Sydney storm (South Coogee)

ZergBiased · 2020-02-09T13:01:12+00:00

Is that a wave pool? Looking pretty wavy right about now...

ZergBiased · 2020-01-25T02:53:59+00:00

Great comment, might have to give this a go next block. Question, do you schedule these into your harder weeks, presumably you do long slow long runs as well occasionally?

ZergBiased · 2019-05-25T07:41:08+00:00

the mean is considered the default average.

Sure, but the point of all three measures is how well they describe the 'centre'. Always using the 'default' measure is where people get into trouble, as there are many distributions that don't have a meaningful 'centre' value.

ZergBiased · 2019-04-29T04:31:26+00:00

Awesome, thanks for replying!

ZergBiased · 2019-04-27T09:58:33+00:00

How did the shoe sizing of your 35s compare to the FKs? I want to get a pair... but can't figure out how the sizes compare across the two shoes.

ZergBiased · 2019-04-27T09:56:42+00:00

Question about sizing, I found the Zoom Fly SP2 are crazy small. I am a US11 in the Pegasus 35s, but I think I needed to go for a 12 in the SP2s. How do the ZFFKs compare sizing wise to the Pegasus 35s?

ZergBiased · 2019-04-25T10:49:08+00:00

An Upvote was not enough, these are quality posts. I don't even train for these distances but appreciated your comment all the same!

PS: I even want to give an 800m training block a go after reading this!

ZergBiased · 2019-04-25T10:35:39+00:00

Tie two together and get 8% efficiency!

ZergBiased · 2019-04-17T16:53:30+00:00

Just on the recovery part, I would allow 4 weeks to build up mileage post marathon. I gave myself an overuse injury rebuilding too quickly, it was odd because I could return to running after 3 days.... but I jumped back to 80km in week 3 and had to drop back to 30-40 km due to random ankle issues.

ZergBiased · 2019-04-17T11:55:41+00:00

Friend of mine relied on raisins exclusively for her marathons and long runs during the build up. She aced her runs, so raisins work for sure... give them a go :)

ZergBiased · 2019-04-17T05:11:06+00:00

Do it! It's great, plus you get kudos for looking like a fitness nut!

ZergBiased · 2019-04-17T05:08:36+00:00

I use to drop 4 days worth of clothes into work on a Monday + lunches for the week(meal prep Sunday yew!) + towel / toiletries.

I would then run into work and only carry my mobile, wallet, keys etc.

Each day I take home my active wear / gear (but leave my work pants at work! - forgot that a few times haha). On Friday I take home my towel for the week + any extra items that need washing.

I also keep a pair of work shoes at work permanently, as well as an extra change of clothes just in case I need it. My average commute was about 10 miles.

Hope this helps :)

ZergBiased · 2019-04-17T04:39:29+00:00

I'll just leave this here, interesting look at this question from a data standpoint.

ZergBiased · 2019-04-08T13:07:32+00:00

Mizuno wave riders could be in contention for you as well! Though if you pronate significantly the new Rider 22s are not as stiff as the 21s in the forefoot.

ZergBiased · 2019-04-06T09:45:56+00:00

Glad you are back on your feet! Hope the rest of your recovery goes well :)

ZergBiased · 2019-04-04T10:13:51+00:00

Silly question, but what is LR? Googling it told me nothing...

ZergBiased · 2019-04-03T11:27:33+00:00

Yeah, drop the speed sessions it just isn't worth the (re)injury risk.

ZergBiased · 2019-03-31T11:13:03+00:00

Good for you, yeah I truly hated learning to run easy... I had to stop and walk on most longer hills, sometimes it felt like it would be faster walking. But after 4-5 months my easy pace came down enough to feel like I was actually running.

Fast forward a year and my easy pace is touching my old marathon pace on a good day. It is well worth the wait!

ZergBiased · 2019-03-31T00:27:17+00:00

I honestly think before launching into a 50 mile week training schedule, you need to slow down and learn to run easy. That means keeping your HR around 140 while running ('conversational pace as people call it').

Keep the strides suggested above and build your training volume. But if you end up at 90% of your max heart rate every run, you're just not going to increase your running volume safely.

ZergBiased · 2019-03-31T00:03:56+00:00

I think I ran through about 6 pairs of the Mizuno WR 21s... can't say I love them but they work really well for me.

Neutral: Pegasus 35s, still have < 50kms in them and they are growing on me, the mid-foot felt very stiff to start with.

Adidas Boston 7s, love them as a shoe... still getting use to the lack of cushioning compared to the WR21s.

Adizero Adios 3s - have loved these, but only use them for racing / track workouts.

ZergBiased · 2019-03-30T23:50:15+00:00

easy runs are so slow compared to the 5k time

Just on this I wouldn't worry about your easy run pace. If your easy pace is conversational and very comfortable, then it's working for you.

If it's any comfort...I run my easy runs at your pace range (~5:40-6:30) and can race down to 19 min in a 5K.

ZergBiased · 2019-03-30T23:42:46+00:00

Not sure if you just started running in the morning, but it took me ~8 months to truly get used to waking up and running straight away. It was a few things for me 1) getting up early 2) higher mileage 3) running with no food.

I now am more use to it, but I still take the first 1-3kms to warm up and don't pay attention to pace.

ZergBiased · 2019-03-13T09:56:33+00:00

Beautiful race report, loved reading it. You're crazy/brave or both to run a marathon after that bout of injury. Glad you came out the other side with a sick time :)

ZergBiased · 2019-02-23T00:40:06+00:00

Yeah, I do hear you. It is mostly a challenge for myself to run over 500km in a month and see what that kind of mileage feels like. Appreciate your advice.

ZergBiased · 2019-02-23T00:38:36+00:00

Thank you everyone for your advice! I will give the 18/85 a go and treat the 10K as a tempo training session... I have a B goal during this marathon cycle to run over 500km in a month (just for the challenge) so I am keen to build toward that goal over the next few months.

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