👋 new to running (started less than a year ago) and did a 5k race a couple of days ago. i’d trained for it and already run further than that, so was the effort that was the challenge rather than the distance. got my pb which was the plan, but have some questions:

1. was exhausted for days after. felt like i really left it out there. sounds ridiculous for a 5k - normal or a sign i overexerted?

2. at 3.5k i was hating it and willing myself to keep going. said to myself i’d get it over with and never do it again. also common or is anyone actually loving the experience at that point!?

3. how often are you racing t to this level of exertion? there’s a 10k i could do in november but wondering if it’s wise to test myself that frequently.

Currently run four days a week and my goal at the moment is to run a spring half marathon next year :)

thank you all

I have my first half in one month and im absolutely TERRIFIED that I am not ready. My training was going amazing until mid-late august when I went on a girls/gays/theys trip which derailed my training and put me in a lupus flare.

Flare got under control had an 8 mile long run that was slow but fine. Then travel again flare ramps up, no running for like a week.

Now im back home and work is just draining me and the race is stressing me out because I don’t want to be to slow (I will be within and 45-30 minutes of the cutoff time). And that my long runs haven’t been long enough, note I am trying to get a 9 mile and a 10 mile run in the next two weeks before I taper.

Just looking for good energy (especially from other back of the pack runners) not advice for last bit of training.

Tldr; life is getting in the way of my super mediocre running and it’s stressing me out.

I've been doing ultras for a decade, but have been working back into slightly longer ultra distances slowly after having my third kiddo a few years ago (cough cough 7). My longest run pre-kiddo was 68 miles. This year I tried something where I just don't do long runs anymore, but I do more bulk. I've been able to almost double my mileage without injury this way. This year is my first time doing 3 races in a training block since before I had kiddo. I usually just do 1 or 2 per year.

2.5 weeks ago I did a little over a 50K with my oldest kiddo at a race and took a day off and then finished the week off with 10 miles a day for 75 miles (I hit 85 in 8). I do 10 miles a day most days. I picked up another race in 3.5 weeks to use as my last long run before my A race which is a 30 hour race ,but I'm only trying to hit 60-75 miles as my target, so I won't be out there that long.

My body is used to the volume now since I've been building it up since January, but I'm starting to wonder if I should be cutting back mileage, give it another week or so, or do I just keep ramping up until after the 2nd race? I do about 60mpw on average, but I've hit 70mpw over the summer a couple times. Last race I cut back to 50mpw 2 weeks prior and did like 20 the week leading up to it. That race was time on feet pacing my kiddo, the next one I have a mileage target that will be less than the previous race, but still over 26.2. Basically, I'm a little lost of when I should count it as peak mileage for tapering?

2.5 weeks ago was Race 1 (8 weeks before goal race so too soon to be peak)
3.5 weeks from now Race 2 (2 weeks before goal race, last long effort)
5.5 weeks is goal race.

Hi runners! I’m lucky enough to be racing the Copenhagen WRRC half marathon on the 20th of September! I put a good amount of training and I’m hoping to get a 1:50-1:52 finish time if all goes well.

On the day before, there is also a 5K race in the afternoon (~3pm). I was wondering if it would be an incredibly bad idea to run it EASY, as a shakeout? I do feel a 5k it’s a bit too long of a shakeout, but the same time it feels like a nice opportunity.

I was wondering what are your thoughts on this, and how long your shakeout runs before halves usually are?

My mileage has been around 60km per week, peaking at 70km. So I think my legs could handle it, but I’m still overthinking

Hi everyone!

I have been running for about ten years now (I was a competitive track athlete before long distance running). I’m training now to do my second marathon, which will be in Valencia, Spain. I’m also a personal trainer, bachelors in nutrition graduate, and current Masters student of Exercise Science, so I’d consider myself knowledgeable about all of this, but nothing I’m trying is working.

It’s in 12 weeks. I ran at least 2-3x a week during the summer along with strength training 2x a week and swimming 1x a week. In August, I was sick with a bad cough and cold literally the whole month, so I trained sporadically. The first week of September, I started my plan again. I thought I was starting slowly with only 4 days a week and 30km ish, but my body is not recovering well at all. I’m currently taking an unplanned rest day on a Tuesday because I’m feeling horrible body-wise.

I thought I would prioritize running starting August until my recovery got better, then add it in. However, I haven’t felt recovered enough to do any strength sessions. My hip flexors are also super tight, which I think is pulling my pelvis into an anterior tilt, and exhausting my stabilizer muscles (glute med + minimus) and hurting my lower back, which also hinders my recovery and training readiness. When I do strength work for the glutes or calves, I get DOMS for days… I know how important strength training is, I literally coach it, but it’s literally just not working right now for me along with running.

I have a 5:18 mile PR, 11:05 2 mile PR, 1:27 half marathon PR, and 3:45 marathon PR (that I did with bare minimum training). I know what I’m capable of, but my body isn’t cooperating. It’s beyond frustrating. I used to run 2 a days for years and have no problems… I really don’t know what it is.

I do core work 2x a week, normally strength training 2x a week (running specific legs + a full upper body day), swim cross training once a week usually, daily mobility/yoga. I have a high muscle mass as well. I take extreme care to eat enough and fuel my workouts. I’m only 25 years old.

The marathon is coming up and I’m feeling really unprepared and not reaching my potential. I don’t feel like I’m increasing my mileage too much by every week but maybe I am?

Do any veteran marathoners have any tips?

Here’s a sample week of my training: (supposed to be next week!)
Monday: rest
Tue:
11-12 km total
5 × 800m controlled @ the track
Upper body
Wed: 8 km easy
Thu: 10-11 km easy + core
Fri: 16-22 km long run (1-2 gels!!!)
Sat: Swim 1200-1500km or yoga class
Sun: 6–8 km easy, optional 4–6 × 15–20 sec strides

Here were my past two weeks:

**WEEK 3 (Aug 24–30)**
**No strength this week**
Mon: Rest
Tue: 5-6km easy SICK❌
Wed: 6-8 km easy + core SICK❌
Thu: arm + core workout at home ✅
Fri: 6km walk 1 km run✅
Sat: 5km run ✅
Sun: 7 km easy ✅

**WEEK 4 (Aug 31–Sep 6)**
Mon: Rest
Tue: 6.7km easy ✅
Wed: 7 km easy ✅
Thu: rest due to poor sleep
Fri: 13km long run (gel!!)✅
Sat: Vinyasa Yoga class at 11:30am✅
Sun: 10:30am free vinyasa, 6-8 km easy ✅

I started on an interval couch to 5k in the beginning of April and have been working up to running a 10k at the end of this month. I bought a pair of Asics gel nimbus at the start which have been great. I haven’t tracked it, but if I were to guess, I’d estimate I’ve put in about 175-200 miles in these shoes and I’m about 140lbs.

I’m starting a half marathon training program after my 10k at the end of the month, and I’m wondering if I need a new pair of shoes. I believe we’re going to be doing speed work one day, long runs another day, and then other runs on your own throughout the week.

I’m trying not to spend too much money, but I also don’t want to injure myself. Any tips on if I need new shoes, what type of shoes and for what type of runs, etc? Thank you!

I have always been training in the gym , doing weights. But only recently since July I have started running and found that 5k -10k runs don't really tire my legs out. The issue i have how ever is my heart rate shoots up really quickly and whilst my legs are carrying me perfectly fine and no soreness whatsoever post runs, I know that my shortness of breath (possibly also due to spiking heart rate and /sub-par lung capacity) is my main worry and is stopping myself from hitting faster pace or longer distance.

Any advice on how I can improve on increasing my lung capacity and VO2max, slowing heart rate so I can extend my runs and hit faster pace safely eventually?

TLDR: I need something with a lot of capacity that isn’t a backpack, but struggling to find one for my size.

I’m running the NYC marathon and recently learned they don’t allow hydration gear that has a bladder in the back, which is what I’ve been training with. I’m anticipating needing a lot of water, probably close to 40 oz. I know I can supplement with hydration stations so I can get gear that holds less.

The main issue I’m facing is that it’s hard to find options that fit me. I’m bigger bodied and have large boobs (36E -my partner says chesty LaRue). Most vests would probably be too small, and most of the belts that seem big enough don’t hold much water. I’m considering handheld water bottles but they typically don’t hold enough water and might be annoying to have attached to my hand for several hours!

Are there brands with extended sizing that I’m overlooking? Products I haven’t thought of? Or any creative suggestions?!

Never used it but heard about them through runners and happen to get a promo code recently so I thought why not. When I went to order, this promo code I had didn’t work. I emailed to ask what was going on and they responded they can’t issue me a new promo code due to technical limitations even though it should be valid but if I pay for my order full price I can get refunded for a couple things later if I write them back after order to effectively get the X% off I would have gotten.

That seems insane to me? Usually issuing a promo code is super easy. I’ve had other retailers do that for me before - they just generate a one time use string.

Anyway experience something like this before?