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Can a heel lift replace a different leg length orthopedic?

is anyone else lopsided? the orthopedic MD i went to at one time measured my legs (cuz i asked him to) and said, well, one is 2 cm shorter. he then said i needed an orthotic in one shoe and prescribed one. so, i've been running with it for a couple years. wondering if a simple heel lift...

by User avatar rolling rock

Tips and tricks for becoming a faster runner?

Started back running about a year and a half ago. Got the distance up from 1 and a half miles to start with to 10 miles. Also got my time down to. Im normally running 8 minute miles, but i want to get my 3 - 5 miles down to 7 minute miles to start with, but i just cant do it. My best 5 mile was...

by User avatar lefty

Will running 5k daily reduce or prevent gain of muscle mass?

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Yeah, I want to try to gain some muscle, being only 125 pounds, it's pretty sad. I wanna bulk up to like 150, but still run, 5k's and maybe 10k's. Will it slow down my muscle gains at all and is there any way that I could be sucessfull at both gaining muscle and being a good runner. Being an...

by User avatar Mike G

Should i run while a storm is on?

I like to run. However I don’t always have enough time to do it when the weather is nice. So I am forced to run at bad weather. I was caught by storm several times. I was soaking wet head to toe. What do you think I should do if catch by storm while on run?

by User avatar antony

The Addictiveness of Distance Running

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Here's a thread that's abit on the philosophical side...I was thinking about this earlier today while in the car... Distance running, as I have found especially competitive distance running gets very addictive especially after a few years in the sport...What I found is a neverending cycle: you set...

by User avatar TimRuns

base to hills transition any advice?

hey there all, i've been doing long runs since...july and i want to transition over to hills and maybe speedwork....i'm fairly new to running (Started last march). Now, i don't want to go rush right into it...so any advice would be great. It would really help if anyone had a good transition...

by User avatar Guest

What's your take on my low HR?

So most of the time I run without a HRM, but I've been playing with it for the last few days just for fun. I've also been slowing down my easy runs because of what Sue posted about running slower (I'm a sheep.) The last couple of runs I've been doing are right at an 8:34 pace (7.0 MPH). My HR has...

by User avatar purple hayes

Why am I slower?

Ok, so I started running my freshmen year of highschool. I was very slow but I put in a ton of miles, worked very hard and I was able to bring my 5k time down to 17:45 by my senior year. So now I'm running college and my legs just feel useless. I am the slowest on my team, we started off the...

by User avatar alphamale1818

At what point do you begin sweating?

Unless it's a hot day, I don't begin sweating until after about a mile. This is for about a 7 minute pace, which I guess is normal for my runs. What's normal? When do you begin sweating?

by User avatar MechEngDropout

Training techniques based on Heart Rate

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I want to improve my speed and endurance. I heard of some techniques based on Heart Rate. I dont know what they really are. It has something to do with your heart rate, doesnt it? I want to know more about it. Could you explain to me what does it mean?

by User avatar haze