Questions tagged [running]
Moving rapidly on foot. Questions are about proper running form, race preparation, measuring the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls of running.
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Shin gets exhausted when running
Whenever I am running, or walking briskly in some cases, my shin gets exhausted before anything else. This has been the case for years. So, my tibialis anterior seems to be the main bottleneck for me ...
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Running - How to keep up with a 3 year old?
I am a 30 something male in moderate shape. Part of my running routine consists of letting my 3 year old loose on his bike and I run after him. He can currently reach top speeds of 17 km/h to 18 km/h ...
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What should I be looking for in a (beginner's) running shoe?
Shops being closed presents a bit of a problem...
I'm new to running, currently doing C25K and loving it so far. But I can already tell my shoes are not good for me. I'd like to buy a good value all-...
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How can you determine the percentage of tempo and endurance for your weekly trainings?
On my recent question What should you do between short running series? I got interested in the comments regarding how to train for a 10 K race at a pace of 4 min/km:
(...) far more effective - and ...
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Will doing regular workouts improve my overall agility?
I run 3-5 times per week, averaging about 30 kilometres. My runs range from short 5-kilometre runs (at ~22 minutes) up to longer 15-kilometre runs (at ~1 hour, 20 minutes). I suppose my cardiovascular ...
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Blister on arch of foot behind ball
I normally run 5km at a decent enough pace (4.30km) with no issues. I've started training for a half marathon - but about 10km in, I started getting really bad pain in my left foot.
I stopped running ...
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Why is it so hard to restart running if you stop?
When I run, after I have run enough to feel tired, if I stop, for even a bit, it becomes incredibly painful to restart. The pain is muscle pain, in all the muscles that I use to run.
I am often able ...
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Strengthening muscles absorbing shock by running downhill
I've rapidly increased my running endurance this year. For the last years I was running max 12 km, in this year I've broken half marathon, and I've started trail running. After one run with 600 meter ...
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Indoor jump rope as a temporary supplement for long-distance running?
Due to very bad smog situation that will last at least couple of weeks, I can't go running outside. I was thinking I could supplement long distance running by some jump rope excercises at home. I am ...
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Multi-workout sports programme?
I have recently bought a bike and would like to find a good program/plan to follow that includes cycling, weight training and maybe another type of sport (which I can do by myself).
What I am looking ...
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Reset Time During Run on Life Fitness CLST Integrity Treadmill
I’m trying to do a six-minute mile. I’ve found the CLST treadmills take 25 seconds to get up to ten miles per hour. But if it takes that long to get up to speed, I’m losing time/seconds at the very ...
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Effect of squat and dead lift on long distance running
I've primarily been a long distance runner, but I have recently started incorporating swimming and upper body exercises into my weekly exercise program.
My latest addition is compound exercises like ...
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How to run without damaging your feet, knees or hips.
I want to start running. However I am afraid of damaging my feet, knees or hips by running on a regular basis. So what are the most important things to have in mind to avoid any dangers for my joints ...
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What can I use to monitor my running workout?
After a period of inactivity I recently started running again and want know what gadgets or tools I use to monitor my workout.
Some requirements:
It should offer workout programs (based on my level ...
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Stop sweating - viable physical goal?
I'm 25% body fat and I sweat a lot. I'm not especially fat at 180cm but the truth is I get winded climbing 3 flights of stairs.
Can I train to reduce fat so that it doesn't insulate my body as much ...
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Beginner runner/jogger heart rate question [closed]
I am an it guy 220 lbs 6ft1 35 years old. With chest strap measurement my maximum heart rate is around 192 bpm. (Did warmup and 3 minutes thread mill intervals to measure)
For a long period of time, ...
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Why am I unable to run as fast as I should be able to, based on my VO2max
Based on various calculations, I should, purely based on my VO2max, be able to run 10k in under 40 minutes. However, my PR is closer to 50. Why is this the case?
My VO2max was calculated at 59.9 ml/...
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Muscle spasms in legs during long distance running
Last spring I ran a half marathon. I trained rather well for it and hit distance close to and equal to 13 miles in my training. I managed these training runs without incident. However, during the race ...
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Run 1.5 miles under 10 mins, considered hiit?
Is running with that speed, continuously, not in intervals, considered as hiit?
And does it develop fast or slow twitch muscles, or both?
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Does running interfere with muscle gain?
I recently started running and do 3-4 miles 3-4 times a week.
On the days I don't run, I lift weights. I typically train pretty intense both compound and isolation exercise.
My diet is pretty normal,...
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Running, Riding a bike and hard leg workout (each activity being done once time a week): is it sufficient to enhance my cardio?
Monday: I work out legs with horizontal legs press, squat, romanian deadlift, kind of lunges with the tractions assistance machine, legs extensions and legs curl (almost 2 hours, but it's only one ...
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Decide whether to workout in a particular day
I'm a college student and I would like to start exercising. I used to run a lot back in middle school and high school, but I stopped in college.
The primary reason is that my typical day in college ...
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Lots of phlegm while doing cardio workouts
EDIT: 12/2019
Since this question still occasionally gets hits:
In the years since I asked this question I found out that I have sleep apnea. I also learned about the effects of mouth breathing ...
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Muscles activated when you are running on the street compared with treadmill
Does anyone know which muscles are activated when you are running on the street compared with running on the treadmill?
I'm wondering if there is any scientific study.
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Long distance running - energy gels types & options
I'm kinda lost in all those energy gels options we have nowadays. I used to run marathons and back then there were just a few options and the main thing was whether or not it had caffeine in it.
Now ...
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What should you do between short running series?
I am following a training program for a 10 k race with a goal of 40 minutes. It consists on 4 training days during 5 weeks. Weeks are more or less like this:
One day for short series (5 x 200 m at 3'...
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Running plan review - for half marathon training
I am a novice runner and below is my running plan to achieve Half-marathon distance:
Mon - Rest
Tue - 3km
Wed - 5km
Thur - 5km
Friday - Cross training
Sat. - Long Run(16km)
Sun....
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Pacing for run training plan
So I am working on a half marathon training plan with a doable goal pace, but it will be a healty PR for me. The plan that I am using has a chart for various paces at distances. It's the Nike 1/2 ...
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Running once or twice a week for 1 hour duration each, risk of injury excluding shorter runs?
I don't have too much time to dedicate to shorter runs but I'd like to keep my jogging consistent. Am I at risk of anything if I just keep a weekly/biweekly running schedule for longer duration ...
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Running 21k with a slightly bad knee (ligament damage) - knee sleeve/brace recommendation
Background
25 year old male with a small tear to my MCL on my right knee (at 21 years old). I've done a couple of half marathons since then. I wear a knee sleeve which compresses it and it does help ...
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wearable that provides raw sensor data export [closed]
I would like to export raw accelerometer (and possibly other sensor) data from a wearable device (i.e. not just processed data such as number of steps and velocity, but x/y/z acceleration data and ...
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Weekly distance buildup for 100k ultra
I'm going to run a 100k next July. I'm trying to plan my weekly mileage, and I'm wondering what periodisation I should do.
I'm currently thinking of going for a monthly basis. Increase in week 1 &...
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How long will it take to regain my fitness?
I've had to stop running due to an injury that wasn't related to running. When I stopped I was able to do a 3 mile run on a track in 19 minutes and 5 seconds. This was in late July. I'm getting back ...
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I run daily 5kms but I cant seem to improve stamina when playing soccer
I have run about 200 km in the last 3 months. However, when I play football at night I seem to become tired fast and I start walking and feel kind of lazy to run fast. Meanwhile, many slim players are ...
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How can I listen to music while running?
I want to listen to music while running, but I have a hard time finding a good way to do so.
My phone is quite big, and my watch is a standard running watch, not a smart watch. I live in a place with ...
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How to go back mentally to running?
3 Months ago I quit running. I was doing 12km/h for 40 minutes, for a total of 8km, I started running as soft training for my main sport, K1. After summer I started training again and I can't mentally ...
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First run after a year…what next?
I decided yesterday to get back into running and ran as I felt comfortable for as long as possible until I couldn't anymore. The thing that caused me to stop was my fitness being so poor as opposed to ...
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Running up stairs
Would running up some typical stairs in a home be good cardio ?
If so how many times should I run up stairs to start burning fat.
My house is a two floor house.
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Should I run two days in a row?
I am a 31-year-old guy, spent my life with zero sport, and lots of smoking. Recently I quit and I am happy about it.
I started to run for two weeks to lose weight, but I wanted to take it slowly ...
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Diet to loose excess fat that includes raising the metabolism in the morning and fasting until lunch (2pm)?
I have a bodybuilder friend who is also a military fitness instructor. Since I am mostly sedentary (in front of a PC) kind of person and quite overloaded with work, I have obviously gained weight. I ...
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Negative consequences to training with IT band injury?
Around 6 weeks ago I started to get pain in my IT band. I tried resting with stretching for 2 weeks almost immediately after the injury, and the problem has persisted.
Currently I'm swimming 3 times ...
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Running, high HR, VO2max decreases overtime
Man, 31 years old. I started running five months ago. Because I often finish of my work late and having children, I often run only once on weekend except for last summer vacation while I run about 3 ...
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What is the flat ground distance equivalent of 500 metres running uphill with an incline of 10%?
To explain the question: I ran 500 meters uphill. This costs energy, which can be measured in Joules etc.
My question is: how far should I run on flat ground to expend the same amount of energy?
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Choosing the right shoes for a 5k begginer runner
Background:
I am a 22 years old guy and I recently started running again after 4-5 years of break( studying, work etc). For now I run for about 5k (in 2 weeks or so). In the past I was in a good ...
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How does running speed correlate to burnt calories?
I'm thinking of something like, say, a line diagram. The horizontal axis would be "running speed" and the vertical axis something like "calories per minute". Has this matter ever been scientifically ...
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Pain on the top of my foot [closed]
I was hoping someone could shed some light on some minor pain I've been experiencing.
I run long distance. I train about half of the year and usually run one marathon each year. The problem started ...
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Why do distance running training programs tell you to do long runs so slowly?
I'm trying to improve my times in the half marathon and the marathon, so I've been reading a lot of training plans for races at those distances. One thing I've noticed is that most of these programs ...
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Is it breathing through the nose good for running?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of breathing with one's nose while running? Is it a good idea to develop this habit?
I'm referring to relatively slow, long runs, and for experienced runners.
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Trailrunning - What special considerations have to be made compared to regular running
Recently, I have gotten back into running, so I signed up for a trail running event (16km distance, 650m climb, 650m descent) in 10 weeks and started training for it. I have some experience in ...
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Beginner in running ( did 4 months weight training)
(Just to give you an idea about my background, I have been doing weight training from the age of 14 but i did it for 20 days then went on lay off for 2 month so on and same goes for running...without ...
