PrairieRunner2015 Member

There shoule be a poll on this one........... I am on the heavy side, and as of right now I get about 350 miles out of a pair of shoes. When I was at 250, I was getting about 300 miles out of a pair. I second how the foot lands will have an affect on this. My foot strike is fore front. If you look at the soles of my shoes,…

Congrats on three continuous miles! I remember the first time I did the same distance continuously. As the app on my phone displayed 3 miles I threw my arms up in the air with a big smile on my face and did a victory strut/run ( I still do this with new record long runs to this day.)......Then promptly stopped and caught…

It's rather simple for me. We don't have kids, I get off from work at 12:30 on most days, and I really don't have many friends in real life (I'm socially awkward and it's hard for me to make friends....... I'm a nice and helpful guy though.). Working out gives me something constructive to do on most days.

It depends, really. If I am planning on a mid/late morning run, I will eat breakfast. I find, for most of my runs, it's beneficial for me to either eat nothing (if I'm going to run within an hour and a half) or to go ahead and eat (If it's going to be after an hour and a half.). What I eat plays a role as well. Sausage…

If it were me, I'd go with running the Fall race. I tried to do something similar last year and ramping up too fast for a run and injured myself. It's just my one personal example, but I imagine it is something which can happen to anybody.

Chipotle is definitely one of our favorites. Chicken burrito bowl, Brown rice, Black beans, Fajita, Mild and Hot salsa, sour cream, and Cheese....... Yummy!

I ran my first official 10K today at 53:12. I placed 186 out of 872. I wanted to be in the 52:xx range, but close enough to be happy. It was a 36 second improvement from a 10K (practice run, and as indicated by my Garmin) I ran about 3 weeks ago.

Since my ring is Titanium, no. I went ahead and bought a new, smaller sized, ring. My fingers are kind of bony now, so I thought it would be safe, plus the new ring is a little tight. I could've traded in the old ring, but the sentimental value of it being the ring we wed with was worth much more than the $100.00 to…

It's just about where I was when I graduated High School. I most certainly plan on fine tuning my goal as it gets nearer to achieve the look I want.

I don't have anything real to add, as I am going to be running in my first half on the May 4th as well. I've been using Hal Higdon Novice 2 as my training plan and the rest weeks seem to help. The week following the rest weeks seem to be filled with great feeling runs.

First off, congrats! Was the run a steady run (No walking intervals?)? If it was, you may want to ease into it through a run/walk cycle. You may very well have the aerobic capacity to run 3 miles, but other parts of your body may not (bones, joints, tendons......). If you do too many miles too soon, or run too fast too…

If you are new to running, do a search for "So you want to start running". The first page of that post has some great advice. If you have already done c25K and are looking for other pointers then: Increase your base mileage every week. The longer you can run, the more you will improve your 5k times. The week prior to the…

I can type a lot about this, but this post pretty much sums it up. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1217573-so-you-want-to-start-running?hl=so+you+want+to+run

I was up at 3am to head into work at 4am.

This is a great way to describe my first year of running. My aerobic capacity outstripped my physiological ability and I over trained. This led to two over use injuries and a couple of months off. I am now sticking to what my training plan states, even if I feel I can do more. I am back up to 9 mile long runs and, this…

I ran into this problem a couple of weeks ago. There are several options, but I chose to go with Water Proof Band Aids. They have worked well so far. I chose this route as it's the least expensive. A lot of people swear by nip guards, but they are a little expensive for me. I have no experience with body glide like…

When I notice I am tensing up in my shoulders, I try to correct my posture and relax my shoulder so that my shoulder blades feel like they are pulling/falling down and back (Kind of like in Yoga.).

I've read all of the comments about C25K, and that is a great place to start. For myself, I set up a good walking base prior to c25k of 4 miles at least 5 days a week. I still do this actually. I found it got my body used to just moving for a decent amount of time and was gentle on the joints. I did this for ~2 months…

This is a great suggestion. With the mileage that low, I imagine IT band may not be an issue. Even with that being said, foam rolling would still be a good practice. Are you strength training? If not, I would suggest looking for a lifting/strength training program which could help with muscle imbalances. Have you been…

I do a split upper/lower routine a personal trainer has set up for me, 3 times a week. Core work is part of every routine. For lower: Leg press/squats, deadlifts, single leg deadlifts, lunges(multiple iterations), leg curls, toe press, calf raises, and choice of core work. I do a lighter weight and higher reps (3 sets of…

I have been running off and on for 14 months, averaging 12-15 mpw. I am currently running 17mpw and will be up to 24 mpw by the time I plan on implementing a plan for a Full Marathon (I am training for a half on May 4th as of right now.). I just want to have things ready and planned out in advance instead of arriving at…

I'm on Garmin connect prairierunner2015. Feel free to add.

I changed it to 6 days a week of running, as well as added some mileage to the other runs to try to keep the % of miles for the long run down. I reduced the 20 mile runs to 2, as well as reduced the taper. Does this look a little better? I thought there was too big of an increase after the half on the original plan. Week…

I changed it to 6 days a week of running, as well as added some mileage to the other runs to try to keep the % of miles for the long run down. I reduced the 20 mile runs to 2, as well as reduced the taper as suggested. Does this look a little better? I thought there was too big of an increase after the half on the original…

Thank you for the response. Others have said the same about upping the mileage on my mid week runs as well and I will adjust and post the changes a little later.

I wish you the best on you upcoming Marathon! I have a 10K on April 19th. I normally run further than this distance, but I've never ran an official 10k. I'm doing this more so to support my brother in law. I normally try to help keep him on his goal pace and talk most of the run to keep us distracted, and it's just good…

Yeah, it's based on Higdon. I like his plans as they've worked well for me so long as I follow them within reason. I am working on pulling myself back on the easy runs (I've purchased a Garmin F10 to help me do this). I used the running calculator McMillan has, and I need to reduce my pace to ~9:30-10:00 (I've been running…

I am eating at a slight defecit. I weight train on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. I find I am eating closer to maintenance as my miles increase. In watching my bf% change, I am retaining LBM.

How does this schedule look? It's based on another schedule I found I think I may want to ramp the mileage up a little more slowly after Week 9. This is the first schedule I've attempted to make on my own. I removed the pace runs from the original schedule. Since this is going to be my first marathon, I want to make sure I…

I'm taking suggestions from all and will see how I can implement them into a training program. I appreciate the advice and I will post the schedule I come up with.