Hi all, I’m looking for input on my strength workouts. I do lower body Tuesday and upper body Thursday. Are any of these a waste of time? Is there something vital missing? I do cardio Monday and Wednesday and run every Friday and Sunday.
Cherish the time, weather and motion
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I’ve run for about 12 years and love it. However, I have a really bad problem with pronation (espescially on left foot), which leads to very severe shear friction blisters across the soles of my feet.
At least 5 times I have pretty much ripped the soles of my feet off and despite trying tape, it continues to happen.
I’ve bee able to run a 2:37 marathon and 15:39 5K, but this is really holding me back and is driving me mentally insane.
From research it seems that I should try low friction socks, and hefty amounts of Vaseline or another lubricant. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I have not seen anything as severe as this and I would really appreciate some help
Thanks guys
Genuinely the coolest experience of any marathon I’ve done, the marathon passes the choir and dancers twice, one is probably around mile 10 or so, then the second time while you are in the pain cave after 20 miles or so.
Almost everyone had fun running and cheering the first go by but almost everyone runner was silent the second pass through, it genuinely gave me chills and made me tear up.
Latvia has such a rich history of independence and song was a huge part of their cultural preservation. Highly recommend Riga next spring, it’s a fast course as well.
Did I miss a trend on social media or something?
Just read another thread about people avoiding heat during runs and honestly I’m on the complete opposite side of this. The hotter the better in my opinion. Less crowds, less people clogging up running paths, and it feels mentally tougher and more rewarding.
I live in one of the hottest areas in the country mind you, and I see so many people waiting for perfect weather, cooler temps, ideal humidity, etc. Meanwhile some of my favorite runs are in direct sun when most people don’t even want to be outside.
Obviously hydration matters, but I almost feel like modern runners are overly soft about heat exposure. Anyone else actually prefer running in the heat instead of constantly trying to avoid it? Who’s gonna carry the boats?
First run since the marathon. It was short and slow but I got back out there.
I am very sensitive to anything above 80 degrees (26) and I have tried everything to reduce my suffering. Wearing lighter clothing, shorts, tank tops, hydrating a lot, wearing a hat, sunscreen etc. I’m afraid that I’ll have to become a night creature in order to keep up my runs.
It works with Strava, Garmin, Nike Run Club, Apple Fitness, MapMyRun, basically any that display your stats in a way you could select them from an image
It’s pretty simple, just screenshot your stats, tap or drag to select the stats you want and it puts them on a canvas where you can style them with different fonts, colors, layouts, etc. Then you can either copy, save or share it to wherever
I came up with the idea like a year ago, after watching my partner change her Strava to dark mode, screenshot a run, crop the image, adjust the contrast, then add it to her Insta story (before they had the popular share options) and I thought that I could make it a little easier by adding some flexibility in what stats you select and jazzing up the fonts etc as well as allowing people to get their stats from pretty much anywhere
It’s privacy first so all photos and data stay local. There’s also a freemium option so you can have a play around and see if you like it before committing to anything
I would really appreciate any feedback and if you have any feature requests I am actively developing it so there is a good chance I’ll add them!
It’s called PacePost
Hi I have started running the last couple months and am starting to love it. My current long runs are around 5 miles but I’m going to work on extending this more.
I usually run with my dog (German Shepard mix) who has been loving it and I’m looking for a small bag to carry water and a collapsible bowl for her as we run longer or are doing places without passing a water fountain.
Hopefully this is allowed but yea im looking on amazon and just overwhelmed by all the options. Would like to spend under $50 and something really light weight to just carry like 1-2 plastic water bottles and a silicone bowl
Looking to get a belt but worry if it would be suitable for me if I have a belly. Would it slide down? Would it make me nauseous from the pressure? What have peoples experiences been
I’ve run for about 12 years and love it. However, I have a really bad problem with pronation (espescially on left foot), which leads to very severe shear friction blisters across the soles of my feet.
At least 5 times I have pretty much ripped the soles of my feet off and despite trying tape, it continues to happen.
I’ve bee able to run a 2:37 marathon and 15:39 5K, but this is really holding me back and is driving me mentally insane.
From research it seems that I should try low friction socks, and hefty amounts of Vaseline or another lubricant. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I have not seen anything as severe as this and I would really appreciate some help
Thanks guys
I (23) have been running since middle school. I have mostly lived in backwater areas with a lot of foliage so a lot of my running paths have been borderline trail running paths. I recently moved to a place where I don’t have access to that and additionally, to get to the gym— I run through Walmart parking lot hell. It makes me not want to run at all. How do I romanticize running again?
Hi folks! I am running a 5-miler Saturday and it looks like it will be chilly and rainy. Right now forecast calls for 54 Fahrenheit, winds off the ocean at 13 mph (gusts to 24), a 35% chance of rain and a "feels like" temp of 45 at start time. I've run this race a few times before and usually the weather is much nicer, so I'm not sure what to wear.
Last year, for example, it was a similar temp outside but not windy or rainy and I wore shorts with a long-sleeve tech shirt and that was perfect.
In case it matters, I'm M/in my mid-50s and not particularly fast. Target pace for this one is about 9'25-9'30, which would be a PR.
Wondering if I should go with tights/pants instead of shorts or layer with a short sleeve and 1/4 zip, or maybe even add a hat and gloves, considering the wind and rain. The "what to wear" tool on Runner's World is telling me to wear all of that but I'm interested to hear what people here think, too.
I also noticed I struggle on hotter days when I take my meds. More than I normally would on a hotter day. Does anyone else have a hard time with heat on sertraline?!
Hi,
Because of overpronation I run mostly in stability shoes
For shorter distances I can use neutral shoes like Vomero 18 without getting pain in my knees and ankle.
Running a marathon causes pain in the knees even in Kayanos around the 30km mark.
I also bought some neutral shoes that I only plan to use for everyday life and not running (were such a good deal and liked the style)
Decided to try how my gait looks in them haha the second picture
Any suggestions for strength training to get a little bit better.
My treadmill or walking pad, you can say makes creaking noises when I walk on it at around 6 km/h speed or higher sometimes even at 5 km/h speed. I have tried loosening the belt , tightening the belt, lubricating the belt every thing and it just doesn’t stop , the noise disappears when I stop walking on it and it is running at around the same speed, but the moment I step on it and start walking at that same speed, it makes creaking noises. I am attaching the video below for reference.
Running my first 10k this weekend. I’ve run for fitness for several years, just never entered an organized race of any kind. For context The race is a 5k/10k/half marathon. The course is out and back with the 5k turning around first, 10k turning around later, and half marathon doing the 10k loop twice plus a little extra. All 3 races start at the same time.
Is there some kind of Etiquette for being at the front of the pack at the start line? I’m hoping to run a 10k PR which would be sub 38 minutes. Obviously it would be better to start near the front but I’m just wondering if I’m going to look like a d-bag cutting my way to the front of the start line before the race or how to handle that politely? Ive also read somewhere that age group awards are given based off of who passes the finish line first, not your chip time so for that reason I’d like to start towards the front as well.
My last question is it mentions something about lead bikers but doesn’t elaborate much. Is it typical to have a lead biker for each event or will there likely be a single lead biker for the half marathon or how does that usually work? The race is in a semi major city in the southwest. Any other input I might find useful I would appreciate too. Thanks!