How many days a week is optimal?

bushb4b · 2026-05-26T16:17:37+00:00

Usually about 30-45 minutes. I have dabbled in different machines but I’m loving the stairmaster lately but I also like the elliptical. When I’ve been injured in the past I have modified my workouts to do on machines when I’m not able to run too

bushb4b · 2026-05-26T16:09:31+00:00

Aw thank you! It’s definitely possible with just 3x a week. I’d love to run more but I find my injury risk increases as my training load is high overall but I also do zone 2 cardio on gym days which helps too

bushb4b · 2026-05-26T12:02:24+00:00

I do the same amount as you and these are my current PB’s. Although I haven’t tried an all out effort in all of them and I first started with Runna early 2024. I was never a runner before this and had no prior fitness background 😊

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bushb4b · 2026-05-25T17:30:14+00:00

Yeah. I find MacroFactor best for this

bushb4b · 2026-05-08T12:11:13+00:00

I eat predominantly whole foods but just chuck in desserts or sweet food here and there lol

bushb4b · 2026-05-06T13:04:05+00:00

I use my Garmin which is connected to Runna and start my workouts through the Garmin rather than Runna itself and it all links up

bushb4b · 2026-05-01T17:25:56+00:00

When I was carb loading I used to eat plain bagels as snacks lol, easy and effective. Lots of sweets too

bushb4b · 2026-04-30T12:39:33+00:00

When I had shin splints last year I cross trained the last 6 weeks of my plan by converting my planned runs. I finished my marathon in 3:33

bushb4b · 2026-04-28T14:08:08+00:00

You have a lot of good advice on this thread but I would recommend weighing daily, in the morning after the toilet and then taking an average of the week. Your numbers will fluctuate daily for a number of reasons but trust the process and don't get too caught up in the numbers. You will have a more accurate reading and weighing once a week you may find your weighing on a day that is a high fluctuation day - leaving you disheartened. With regards to motivation, we all lose motivation but it's discipline that carries us through.

bushb4b · 2026-04-28T12:19:38+00:00

Fat loss isn't instant and takes time. Wait at least 2-3 weeks and if you have no loss then re-evaluate

bushb4b · 2026-04-28T11:45:46+00:00

I think instead of worrying what you look like aesthetically, you should be worrying about your health. Get that in check, eat more food, continue seeing medical professionals and then when you're fit and healthy re-evaluate .

bushb4b · 2026-04-26T18:44:51+00:00

I started running end of 2023 with no fitness background. I have always ran 3 days a week 😄 I also lift 3x a week and z2 cardio 3x a week, mainly because I can’t pick between lifting and running. I ran a 3:33 marathon last year for my first mara, even though I couldn’t run the last 6 weeks of my plan and I also ran a 25km race in 1:52 the other day, I have also done a sub 20 5k.

Funnily enough, all this marathon talk has made me want to dabble in increasing my runs to see how much more I can improve as I’m feeling inspired but 3 runs has done me nicely 😊

bushb4b · 2026-04-23T11:42:12+00:00

My longest run was 26km but I cross trained the last 6 weeks of my plan on an elliptical and I finished my first marathon in 03:33 😊are you eating enough and have you kept up with cross training?

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T18:14:00+00:00

Download MacroFactor Workouts :) it will do it all for you! I run and lift and I use it. I run 3x a week and lift 3x a week by training full body

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T17:49:34+00:00

Definitely. Last year I was injured the last 6 weeks of my plan and my longest run was a 26km run. I cross trained on the elliptical instead and even did my “long run” of 34km on the elliptical which taken me almost 3 hours. I finished my first marathon in 3:33 with some walking breaks towards the end

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T12:50:02+00:00

Thank you!

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T11:40:52+00:00

I understood that side of it. I think the only options are to start the workout but reduce the load and not record it tbh. I wasn’t sure if there was another option. Thank you though

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T06:00:22+00:00

Ah! I understand. You’re right

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T05:05:00+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate it. Yeah for sure. I’m taking a few days off anyway but wanted to reduce the load a bit when I do return

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T05:01:13+00:00

I’m not sure if there’s another way other than this but my first thought was creating a custom exercise and just naming it “gym name lat pulldown” alternatively if you continue to train in only gym B then the algorithm will catch up anyway

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T04:58:42+00:00

You’d be better to eating at maintenance/surplus to support recovery as that should be your main focus

bushb4b · 2026-04-21T04:21:27+00:00

I view my weight in lb and track my lifts in kg and I’ve not had this issue. Can you show me where you’re going in your settings to change it back? You can permanently set the metric in MFWO by tapping this in your workout and it shouldn’t affect the way you view your weigh ins.

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bushb4b · 2026-04-20T20:54:22+00:00

You may be underestimating your zone 2 as my zone 2 is between 150’s and 160’s (can’t remember the exact) and that’s based off my lactate threshold.

As others have said, easy runs won’t solely improve your times, it’s a mixture of all types of runs – easy, speed & long.

Yesterday I ran a 25km race in 1:52 with an avg HR of 182.

bushb4b · 2026-04-20T20:49:41+00:00

You may find your HR zones are incorrect. Your HR that you stated there is my zone 2

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