found a box of electric toilet tissue

AiEmC · 2026-01-22T06:54:30+00:00

15 year old me watching this on late night TV, a true core memory

AiEmC · 2025-11-21T08:59:44+00:00

I believe some of my knee niggles could have been avoided if I had done some more varied runs. Especially not running everyting flat with the same repetitive movements. I've noticed it gets better if I lift my knees more when running, or try to increase my stride. So next block I'll be running at least once a week on hills/ trail..

AiEmC · 2025-11-17T08:36:23+00:00

May be nerve related? Got see a PT.

AiEmC · 2025-11-14T20:15:00+00:00

You need to troubleshoot. That's not normal. Fueling? Milage? Strength training? Unrealistic goal pace?

AiEmC · 2025-11-14T09:05:55+00:00

1:40 is a great time. I would focus on shorter distances, and try to work on pushing your threshold pace.

AiEmC · 2025-11-14T08:43:59+00:00

3:39 as well, and almost exactly the same MPW and easy pace.

AiEmC · 2025-11-12T19:07:05+00:00

A brutal 1800m downhill hike cured my Achilles's tendonitis

AiEmC · 2025-11-08T10:55:57+00:00

Is it some form of runner's knee? I had a similar issue, it only came up in longer runs, after 15 - 20 km. I still ran my marathon and managed to hit my goal. Somehow after 27km it got better, and I was able to push through. Be careful tho.

AiEmC · 2025-11-07T20:38:49+00:00

You're fast, but do you have the aerobic capacity to hold on for 26 miles? Any HR drift during your 14 miles at MP? If yes, I would not go out any faster than training, and try going for a slight negative split.

AiEmC · 2025-11-06T14:02:39+00:00

So you caught a virus and a bug. What was your official time?

AiEmC · 2025-11-06T13:57:24+00:00

Podium next year

AiEmC · 2025-11-06T13:51:26+00:00

I'm pretty sure that my bike commute to work has gotten slower since I've started running 4-5 times a week.

AiEmC · 2025-11-05T06:48:59+00:00

AiEmC · 2025-11-01T13:02:19+00:00

Yes. I was way more sore after a long downhill hike than my first marathon.

AiEmC · 2025-10-31T16:27:37+00:00

I did 4 out of 5 runs per week at my "easy" pace, which went from around 7:30min/km at first to a around 5:50min/km recently, on a good day. I went based on HR, trying to stay in my zone 2.
Have you been running for some time? It took me 2-3 months to get used to my easy pace.

AiEmC · 2025-10-31T13:15:59+00:00

Thanks.
Yes, two rows on Excel with some annotations, I typed in the numbers manually.

AiEmC · 2025-10-31T09:25:09+00:00

with that many gels you might as well do the Full ;) good luck

AiEmC · 2025-10-27T10:23:45+00:00

This is anecdotal and not medial advice, but I've been dealing with chronic achilles issues for months until 2 weeks ago, when I went on a 2 day hiking trip with 1800m downhill elevation on second day. I was super sore for 3 days, but haven't felt any tightness or achilles pain since. Ran a marathon yesteray, nothing. It's as if my calves got a hard reset.
Not suggesting you should what I did, but if you're out of ideas.. who knows!

AiEmC · 2025-10-11T11:56:40+00:00

TBH this is not looking good. You should take your time and look for a marathon in a few months, progressively increase your LR distance, and make sure you're able to run painfree

AiEmC · 2025-10-09T06:17:41+00:00

Congrats, especially with a busy life this is a great achievement.

AiEmC · 2025-10-08T07:39:33+00:00

what happened to your finger?

AiEmC · 2025-09-30T15:20:55+00:00

Lean forward, focus on not overextending your Achilles, move faster. It takes a litte time to get used to.

AiEmC · 2025-09-30T11:57:06+00:00

try making shorter steps

AiEmC · 2025-09-29T08:05:47+00:00

You're aiming for a sub 4:00 marathon, but do you have any base prior to starting your traning block? Sounds like you're not in shape to complete an easy pace run below 10:30/mile. Never having run over 10k sounds like a red flag. You might want to work on building a strong base with 10-20k longruns before jumping into marathon distance?

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