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Half Marathon Training

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I'm planning to register this week for my 1st half marathon. Being a mid distance runner for 4 years already and aiming to move up to long distance races, I have a few questions regarding training for longer distance races: 1) how much mileage on average should i put in for such races? 2) What...

by TimRuns over a year ago

over a year ago by TimRuns

How far do you open up your stride?

As I run sometimes I do alot of stride changing to try and get more out of each step. How far do you open up your stride? I think my natural step is a bit short but can't figure out if I should try and take smaller faster steps or fewer longer strides. Where's the experts?

by akern over a year ago

over a year ago by spongebob

I'm changing my running goals

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For the upcoming year. For the last couple of years now, I've put off marathon training, and always decided I could run a half. But with my half training, I never got motivated. I trained very poorly, and slowly. Much of the time it was because of a lack of time to train. As a result of this,...

by coachmarkos over a year ago

over a year ago by thooogy

How to deal with Upcoming Race Panic!?

I'm doing a track 5K on Saturday. It is at the legendary Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, the site of more records and running history than any other track in the country. Racing there is basically like playing Carnegie Hall. This has me nervous to start with, but this is a free,...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by gretriever

Glucosamine - does it really work?

I've been reading articles and there seems to be some evidence for Glucosamine's effectiveness and some against it. I'm mostly having some knee and ankle soreness. What's your expeirence and which product is best? Pills or liquids?

by sjc1204 over a year ago

over a year ago by Elfling

How do you deal with the heat while running?

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I have to run in the afternoons on weekdays partly due to my work schedule (in at 6am, out at 5-7pm :? ) and my neighborhood is simply not safe to run in before dawn. But in this extreme heat I've been forced into LA Fitness and the treadmills. Tonight I'm going at 8:00pm so I can hopefully...

by GaRebelRunner over a year ago

over a year ago by JustRun

Anyone here a member of a running club?

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Anyone here a member of a running club (offline )? If so, how do you like it? What does it all entail? I just found a local running club last night that I may join but wanted to see if anyone here has any input on the matter first... joel

by shelflifers over a year ago

over a year ago by kobyj

Always keep your condoms in your car!

Forgive me if you've seen this already... Good Advice... My girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year when we decided to get married. My parents helped us in every way, and my friends encouraged me. My girlfriend? She was a dream! There was only one thing bothering me. That one...

by bpdou over a year ago

over a year ago by andydp

Anyone else hates the "dreadmill" ?

Due to the less than favorable conditions here in the last couple of weeks, ok I wussed out going outside! I opted for the treadmill here at the gym at work, now my knee's and shin's are saying thank you very much we feel like sh*t. I've never been a fan of the dreadmill and now will only use the...

by TreKay over a year ago

over a year ago by spongebob