re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Long run Sunday for me. Wasn’t sure where my run would take me. My goal was low and slow… 15 miles at 9:56 with a 155 average heart rate. I will take it. 8 weeks to the Hilo Hawaii marathon for me.

Hit my first 100 miles for the year today. Feeling better and better so far with the extra mileage

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Stretch shortly after your run and throughout the day and stay hydrated.

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Yeah, the sitting in a truck for 3+ hours right after the run definitely didn't do me any favors.

That sounds like a fun ride. I've been looking at getting into road biking but Dallas doesn't have the best setup for it.

I've put 320 running miles on my running shoes since buying them in November. With still a month to go until my marathon, considering buying new ones. Is 320 miles too much to continue running on?

I've always read you're supposed to get new shoes every 400 - 500 miles. But I don't know if that's true.

I always justify getting new shoes between 300-350 miles because it’s cheaper/better than risking injury. Unfortunately, that still works out to like 4 pairs of shoes a year. I do feel that I start to fee a little
More fatigue and joint pain at the end of a run with older shoes. Sometimes I will phase out an older pair by using it as a treadmill only shoe for an extra fifty miles.

Took a month off. Made a shoe change and blew up my right foot. Nothing serious, but brought into focus some imbalances that I've created. Started the Knees Over Toes Program to help fix that along with some foot exercises and ankle stability drills. As if that wasn't enough, I realized after reading the book Breathe that I was mouth breathing when running.

So..... I'm making the transition back to running this month. Had no idea the nose breathing thing would be this hard. Feels like running with a bag over your head. My times have really suffered and HR is high for the pace I'm getting. Just hope it pays off long term. Put in 6 miles this AM at a 9:45 pace average HR of 167.

Today is the longest run in my marathon training program, 20 miles. Did 19 miles a couple weeks ago at a pace of 8:59

I am almost certain it was COVID I came down with a week ago because I had the same symptoms my mom and sister had that tested positive, and my lungs I would say are 95% recovered now so I should be good to go.

Also bought some new New Balances yesterday. For $150 they better be good.

Good luck baw!

I'm still digging my Air Zoom Pegasus 38s, but I'm interested in the New Balance Fresh Foams once the Pegs run out of juice.