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Superior RR and Q&A
Here is my RR for Superior. If anyone has questions about the race, or questions in general about the insanity of ultra running, feel free to ask! ________________________________________________________________________________________________ I thought that running the 2018 Zumbro Endurance run, in a blizzard, would be…
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WD100k Race Report
Well, here it is, my Race Report for Wild Duluth. Yesterday I “ran” the Wild Duluth 100k. It was a definite baptism by fire for this aspiring ultramarathoner. I got to the start at about 0530, met up with my friend Andy, and waited for the race briefing. The briefing was quick, making sure that people knew what color flags…
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Training for my first marathon
I have my first marathon coming up in mid June, and I'm already starting to prep for it. One of the things I decided to do was go all in, and order a custom training plan, to help me get some structure in my training. well, I just got my custom training plan (earlier than I was expecting). I decided to order one because:…
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Planning for winter/off season
With my final race of the year done, with the exception of a Turkey Trot with family, I'm starting to plan out a general idea for my winter training schedule. My hope is to sue the off season to help fill in some of the gaps in my running game. I know I need to get my endurance up, I have gotten a lot faster, but I still…
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Spring or fall for first Marathon?
So, after having run my first Half, and getting to the point were 38-40 miles a week is not bad for running, and with my second Half September 24, I'm looking ahead to next season running, to help me stay motivated over the Long Northern Minnesota winter. I've decided that I want to train for and run my first full Next…
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Registered: Now the training/countdown begins
Well, over the weekend, I finally bit the bullet and did it. After running 7.01 miles in 1:14:24 and feeling good, I registered for my first Half Marathon, the Boundary Waters Bank Half Marathon in Ely, MN. I'm giving myself LOTS of time, 193 days to train. With my current run times, and plenty of time to train, I'm going…
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Race Strategy help?
7 day forecast has 9-20 mph SSE winds for race day. Race is in the morning, so it "should be calmer" But there's the potential for a not so fun headwind the last 10k of my HM. Temps will be in the mid 60sF to mid 70sF Here's the general route for the HM: https://www.strava.com/routes/5060879 My Nominal goal is to try to…
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training some hill running.
So, My HM is still 5 months off, but in addition to base building, I'm already starting to do some planning for my training. Here's a look at the course profile: Strava gives me a 499 elevation gain for the course. Currently, my highest elevation run has 221 over an 8 mile run. I'm wondering, what can I do to train for the…
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Subjective: What is hilly?
So, after reading about people's hilly runs and feeling guilty about the fact that my runs are not, to me, hilly. I began to wonder, what is a hilly run? As an example, for the runs I do, my last 2 long runs have had min elevations of 1463 and 1486 with max elevations of 1528 and 1550, but it was pretty much all steady…
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What to do after cut back week
So, I didn't want to clutter up another monthly challenge discussion, so I'm posting this here. I've been at 4-4-4-6 for my weekly runs for 2 weeks now, and I have that schedule for the next week as well. in 2 weeks, I have a cutback week, going to 3-3-3-5. I'm not training for a specific race at the moment, as the only…
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Half Marathon in 6 months,
So, I recently got into running more seriously, I've been doing intervals on and off for the last few years, but in the last month, I've started running for real. I've set a goal of completing a half Marathon that's in September, and am looking for some guidance on training. I'm currently running 3xweek, 2-3 miles M/W and…
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Setting 5 mile time goal?
Hello all, I just recently got into running. For the last few years, I've run intervals on and off, but never could get into all out running. Now, with getting shape and myfitnesspal, I've begun to run 3 days a week, 2-3 miles on M/W and 3-5 on Sat, for now. Anyway, I am signed up for a 5 mile in July, and am trying to…
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starting at it
Finally got the motivation to start tracking intake and output 3 weeks ago. In that time, I've made pretty good progress, I'm 5'5" Male, and went from 144.6 to 139 this morning. Adding more weights into my workout, mainly using a 12kg kettlebell because I love doing HIIT with it, and I don't have access to a gym for more…
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How's my workout plan look?
New here, and getting back into working out and getting in shape. I'm looking for some input on my workout schedule. it looks something like this: Monday: walking 40 minutes Tuesday: 28 minutes kettlebell routine+5minute warmup and cool down streching Wednesday: rest/walking 40 minutes Thursday: 28 minutes kettlebell…
