The 10K. The 5 and 8 k are fun races, especially the 5K. Get a nice 1 K "warm up", make sure the mind does not wonder for the next 2 K and then run like hell for the last 2 K. Essentially the same but 2, 3, and 3 for the 8 K race. The half marathon is fun. It is a great strategic race where you can ...

Walked 18 holes of golf this morning, an one nap and then according to my brand new Gramin 301, I ran 18K this afternoon.

What a cool gadget!

Yasso 800s Yasso 800s are an invention of Runner's World US writer Bart Yasso, who has run more than 50 marathons and ultramarathons. They're simple: if you want to run a marathon in 2:45, 3:29 or 4:11, you should train to the point where you can run 10 repetitions of 800 metres in the same time: 2...

I voted for Personal Best - however, I always have a general finishing goal in mind as well. I look at the history of past races and determine if I do run my goal time, where will I place. In one of my half marathons everyone was running in a certain order from about 5 - 7 K mark. Then for reasons I...

Then maybe I could push it for the last couple of K's. How quickly would you move out of that "comfort" zone (140-155 for me) and into the "pushing it" zone? My fear is definitely hitting the lactic threshold too early. Good question because there is one school of thought that every 10 seconds too ...

The term "real" has a very fluid definition so you will have to narrow the scope before I can answer that question. Plus can we not be unreal but from a pragmatic or ultilitarian perspective act as if we are real? So we can therefore be real and unreal at the same time. Discuss among yourselfs becau...

Mind is everything: muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind." - Paavo Nurmi The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it i...

I was looking for HRM training tips and found this for "racing".

http://www.rrca.org/publicat/fal01coach.htm

80 - 85% seems to be the common theme from what I have read.

Day 5 of my HRM experiment and the 5th consecutive day running - thus far 78.5 K, 16K this afternoon after walking 18 holes playing golf this morning. Still feeling good. A little tired, but no pain.

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,5033,s6-51-55-0-639,00.html http://www.runningtimes.com/clinic/programs/10kbeg1.htm Here are two programs that I played with when I first started running. Went straight into the 10K - made the 5 K races later on much more fun and "easy" to do. A 10K training pro...

Reason 103 of why I run alone. The only problem with people who must share their misery is that they usually do not get hints. And when you do speak to them directly, that is not overly appreciated. So it is a no situation, but on the other hand, what do you have to lose aside from a very annoying p...

No - but that is because I was an arrogant **** before I began running but it has confirmed some of my god like abilities.

As with 26.2, I am definitely more handsome.

I HATE YOU PEOPLE




I had finally talked myself out of buying a Garmin 301 because I could not really afford it, now I have to have one.

Trying new heart rate monitor training as recommended by Wolf. I would run 11K, need two days off, run 18 K and three days off, etc. so needed a change. Sunday 15K HR 140 Pace 6:13/ k Monday 11K HR 140 Pace 5:33 Tuesday 18.5K HR 140 Pace 5:30 - with hills. With a heavy rainfall warning today, may on...

Hi Everyone, 1) Does this seem like a reasonable increase each week? 2) How often should a person have a rest week (i.e. where you drop back your time/distance)? 3) When do I need to start taking in some carbohydrates during my run? 4) Also, I'm thinking to run an 8 and maybe a 10 K this fall, and ...

Since I have taught my body to run fast by running fast, I am now going to try the endurance thing. 8) Using a heart rate monitor to keep the running in a purely aerobic pace and the 22K will be a good test to see if any of the "speed" is lost. (From the websites you provided). Will see how the Sept...

15 K in day one of the Heart Rate Monitor training schedule - 5 weeks to test how this works before a 22K race. Although in three weeks I am off to New York - I am bringing the running gear as I want at least one run in Central Park.

The fun part about running is that at the end of day the only person you are really racing is yourself. So it is neat to come onto websites such as this and discover what everyone else is doing. So in the spirit of having some fun, decided that for my next race near the end of September, a 22K run, ...

For my last two marathons I took one extra strength Mortin about two hours before my race and it seemed to help - they are suppose to last six hours so ... I figure it stopped the little aches and pains that might have bothered me but not enough to do any harm or mask a real injury. Everything in mo...

There is a new 400 meter indoor track in Ottawa which will be great for training during the winter. Have any of you trained on an indoor track and did you like it or would you rather always be outside, regardless of the weather? What are your thoughts on this as it will be a soft track, so there ar...

Because it works. Whenever there is an interesting study on the effects of training, it seems that the word McMaster University is involved and they have done it again. They tested two groups - one who trained with a steady pace, the second group went all out for one minute and that was followed by ...

[quote="Run26.2]4:04/km pace?? Yikes!! Boys, sounds like we are startin' to get primed for the big one! 8)[/quote] When I first qualified for Boston I thought this is great, I will go to Boston and just enjoy the entire experience - my finish time will not matter. Then a co-worker said at her previo...

http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/hrm1.htm http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=176 http://www.marathonguide.com/training/articles/HeartMonitorTraining.cfm http://www.time-to-run.com/training/heart-rate/zone.htm http://www.runningplanet.com/calculate/heart_rate.asp http://www.copacabanar...

It seems that the Long Run starts at 16 miles and should max out at 22 miles or as far as you can go for 3 to 3.5 hours. The reason for this has been explained quite well above - the risks outweigh the physical benefits. As alluded too, running too far can also screw up your training. The "damage" c...