Mmmmm, gadgets.

Thank you! Good luck!

Thanks. I wouldn’t want to, even if I could. I fundraised for a very special organization that benefits kids like mine with critical and terminal illnesses and my bib was going to have a pic of my kid on it. 😢 Big bummer.

Thank you!

Interesting. I thought static stretching was bad for explosive movements but good for endurance beforehand. Maybe I’m wrong. I don’t do much warm-up anymore, neither for running out weightlifting. For weights, I will do that movement without weights for two sets.

Interesting. What are you using? Or, are referring to a Garmin watch, etc?

Interesting idea. I’m not sure that would work. I sweat so much I can’t imagine anything sticking. I have pretty sensitive skin, too. I had to wear a 24-hour holter monitor and I literally still have a spot on my skin where the patch was in the shape of a square from months ago!

I’m using a Garmin Fenix 7, plus the chest HRM strap. I feel like wrist only wouldn’t be as accurate. With that said, might not be a bad idea so scrap the chest one since I’m trying NOT to focus on HR so much and go more by effort. Not sure yet.

Took a week off after my longest run ever on Saturday the 18th. I did 16 miles; ran 4 miles at a jog, 4 miles as a harder pace (10:30/mile for me), and repeated it twice. It was a grest run by my feet were killing me after. Got major blisters since I was wearing (the wrong) new shoes.

Started back up yesterday morning. Did 6 miles and then 6x 100m sprints. Tomorrow I’ll do 7 miles and then Saturday I’ll do another long run. Not sure what I’ll do since my running coach was injured and hasn’t prescribed me workouts this week.

My race is the Chevron Houston Marathon in January, but I’m only running the half. My first race ever.

Doctors don’t want you to know this one trick.

Thank you!

Will do, as long as I remember!

Even though my Garmin said I still need to rest I knocked out my super slow 9 miles today. First 4.5 was not bad, but my legs got heavy as stone over the last half. Feel good bc my coach affirmed that my cardio is there, we just need my legs to catch up. Average pace was 14:05/mile (omg that’s ridiculous), but average HR was 122. Took me 2 hours and 7 minutes. But again, I probably should be resting and my legs are paying for it but we’ll see how my body recovers with an extra 3 rest days a week.

Thanks. That’s what I’m going to try. I’m going to reduce my volume by taking out weights for now because I know I can get back to where I am more easily. I am just now starting to build a good running base and I don’t want to regress.

Yeah I’m starting to recognize that. For theast two years in particular, I’ve been doing heavy deadlifts, bench press, squats, and my military press mixed in with other more typical bodybuilding exercises.

I think I’m taxing my body too hard. Once I get back to balanced I’ll start talking with my coach about working weifhtd back in to my program but higher rep lower weight for now.

Because I want to become a better runner and make it a part of my lifestyle.

Actually, based on your reply I started looking into overtraining symptoms and I really believe that’s what’s happening.

I’ve been a weightlifter for about 15 years. I’m 37 now, and I just started running. But I’m running 3 days a week and my lifting 3 days a week. I started having sleep issues and then heart palpitations 2 months ago. I thought it was stress and so did my doctor, but I thought it was weird because I didn’t feel stressed at all. Now that I think of it, the symptoms started as I was heavy into my running program.

I took a week off completely, and my stats and body felt more normal. Now, 4 days back, they are starting again. I think that’s pretty obvious what’s happening.

It sucks because training is literally a part of my life. I guess I’ll have to cut back weightlifting for now since I’m focusing on becoming a better runner.

Thanks for the advice. I really hate the idea of taking more time off. I really feel like I regress easily. Both with running and weight lifting. To be fair, I’m done more hard runs (effort) this week than I have in close to 15 years. I expect to be sorry. I wonder if adding more protein and sleep might help?

Thanks. I hope so! I hope my body can handle it though. I’m fit, but not running fit, and I think with mental stress my body is having a hard time recovering.

I’m not sleeping very good and my Garmin watch shows my HRV dropping. Any advice?

I was making good progress on a half marathon plan. Halfway through, got up to 9 miles on my long run. Very slow pace intentionally but also because I’m slow and new to running. I took a full week off because stress is starting to effect me physiologically. Yesterday was my first run back, also got a running coach, and it sucked!

One mile warm up, repeated a fartlek 3 times of 3 minutes on, 1-1/2 minutes jog, 2 minutes on, 1 minute jog, and 1 minute on, 30 seconds jog. Another mile cool down. Got caught in the rain on the coold down too, lol.

My hamstrings are shot. Tomorrow I have another tasty one that I am but also am not looking forward to.

4 mile run and ending with 6x100m sprints.

I’m aiming for a sub 2-hour half next year.

I can see how it might look like that, but I’m pretty isolated with a child in cancer treatment. I have been in an extremely stressful environment for the last 5 years straight with no vacation, no downtime, and a child being diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago. Lol, stress is finally telling me body I need to fix that. Same according to my physician.