KeithAngilly Member

This deserves lots of investigation...

well, first of all, good for you for tackling that distance! I am in awe of that! secondly, good tapering involves reducing volume, while maintaining intensity. You'll have to figure out what that means for your current program, or maybe a person with experience with this distance will help. Good luck!

shhh... don't feed the.. Oh never mind.

I don't like doritos, but most snacks I just eat as part of my macros, buying a big bag and weighing out a portion. I guess I am in the 80/20 camp, without actually knowing what that was in the first place

I thought Carson's answer in another thread to a similar topic was pretty much on point: "and along came a bus" nothing to see here...just keep running and being awesome.

I switched over to the local Y this year, because I needed a pool to swim in. In turns out that have reciprocal privileges (similar to the Planet Fitness black card), so I can use them just about anywhere. They definitely vary in quality, but the ones I have been in have reasonable well equipped and have a nice family…

it could be your shoes, as well...toes need room!

I really didn't get the point of the article. Correlation doesn't equal causation. That being said, my own plan is to get a BQ and run in Boston, do one Ironman and then focus on shorter distance tri's (Oly and sprints).

One trick I use is to set two alarms..one on my nightstand (my kindle) and one set for 5 mins later in the bathroom. When my kindle goes off, I know in five minutes I am going to have walk down to the bathroom for the other one. That system almost never fails me. I set up the coffee the night before and whatever workout I…

I just can't work out out at 6am...so I start around 4am. It's the only time of the day that works for me for most of the year. In the end, when there is a will, there is a way. For me, it's about establishing a rhythm.

Eastern States 20 miler (Portsmouth, NH) - 3:05:18. Tough conditions, but finished strong and happy with the result for what was a training run.

Aaand that's why I love sporttracks so much! Thanks Aaron!

I swim and bike! Also, I have found the strength training regimen outlined in Brain Training for Runners to be really helpful. I stopped for now, as i am in the middle of marathon training and my body isn't quite ready for the load of plyo-type exercises and running. But for the next cycle (fall marathon prep), I plan on…

Sporttracks, Garmin and Strava

perhaps if we amended the op to 7 or 8 min miles, then we could probably agree that this is in reach of the vast majority of runners running a half or less. I figure I have a couple years before I BQ (3:25, for my age group), but I am not in a big rush and I believe it is possible.

erm..we are talking New Mexico here folks..nuff said

Well, I get to add the NY City Marathon to my schedule this year! I managed to get a lottery slot. So, that will be my fall marathon. :drinker:

Wanting to do something, versus having the capability, are different things. What is described here are not reasons, they are choices. But, you have the capability. Short of being handicapped, very few aren't able to do what the op suggests. I am also ex-military (US Army Infantry), and nothing I ever did constituted real…

Absolutely! Be patient and consistent. And, this is probably the most important thing, believe that it is possible. 1/1/2013: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/256838512 (10:10/mile) 1/1/2014: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/422801831 (7:40/mile) That's running 3 times a week and cross training (cycle, rowing, etc.) at…

aaanndd...I just figured out that you are the blog's author! lol! good stuff!

oh, that makes sense..thanks, Dave. There was also a rise that looked just about vertical, but I suspect that is a scaling deal or maybe even another bridge. Interesting link!

it's not an app, but tempo trainer pro, by finis would do the trick. I haven't used this before, but I might try it for swimming. http://www.finisinc.com/tempo-trainer-pro.html

looks tough...the map is interesting...there are a few dips that look like they are little canyons or something. http://hy-veeroadraces.com/half-marathon/half-marathon-race-map/ (click on the map for a bigger view)

Eastern States 20 miler....training run, goal pace 9:14, but realistically, 9 anything will a plus

me too...I have a withings and I just hop on and then go about my day. I find I can make small adjustments and get a feel for how my eating affects my weight. 5lbs to my goal weight! Weighing everyday is a recent change I made, and it's working.

Ran the Savin Rock Half, West Haven, CT - 153:10 (8:40) Part of a 15 mile training run - report here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/KeithAngilly/view/race-report-savin-rock-half-marathon-c-race-642329 Eastern States 20 Miler on deck...another training run

You might want to look at how you are running. Treadmills don't cause pain (okay, mental pain, for some folks! lol!) It sounds very possible to me that you are overstriding. Here are a couple links about that: http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/are-you-overstriding?page=single…

I have had pretty good luck with that plan. If you can run a 4:06, then you can use the plan for sure. PM or friend me, if you like. RLRF is not well received in forum land. It is what it is.

here is another good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrc-ALlJ4es&list=PL3A3137B03029E33C

You are welcome! If your foot swings way out front and contacts the ground, that's a problem. If it swings out in front and then contacts the ground as it starts to move backward, more or less under the hips, then you are on to something! Check out this video of David Rudisha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQQfbOzGIvY…