BaddestAndvari

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I started as a heel striker. I’m now a forefoot striker as nature intended. Contrary to what others have said, I didn’t find the transition too bad. It did take time. Heel striking is a product of modern footwear. You can’t heel strike running barefoot. Can’t do it. And yes, this opinion is unpopular and in the minority.

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My friend that just ran a 2:45 marathon in NYC is a heel striker. "Born to Run" is a great book, but it's not the end all be all, yes modern shoes have made us more of heel strikers, but modern shoes are also the reason we will one day break the 2 hour marathon...

I haven't run since my Friday long run last week, I guess I'll go out and do some easy miles this afternoon but I'm pacing a Marathon on Sunday and the weather outlook is rain the ENTIRE TIME. I want to enjoy it Sunday, but I'm not gonna hold my breath. The schafing is gonna be BRUTAL on Monday :banghead:

One thing I didn't mention - the Evo is not the most stable shoe, if it was a human it would definitely need therapy.

Like I said it's a great shoe, and kinda an all around shoe while also being the best at a lot of things. I prefer the Superblast on longer runs though because they have the pop of the Evo with extreme stability

I have a Garmin Fenix 7

BAA has released the cutoff - 4:34

My friend that I paced will be perfectly fine. Now I'm curious what the cut-off times will be for 2027 with the downhill courses getting kneecapped

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Is that the Gardendale group? I haven’t heard much about it since it was originally mentioned.

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Yes, they are still going strong. Was a smaller group this week, but still had 15 or so.

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New training plan starts today? Thought you just ran marathon Sunday? How did it go?

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Sunday went great! I made the decision last week to only sign up for the Half because I had 3 friends running the Full who were all trying to Qualify for Boston (the time I was going to go for wouldn't have done anything for me).

I paced one of them for half of her race (1:38 Half) and went back out and ran another 7 miles finding all 3 of them at different points and giving them nutrition / electrolytes and running alongside them at different points to cheer them on and push them to keep going.

So in all I ended up doing just over 20 miles on Saturday with 13.1 at a 7:29 pace, and still went out and did another 7 miles, it felt great and I feel good.

P.S: The girl I paced for the first half got a BQ with a 9 minute buffer!!! My other friend got a 6 minute buffer, and then my last friend didn't BQ (even though he ran the Marathon in a Blazing 3:02:28... the male divisions are ridiculous)

Needless to say, because all I did was 20 on Sunday, I plan to do a normal 45 - 50 mile week this week

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Yesterday's run.

Got hard mile 16-18 and my HR went up. Was sticking around 145-151 for most of the run. Last 2 were closer to 155-165.

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Heart Rate drift is a real thing, it's mostly caused by dehydration, but it can also be caused by a few other things. If I start any run over 13 miles and my HR isn't staying below 150 for like the first 10 miles I know it's gonna be a slog.

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What marathon? Goal time?

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Boston or Bust in Huntsville, AL.

I'm going to try and help my friend qualify for Boston - have a pacing plan for sub-3:20

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You doing that Gardendale group?

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Not today - currently in taper for a marathon in a week and a half, so taking it easy and just enjoying the cooler weather.

Trying to keep my intensity up a bit more than I normally do for taper while also cutting back enough for really good recovery, this is a tough tightrope to walk.