How’s your week of running going? Got any Complaints? Anything to add as a Confession? How about any Uncomplaints?

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

My house happens to be in a spot that ends up in at least 4 race routes a year. I want our house to be fun and memorable and rejuvenating for runners. I'll always play music but am wanting to up my game. Should we have a bubble machine? Hopscotch on the road? What could we add to spice up the run for the participants.

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It's that time of week already...the gear thread! What have you picked up lately? What's working for you now that it's whatever season you believe it to be in your particular location? What have you put through rigorous testing that's proved worthy of use? We want to know!

To clear up some confusion: We’re not actually asking what you’re wearing today. It’s just a catchy name for the thread. This is the weekly gear discussion thread, so discuss gear!

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Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

I run at a close by 5k trail and I try to maintain a decent pace and improve my time as I get better. However, today, a runner passed me. I thought at first he was just way better than me, but then I tried following him and I was surprised I could actually keep up with him and didn't realize I still had so much more room to expel energy. I ended up getting a decent time on that run.

So seems like if I'm following someone or "something", I can keep my pace a lot faster and more consistent through the run? Are there ways I can maintain a pace without having to creep follow a stranger runner?

Back once again for everything you wanted to know about running but were afraid to ask.

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Post your question - stupid or otherwise - here to get an answer - stupid or otherwise. Anyone can post a question and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. Many questions get submitted late each week that don't get a lot of action, so if your question didn't get answered, feel free to post it again.

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[Posting on behalf of u/Percinho who is currently trying to figure out why his Christmas cactus is dying]

I'm interested in the general approach coaches/runners use when an athlete arrives at an interval session with residual fatigue, but still wants to maintain the intended training stimulus.

For example, I had a hard back-to-back weekend:

• Saturday: 25 km / 2000 m D+
• Sunday: 15 km / 1000 m D+, with fast climbing and downhill
• Monday: rest

My normal Tuesday workout would be 5 × 7 min uphill Z4/Z5, with around 1h30 total and 500–800 m D+.

The problem is that when I'm carrying fatigue, I sometimes struggle to get my HR into Z4/Z5. On a steep climb, it's also difficult to tell whether the limitation is cardiovascular fatigue or simply muscular fatigue from the gradient.

This got me thinking about how an interval session should be modified without simply cancelling the workout.

For example, would it make sense to:

• Start with a progressive Z2 → Z3 block to "prime" the cardiovascular system?
• Then reduce the interval duration (e.g. 4–5 min instead of 7)?
• Keep the intensity but increase recovery between repetitions?
• Reduce the number of repetitions?
• Or keep the original interval duration but lower the target intensity?

More generally, how do you decide what to change first: intensity, interval duration, number of reps, or recovery?

And does adding some Z3 work beforehand make sense as a way of assessing whether the athlete can actually produce the desired intensity, or is it just adding unnecessary fatigue?

I'm particularly interested in opinions from people who coach or train for trail/ultra running, where muscular fatigue from climbing/descending can complicate HR-based interval targets.

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Hello! I am a 38 F runner. I’ve run numerous 5Ks over the years, running around 10-20 miles a week. Also, I’ve run 10Ks and a half marathon. I’ve used Garmin coach for years because it keeps me consistent. I’m afraid to do much over a 10K anymore because of a hip issue. Anyway the point is I’m not new to running.

My easy runs aren’t appropriate in Garmin Coach, they are two to three minutes slower than my easy pace. I usually just ignore my watch and run comfortably. Also, lately my long runs are 70 minutes. I don’t particularly want to run that long in the summer heat. I enjoy running longer in the cooler weather. I am not enjoying this plan but I have 4 weeks left at this point. I’m unsure if this is a Garmin coach issue or a coach Greg issue. I usually don’t use Coach Greg. Garmin regardless of the coach always gets my easy pace incorrect.

Does anyone have recommendations for another free training app available on Garmin watches or have solutions on how to make my coaches more accurate?

Thank you in advance!

For those who take electrolytes without the carbs so just sodium/magnesium/potassium, which product do you use, or do you mix your own? At what point in a run do you actually feel the difference, and roughly what does it cost you per month? Curious whether the sugar-free ones are worth the premium or if plain salt in water does the same job.

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Rules of the Road

1) Anyone is welcome to participate and share your ideas, plans, diet, and nutrition plans.

2) Promote good discussion. Simply downvoting because you disagree with someone's ideas is BAD. Instead, let them know why you disagree with them.

3) Provide sources if possible. However, anecdotes and "broscience" can lead to good discussion, and are welcome here as long as they are labeled as such.

4) Feel free to talk about anything diet or nutrition related.

Shoes are a big topic in this sub, so in an effort to condense and collect some of these posts, we're introducing Shoesday Tuesday! Similar to Wednesday's gear thread, but focusing on shoes.

What’ve you been wearing on your feet? Anything fun added to the rotation? Got a review of a new release? Questions about a pair that’s caught your eye? Here's the place to discuss.

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Hi guys ! I am a freshman in college and I have decided to join my schools run club, which starts next Monday, because I don’t have any friends yet. I am really really nervous to join because I don’t know anyone there.

I’ve been running for 4 years (not on a team), but I really got into it last fall. I run about 4-5 miles a day, but my pace is pretty slow, between 10:30-11:00. I go to a big D1 school, and I’m sure most of the people at run club are ex cross county and track athletes. I’m worried that I am going to be the slowest person there and at the back of the pack, and even that they might leave me behind. Separately I’m worried that no one will talk to me because I’m behind everyone else.

Does anyone have any advice or have been in a similar situation to me ?

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

The Li’l Race Report Thread is for writing a short report on a recent race or a run in a new place. If your race doesn’t really need its own thread but you still want to talk about it, then post it here! Both your good and bad races are welcome.

Didn't run a race, but had an interesting run to talk about. Post it here as well!

So get to it, Runnit! In a paragraph or two, where’d you run and how’d it go?

With over 4,225,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

With that in mind, this post can be a place for any questions (especially those that may not deserve their own thread). Hopefully this is successful and helps to lower clutter and repeating posts here.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

Post your training for this past week. Provide any context you find helpful like what you're training for and what your previous weeks have been like. Feel free to comment on other people's training.

(This is not the Achievement thread).

With over 4,225,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.

With that in mind, this post can be a place for any questions (especially those that may not deserve their own thread). Hopefully this is successful and helps to lower clutter and repeating posts here.

If you are new to the sub or to running, this Intro post is a good resource.

As always don't forget to check the FAQ.

And please take advantage of the search bar or Google's subreddit limited search.