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What gets in the way of your planned runs?

What are things that either threaten to, or actually DO stop you from a planned run? I'm dealing with one today. And it's making me .

by User avatar Laurie Ellen

Did anyone ever have a gait analysis?

anyone ever had one? I'm doing that tomorrow....I'm hoping to get to the bottom of my lifelong left knee issue.

by User avatar cherylpf

How much can I expect to improve as a runner?

As a 32-year old male, returning to running for the last 6 months (after a 6 - 7 year absence)... how much can I realistically expect to improve in the near-term? I turn 33 the day after my first ever half-marathon next month in Atlanta. I'm debating training for a full marathon (TBD in the...

by User avatar sonnylax

music during exercise good for your mind

Discuss. The head research guy has a pretty impressive background, too. A little music with exercise boosts brain power, study suggests COLUMBUS, Ohio It's no secret that exercise improves mood, but new research suggests that working out to music may give exercisers a cognitive boost....

by User avatar elkid

A runner/ jogger used the street instead of sidewalk

This morning while driving through town I met a runner/jogger I couldn't tell for sure running on the wrong side of the street in the center of my small New England town (~20,000). We have brand new poured concrete sidewalks 5-6 feet wide. It was 6 am so there was not a soul on the sidewalk but...

by User avatar subscribed mark

Should i begin slowly or start running immediately?

Answered by a doctor

I have always done a 5-minute warm-up walk. Recently someone at the gym told me it's completely unnecessary at my athletic level, and to quit wasting my time being cautious about something I don't need to worry about. So I wondered, of course, if he mayn't be right.

by User avatar Laurie Ellen

How to incorporate speedwork in to my training routine?

I've decided that I want to incorporate some speedwork into my training, but I'm not quite sure how to go about doing it. Right now, I consistently run in the low to mid 9-min mile range. I'd like to knock a full minute off that over the next few months. Is that even doable? Assuming I follow the...

by User avatar MastrBrewr

Hard runs vs. Easy runs

How many "hard" runs do you do per week? I've read that it's good to mix easy runs with hard runs in order to stay healthy and see continual improvement. What is a good ratio for easy vs. hard? What if, like me, you only run 3 times a week? In general I run on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and...

by User avatar Grunt

What is your favorite run?

Assuming you do mix up your runs with long runs, tempo runs, fartleks, intervals, etc. Which one do you most look forward to during the week? I find that I most look forward to my fartlek run because I've got such a wide range of control over the pace. Run fast when I want to go fast and slow...

by User avatar purple hayes

How long for a half marathon? seriously.....

Answered by a doctor

Ok..so, I am basically a beginner. I used to run more, but life, babies, blah blah, injury, i stopped. I know what to do, how to do it. I have the right shoes, a treadmill, a jogging stroller. everything but motivation... so..I am following a run/walk program right now, and hope to be able to run...

by User avatar littlemary