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Personally I DNSd a marathon as I was unwell, which meant I missed it on completion of a marathon series as well. It's only a bit of bling.

I normally carry: 2*500ml bottles of either water or electrolyte fluid Mobile phone First aid kit Energy bar - Spare Spare base layer top, tights and socks. In winter; hat and gloves 2-3 buffs Space blanket Gels or chews for run fueling Brufen tablets My race best has a built in whistle Rain jacket and trousers

Paying any money at all for something off Instagram... If you're questioning it, you're correct. From a practical coaching perspective treadmills aren't optimal for that because of the lag in the belt speed. If you want to do it, find a track. Personally, for a sitting intervals session: 1.5 mi warm up at 6 min/km 6-8…

Measurement accuracy or contribution to outcomes? It's much easier to have a high degree of accuracy around input, but error and that measure has a greater effect on outcomes. It's difficult to get a consistent, accurate, measure of energy of, but equally the size of error is likely to be less as exercise is such a lower…

I was doing the Swift Tour of London yesterday, and was conscious of this conversation. What I found was I was watching my cadence as it related to power output, essentially accounting for my own capacity as I approached key points in the event. More awareness than anything else, but it was helpful.

Folklore On Celtic mythology corvidae are the messengers of The Morrighan. They're also associated with the trickster. There are similar associations in Asatru, with Odin. In a practical sense, Corvidae do seem to have a collective memory, and flocks act in concert. I've watched raven work together to chase off buzzards.

SPD on a mountain bike shoe. It's easy to unclip, and I feel more secure. Fwiw I'm also a trail marathon runner. Trail shoes are very flexible, so you'd lose a lot of power transmission.

What's your training for going Vege? Lacto-ovo is by far the easiest approach and gets you a good macro balance.

40 miles. My first ultra and took me about 9 hours.

You can pay the money for a mediocre indoor bike, or buy a reasonable bike, a smart turbo trainer and a subscription to Zwifting, Sufferfest or Trainer road. The advantage of the latter is that you have a bike that you can ride in the real world.

The problem with random suggestions like this is, in the absence of any real knowledge of the problem foam rolling the ITB could exacerbate the problem. At the very least it contributes to longer term issues with knee stability.

If you want to run marathons then you need to get comfortable with running outside. I would suggest coming up with some intermediate goals as I'd suggest that is a couple of years of effort to get to marathon distance sensibly. Aim for 5K initially, then build up to 10K, Half Marathon before aiming for a marathon. I'd…

You do appreciate that stabilisation or motion control shoes are completely different to cushioned shoes. They do a very different thing. If someone needs a motion control shoe them a cushioned shoe will potentially cause problems for them. I've run marathons and ultra marathons in shoes with negligible cushioning.

I'm a significant over-pronator, but prefer neutral, flexible shoes as that allows me to focus on the run. For roads I wear Inov-8 Road Claw 275, with a 6mm drop, reasonably positive sole and moderate cushion. They're fine up to marathon distance, although I'm not keen on that distance on roads. For muddy trails, Inov-8…

Is there anything actually wrong with it? Given the type of activities that you're talking about the scale of error from a different device is probably much the same as you're getting more anyway.

Fwiw, leaving them muddy ends up with fragments wearing down the fabric. Never need to with my road shoes, but my trail shoes OTOH.

I generally get somewhere between 400 and 600 miles out of mine. Road shoes at the lower end, MudClaws at the upper end. I'll hose them off, then let them dry.

Completely different situation. Where there is one machine free one had the choice to use it, or do something else. As originally described, it's about needless proximity, and a perception of loss of agency.

All the best with it

Garmin Connect to feed data to MFP A Forerunner 735XT for routine activity tracking, running and swimming with an HRM Tri for running dynamics data. Edge 520 for cycling with Speed, Cadence and a Garmin HRM on my CX and road bikes Edge 520 with Cadence and a power meter and Garmin HRM on my turbo trainer

If it's a goal race and you've been doing a reasonably high volume of training to prepare then you'd have a taper designed in. If it's not a goal race, or your training hasn't been high volume then there's probably no need. See how you feel in the lady come of days before the event. Personally I wouldn't bother, but as…

Whilst I'd agree that the MBTI is probably the weakest personality instrument available, these tools have their use. Later instruments are based in sounder science, although with all of them their generalisation isn't helpful. The value of any of these instruments is the discussion around it. Even as simple as described…

I'll offer a few observations on this, you've already had a number of responses regarding depression and anxiety, so no need to elaborate on that further. Introverts do get described as antisocial, and it's generally a fairly pejorative use; exactly as you've used it here. If you think about how extraversion and…

I would just log those as circuit training, based on time. There is no reliable, consistent and easily usable way to measure work done in that sort of situation. Specifically HR is an extremely unreliable measure.

Depends what kind of exercise you're talking about. Different types of exercise are best measured in different ways. If you're talking about running, then GPS is your best bet. If you're talking about classes, or DVDs then generally just approximating based on time is the best bet.

Just log it as circuit training. MFP isn't really intended as a training log.

I've never used rollers, but I have used a dumb trainer and now a smart trainer. I think the question becomes one of motivation. The dumb trainer with no external stimulation was full. An hour on that was mentally draining. Watching TV helped a little but that then reduced the training effectiveness. I started using the…

Thank you. As others are suggesting, is plan a run/ walk strategy for the event. I would just reiterate the advice above. Four weeks could easily see you with an overuse injury, but using C25K should help to mitigate that a little

Why four weeks? That's a bit short really

My thoughts at the end of my first 5K were along the lines of why the f*** did I do that to myself, that hurt. That's my I prefer the 50K, much less physically demanding.