Comments for Wise Running

Comment on What Runners Do: Courage and Encourage by Laura

Laura — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:15 +0000

I really really like this post.Good reminder of why we do the things we do

Comment on Enjoying Running: Run the Mile You Are In by slowgirlfastdog

slowgirlfastdog — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:04 +0000

Thank you so much for this post. I read it a week before my 1/2 marathon and wanted to make sure I came back to thank you. During my half I thought to myself, approximately 13 times, to focus on the mile I was in. That message was a godsend. Thank you for your most timely post…it was a great half!

Comment on Marathon Nutrition by P Mark

P Mark — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:29:10 +0000

The research on this issue is crystal clear. If you do not start consuming your main calorie source by 1.86 miles into the marathon, then you are extremely likely to have a blood sugar crash later in the marathon.

Comment on Enjoying Running: Run the Mile You Are In by Laura Anderson

Laura Anderson — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:27:43 +0000

I can’t tell you how much I needed to read this. With the marathon this weekend this couldn’t have been more perfect timing. I have thought about this before but I see how true it really is. I have 5 days to reprogram my Garmin to only show current mile… I will make this happen.

Comment on Marathon Nutrition by Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:40:13 +0000

Loved this post, I do have a question. At the end you stated starting to drink and fuel within the first 2 miles of a marathon? Perhaps it is because I eat a little closer to the start, but I usually don’t fuel until mile 5. Is that bad? I would call my self an intermediate runner, I’m headed into marathon #9 on Saturday. Thanks for the tips!

Comment on Social Pace: The Role of Social Runs in a Training Plan by Laura

Laura — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:57:39 +0000

Great post…social running earns it’s place in training plans. I never used to like running with people but I try and do at least 2-3 social runs a month. Honestly I don’t think it slows progress at all, it’s time on your feet, running, and talking to people who are interested in the same things. You may not break any speed barriers but you might find some new places to run, find some new methods other people try, and might learn something along the way, that isn’t slowed progress. And either way…slow progress is still progress.

Comment on My Lifetime Running Goal by Numberz Runner

Numberz Runner — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:01:35 +0000

Great perspective: “Set goals for training, not for the race.”

Comment on Running Slower to Run Faster: The Benefits of an Easy Run by Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:10:13 +0000

This is a good reminder! I have a hard time letting myself do this, it feels like I’m being “lazy”

Comment on Stretching Before Running by Joe B.

Joe B. — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:16:29 +0000

I do not stretch before running, never have. Sometimes I do a slow warm up, more often I don’t. I guess I’m lucky in that I usually don’t feel the need for one. I’ve talked to other runners who say they don’t feel like they can “really run” until a few miles in, but I’m not one of them. I generally stretch afterwards, combining dynamic moves with more static ones. YMMV!

Comment on Stretching Before Running by Laura

Laura — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:10:24 +0000

I actually just purchased a new book about stretching, I have been struggling with stretching the right things and over/under stretching things. It’s a fine line I feel like, especially for runners, if something isn’t quite right… we feel it!