Training consistency, pacing, races, shoes and beginner questions from the first mile to longer events.
Participation-oriented running discussion with room for race reports and training experiments. Injury discussions are general and should not substitute for medical care.
My running shoes still look clean, but they've accumulated a lot of kilometers and the cushioning feels less lively than I remember. I don't want to replace them based on an arbitrary mileage number when runners and surf...
I missed a full week in the middle of a beginner training plan because work became chaotic. The spreadsheet now says I should run a distance that no longer feels sensible. I'm leaning toward repeating the previous comfor...
Every route from my front door starts with a steep hill. Even if I intend an easy run, the first ten minutes feel too hard and I spend the rest recovering. I could walk the climb, jog embarrassingly slowly or take a bus...
My easy pace in cool weather is comfortable, but the same speed in warm humid air pushes my breathing and heart rate noticeably higher. I keep looking at the watch and feeling as if I'm getting slower. I know comparing t...
I can run three kilometers at an easy pace without feeling wrecked afterward. The trouble is my work shifts change every week, so any plan that says ‘Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday’ falls apart quickly. I've tried running a...
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