which cost me almost an entire outdoor track season my freshman year of college) were lower leg/ankle exercises. Walk on your heels Walk on the outside of your feet Walk…

I've got a Garmin 405 with HRM. It works just dandy, but the bezel is a bit annoying

One easy reason. Bloody nipples.

If you're concerned about maximizing your performance than, yes, you are limiting your training. Running at a variety of speeds at different points in the training cycle will yield better results.

Running in hail (not golf ball sized!) is oddly fun. Again, not golf ball sized.

I've taken a pair of Triax up over 1200 before (my only shoes for the summer a few years ago). Usually I keep them until about 750. They last a bit longer though because I don't wear the same shoes every day, I have a 4-8 shoe rotation going.

What do I do when I can't run outside because of thunder and lightening? I run outside.

Find a pair you like, then buy them online when they are on sale. I rarely pay more than $60 for shoes, and I don't wear cheap ones.

Played youth league soccer from when I was 5 until I was about 13. Joined modified track in 7th grade but called myself a thrower (despite the fact that I was 5'10 and about 150lbs) so I didn't have to do any real work. Freshman year I dropped soccer and became a marching band geek in the fall, but kept track in the…

I don't want to use TDEE because (if I'm understanding it correctly), TDEE takes your exercise calories into account based on an average across the week or something, right? I prefer to change slightly day to day because my exercise changes. I know it doesn't really matter as long as the deficit is there over the long term…

20 will put me at the low end of my goal range, or close to it (~155-20 = ~135 = Happy Me). Anyways, the consensus seems to be somewhere between .5lb - 1lb a week with a focus on making sure I reach my net calorie goal and eat back all exercise calories. Sounds doable.

Add another day. You'll be fine.

Alright, so I've switched it over to 1lb a week. Wow that is a lot of calories I'm allowed! Dieting may just have become a lot more fun/bearable. Sticking to 1300 or whatever a day was kinda no bueno for a guy who loves to eat. Plus I'm thinking giving myself a bit more wiggle room will make it a lot easier to survive the…

I'm alright with the skin+bones look, to be honest I prefer myself with a very lean/low weight look. But as I explained the biggest thing here is performance.

It's far more for athletic purposes than aethetics. I'm a collegiate distance runner so weight is very important. The less weight I have to carry around for 12.5-25 laps of the track means I run that much quicker. So the goal is to get the weight as low as possible before overall health is severely compromised.…

Running. Racewalk a close second, cycling in third somewhere after those two.

Running would have been a lot higher but I was injured. Also missed 10 days because of travel (darn hotels without a fitness center). So my totals are... Biking: ~340 miles Running: 32 miles :( The running is a bit sad considering how this time last summer I did 3 times that amount...in a week. Oh well, on the road to…

I'm using a Garmin Forerunner 305. Even if I might be able to get away with using it in the water I'd be mini panicking the whole time. That thing is my baby.

Yea, I ran the Olympics in '73 too ;) I know what you mean though. Interesting tidbit...Galloway wasn't a walk/jogger then.

Learning what a serving size is for cereal. 1 cup =/= 1 huge bowl. Lesson learned.

I guess I'm fortunate that I prefer the scrawny runner look. Makes things easier when you want the same thing for both appearance and performance. And Racing Weight is a pretty good book.

Reaching ideal racing weight is the reason that I'm on here too! I haven't seen any cut and dry formula to figure out what an individuals ideal racing weight is, because it is such an individual thing. So it comes down to trial and error, losing weight and comparing your performances at different points to see where you…