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@perfect786 For reference, easy pace should be slower than marathon pace. I run easy around 7:30-8:00 min/mile pace (again, with a marathon pace of 6:40 min/mile). I could probably go out and run 35 miles at my easy pace if I really felt like it (newsflash: I don't lol). Logistically, covering...

@perfect786 Consistency. Practice. Experience. I'd say genetics are maybe like 10-15% of it, but they're far from the primary reason why I'm fast. I wrote this post about training (somewhat my own training, largely general training needs for non-beginners) a bit ago, if that's helpful. Altitude...

@mlenadc I literally just trained for sub-2:55 full marathon (6:40 min/mile pace)... with long runs done at/near 8:00 min/mile pace. OP this is so true. If you have to go on walks for now, go on walks. If running for 1 minute is hard, run slower than you ever imagined running, or don't run at...

@saved071275 Is there a way we could change (or add to) the "Week 1 Weigh-In", "Week 2 Weigh-In" etc. columns to something more along the lines of "Week 1 Progress", "Week 2 Progress" to accommodate participants without weight-related goals?

@jeezus4life I only did my long runs every 1.5-2 weeks because I've always found them to be quite hard on my body and I usually take a day off to swim every 2-3 weeks, but this is a pretty typical (marathon) training week. Obviously it looks a lot different when I'm training for the indoor...

@jeezus4life Awesome job! Low 8s is a good pace no matter what, and I log plenty of miles around that pace. I was ~60-65miles/week before the injury. I ramped it up because I was in training for a 3:10 marathon and I'd only been at ~55-60miles/week, which seemed pretty effortless, so I...

@saidytobias I'd definitely say that's my most important goal haha

@sandoftheearth Dude you absolutely can. I ran 70 miles last week + lifted once. There were three running workouts packed into those 70 miles. And I'm fuckin fit, y'all. Ain't no bros ever gonna tell me this is impossible. It just takes a lot of running. "You can't outrun your fork, it's all...

@silkybunny A potentially stupid question who doesn't own any Lulu items, but was recently thinking of ordering some, hence why I looked at this post, I've got a question: You say that Train Times are good leggings for indoor treadmill/elliptical running, and Speed Up are good for outdoor...

@haithai01 Perhaps not super helpful, but I run 40-50 miles/week and go to the gym for 1-1.5 hours 1-2x/week, but my entire social group runs 50-90 miles/week (and gym probably 0-2x/week), so, "Sorry, can't come, I still have to run," is like... actually just about the most valid excuse my...

@howardrf And someone should tell 1:03 half marathoner and highly regarded coach and exercise physiologist Pete Pfitzinger that his recommended 10-20 minute warmup jog + 10 minutes of dynamic movements (15 if it's a race) + strides is obviously not what he should be having his athletes do. Guess...

@howardrf Just as a heads-up for others, coming in with some (hopefully constructive) criticism, here from when OP posted something similar on /r/running, and many knowledgeable users contributed, this doesn't provide a particularly comprehensive understanding of aerobic vs anaerobic vs lactate...

@howardrf Time management advice is the same no matter what: look at your priorities, decide which are most important, and execute. In fact, everyone I know who is (or was) at- or near-Trials fitness either works full-time or is a full-time student, pulling 80-120 mile weeks. Got kids? I...

@brianhex I don't follow programs. I know my shit well enough, perhaps sometimes I do things a bit suboptimally, but I know what works for me. I have books with running plans in them but I never follow them. I've learned plenty from past coaches and that information has proven itself effective...