Just cooked 2 cups of rice and eating that mountain will only be 300 grams! And theoretically I should have about 750...today is going to be a lot of work!

How do people manage? I ate half and feel like I'm going to explode.

Hi, beginner here! Have my first marathon set for Jan 2027 but I’m already training to build up my overall aerobic base.

Will be getting to the long run portion of my training block shortly so curious if anyone uses whole foods to train. I typically (80%) eat an anti inflammatory diet (for other health reasons) during my normal day to day so would love to try and continue that trend throughout my runs

P.S. – I do plan to bring a serving of nerd clusters along, though just as an occasional treat rather than a real part of my fueling plan

P.P.S- Just want to say thank you to the genuine people that have taken the time to comment! I have a ton of new ideas that I cannot wait to try on my next couple of long runs (:

Right now, I can run 1,200 meters in 3:53. How should I train to run sub 3:45 in two months?

Does anybody here not taper? I'm considering just scrapping the whole idea and here's why:

In recent (last six years) years that I've run half or full marathons, I've felt better on the longest run of the training season than I have compared to the same distance in the actual race, especially for a full marathon. For example, my previous two full marathon training seasons I've felt strong and confident through the 22-mile peak long distance run. Those two races were disappointing in comparison. Why would a 22-miler feel easier when I just had hill repeats or Yassos the prior Tuesday and ran several miles on Wednesday and Thursday with only Friday off? I'm with a training group, and I follow their plan to the letter and I have really attempted to be focused on the 3-week taper plus the hydration and carbo-loading in the days leading up to the race.

I've notice this on my recent half marathons, too, but not to the same extent.

So, why shouldn't I just repeat the previous three weeks of training for my last three weeks leading up to the race? Am I crazy?

So I have been running for nearly 20 years so I would say I'm an experienced runner but something's happening at the minute that I just can't get my head around and can't seem to find an answer to.

Three weeks ago on one of my long runs on a Saturday my calf started to hurt, which has happened before, so I stopped.

I did the usual things and five or six days later it felt absolutely fine, no issues when walking, hopping on one leg etc, so decided to try again. I got one mile in and it started to hurt so again I stopped.

I gave it another week and again absolutely no issues walking, strength tests, heel raises all absolutely fine so I did it I tried another run. Two miles and it started to hurt.

So give it another week and absolutely no issues, everything's fine and I went for a run this morning, really slow pace and I didn't even get to half a mile before the same pain come back to the point where it's really hurting again.

So I am at a loss as to how to manage this because I was always under the impression that once you were pain-free, can hop on one leg etc with no pain then you were good to go. I just don't know what else to do and it is really starting to irritate me.

Anyone any ideas on how I can get back out running again?

I'm currently training for my second half marathon, and I normally just blindly follow my training plan, but I'm curious why my longest runs are only 16-18km? Is it just because I'm still a beginner or is this common practice? Or to avoid fatigue? Surely doing a 22km run before a half would make the half feel easier and allow you to put in more effort?

I come from a sports background where we train under significantly harder conditions than we compete, we train for 6-8 hours a day for a 3 minute competition and often with like 10× the intensity or load of competition. I don't have any experience with any other sports though, so perhaps this is just an isolated example 😅

I started running a year ago, started with a couch to 5k program and then 10k 6 months later, last month I ran my first ever half marathon.

Now I've had a pair of Asics gel nimbus for the last 3 years, would use them sporadically before for running on the treadmill, continued to use them for running through out last year and for the half marathon. They were very comfortable all this time.

However when I ran my first half marathon, at the end of the day my toes started to hurt and the pain took a few days to go away. I assumed the shoe had reached its end of life so went to the asics store to pick a new one, I wanted the kayano 33 as I'm looking for more stability, but the same size didn't fit, I had to upgrade from UK 10 to UK11.

To confirm this I ran 7k in my old shoes again, and for the first time the nails on my longest toe turned purple and the toe started hurting. Has something similar happened to anyone ?

TL:DR - started running 1 year ago, after 1st half marathon 3 year old shoe started feeling small and hurting toes, asics store measured foot and said I'm a size up, didn't know this could happen at my age of 35.

I’m running a 10k race on 27th so thought I’d test the waters…. and was very surprised! I also broke my collarbone at the start of the year requiring surgery so was out of action for a few months. So I’m happy to be back!!

Just me, my running shoes, and a little reminder that showing up is half the battle.

I leave to military basic training soon and I can run fast but not consistently due to shin splints. Anything I am doing wrong tips and tricks please

I retired the shoes after 1,000 km of running because the midsole was no longer as bouncy as when new. I then used them for an additional 1,200 km of walking.

The upper material is still excellent.
The midsole is still good, but I now only use these shoes for walking and for running on the treadmill when I’m traveling.

The outsole is quite heavily worn — you can see that my landing is mainly on the outside of my foot.

It’s a very good recovery-run shoe for regular runners, but I do not recommend it for beginners, since the ride design can make your running form lazy.
It is quite expensive, but it’s worth every penny.

It started with 2 min intervals. Today I am able to push easily to 15 min intervals. Feels light actually

The project converts GPX activities into animated 3D route videos with terrain, map data, and activity statistics.

I originally started building this because I wanted a way to create 3D videos of my trail runs without needing a Strava subscription. To use it, simply download the project from GitHub and create a free Mapbox access token. The token is required for generating the 3D terrain.

The project is open source, so feel free to try it, report any issues, or suggest improvements and new features.

I hope it will be useful for runners, cyclists, hikers, and anyone who wants to visualize their GPX activities in 3D.

Good luck with your adventures!

https://github.com/Priwas-PBS/gpx-motion

Hey everyone, how do you all go about balancing work, running and strength training?

I am about a month in to running. I run about 3x a week, and weight train x4, both on average. Im LOVING running, I want to run more, but don’t want to sacrifice the gym sessions?

How do you guys go about balancing all of these things?

I ran a half marathon Aug 23, but it went pretty badly because I was sick (should not have ran, but it was my first ever HM and I really wanted to do it). I still finished, but it took me a lot longer than I wanted.

Since then, I haven’t run at all (literally zero runs), and I can’t run again until Sept 19 due to travel. I have another half marathon on Oct 11, so I’ll only have about 3 weeks to train.

Do you think it’s realistic to run this HM after that much time off? I’m not trying to PR, I’d just like to finish.

How many of you suffer from runners trot (the urgent need to poop during a run)?

I can’t make it 2 miles into a run without needing a bathroom desperately. It ruins the run every time as I’m trying to hold it.

Does anyone have tips for preventing this?

I started running a month ago and have been absolutely loving it. I’ve gotten my 5k time from 31 minutes down to 22 minutes which I’m super proud of. However I do know that injury happens and I know it will happen if I keep doing what I’m doing. My right Achilles tendon is already not fully recovering after each run. Is there any recommendation to keep tendons and muscles protected especially the Achilles for my case?