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Any opinions on these marathons?
Steamtown, Wineglass, Myrtle Beach, Bay State, Napa Valley? I ran my first on Sunday, the Manchester City Marathon in Manchester, NH. It was rather cold, insanely windy and pretty hilly. I trained on hills and I'm a year round runner, but given conditions and the fact that it was my first, I decided to run at training…
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Foot pain and goal race on Sunday
So I'm currently training for 2 races, the BAA HM on Oct 12th (A race) and the Manchester City Marathon on November 2nd (B race). I've got a very specific goal for the HM, the full is just for the finish. Anyway, i woke up with pain on the inside of my left foot, not quite at the arch, closer to the ankle. I can feel the…
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Two goal races 3 weeks apart?
So I am running the BAA HM on October 12th. Three weeks later on November 2nd I'm running my first marathon. I planned the best possible new england marathon that would allow me to run the BAA half. I love this race, it's my benchmark race. When i was planning my race season in spring, my plan was to give my A performance…
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16 Minutes off HM Time??
I'm currently registered for a marathon on Nov. 2 but the course scares me a bit. There is this other marathon that looks lovely that is the week before (I would dump the Nov 2 race). The problem is, you need to qualify. They accept HM times, but i would need a 1:50. My current pr from November is 2:06. Positives: For my…
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How fast to add mileage for marathon training?
Currently I am running 40 mpw. My 1st marathon is in November. Because my schedule is so crazy, I'm making my own training plan. I run 28 mon-fri miles (3 days running, 9+ miles per day over 2 runs per day) with a 12 mile long run on Sunday. I have decided to build the 27 up to 36 before tackling my long runs as this works…
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Any Advice? My Garmin FR220 doesn't really work...
And I kind of hate it!! Am i doing something wrong? I live in Boston so there are things like buildings, trees, clouds, etc. that make it take a while to acquire a signal. I guess this is no big deal. But there's more! It worked at first when i got it in winter, but it started taking more and more time to acquire the…
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Marathon Training Question
So I'm training for my first marathon on November 2. Because of my crazy schedule I'm currently run commuting with my daughter in her stroller two days a week for 18 miles (easy, faster, downhill 5 in the a.m. and slower, uphill 4 in the p.m.) and I'm working on building that to a third day. Because the stroller kind of…
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Unconventional Marathon Plan - Will I make it?
I'm training for my first marathon November 2, 2014. The problem is, I'm a single mom of a four year old and I work full time so fitting my runs in is a challenge. I had originally picked out Hal Higdon's intermediate 2 program to follow, but i know I will have to make modifications and sometimes run doubles to fit the…
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Half Marathon #6 - Race Strategy
I've got HM #6 coming up on May 18th. It is the Funky Kingston Half in Kingston, NH. The thing that will be tricky for me is that I'm planning to do this race with my 4 yearold in the jogger, so I will have to start dead last and move up. In longer races i usually try to keep a steady effort, but given that I'll have to…
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Goal 5k in 2 weeks
So as is pretty typical, my goal race is in two weeks and I was struck down with a killer cold with a fever and the scariest cough ever. I have asthma, a small child in daycare and i don't sleep, so it's no wonder. Anyway i had to take this last week off because of it. My goal was originally 24:30 for this race, but i'm…
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Half Marathon Race Strategy
I probably should have asked this 3 races ago, but I live in New England so it will come up again. What do you do when you have a course that isn't a natural fit for a negative split? Meaning the first half of the race is downhill or flat and the last half involves a lot of steep climbing? Do you still need to hold back in…
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Any runners that don't race?
So for those of you who don't race, how do you keep your intensity and motivation up if you aren't actually training for anything? Do you set your own goals or benchmarks? Or do you just simply go out and run? And I require family support for my long runs (single mom of a preschooler), so for those of you who do require…
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How important is the long run the week before a HM?
So I have 2 long runs left before my 3rd half marathon on Oct 13. I've been nervous about this one because I gave myself a rather lofty goal given all my training limitations (I run slower than my target pace a lot to accommodate a jogging stroller). Anyway for my long run on Sunday I plan 13-15 miles since I'll be…
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How important is the breakdown of mileage for a marathon?
So I'm considering a marathon but I'm a single mom of a 3 yearold without a lot of outside help. So I fit my runs in, often to blocks of time dedicated to something else, like lunch or my commute. So because of this my week day runs are generally only 3-5 miles. My weekly volume is currently in the range of 30-35 miles per…
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Sweaty arm band, any suggestions?
So I use an Arkon armband for my Samsung Galaxy Note II when I go out running to listen to music and track my runs. Problem is, I've been using it since December and it's sweaty, smelly and generally disgusting. It protects the phone perfectly, but I'm not thrilled about the smell. Is there an effective way to clean it and…
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YAYOG or NROL4W for a woman that won't stop running?
I want to start adding strength training as a regular part of my workout regimen. Right now I run 5 days a week and I do a lot of yoga, pilates, and dance during the week as well with one real rest day a week. Through improved eating habbits and regular excercise I managed to lose the extra weight I've been carrying since…
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1st 10k - What should my goal pace be?
So I've been running 4 days a week between 20-25 miles a week for a year now. I've done plenty of races, lots of 5ks and 2 half marathons but never a 10k. For my other races I pretty much choose my goal pace based on beating my pr and worked my training plan around that. I'm not fast, but much faster than when I started.…
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Should I run the HM I've been training for?
I have a half marathon scheduled for May 5th. I've been training for it at about 20+ miles per week. My long run on Sat was 11 miles and I'll do 12 this weekend. This is not my first half and I was pretty confident that this would be my fastest to date. However in the last couple of days I found all of my childcare options…
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Runners: Running with a slower partner, ok or nay?
I've been running for a couple years now and although I started in the 12+ minute mile range, I'm now down to about 8:30 for shorter distances and 10 minute miles or under for longer distances (currently training for another half). In the warmer months I usually run with my sister who started 5 years before me. We run the…
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Runners returning to race training after illness
I was diagnosed with pneumonia on March 13, finished my antibiotics on March 17 and slowly did my first treadmill run on March 22. I've only managed 2 other low distance runs since then, partially because of lung function but also because of time. I was given the okay by my dr to get back to my half marathon training as…
