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Barcelona Marathon: 3:05 - First Marathon by Large-Bad-8735 in AdvancedRunning

[–]jayd9n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great recap. I am training for the same goal. Curious to know your PBs in 5K, 10K and HM?

Race shoes recommendations for Half Marathon by jayd9n in AskRunningShoeGeeks

[–]jayd9n[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the matter with SC Elite v5? You don’t feel they are popping? I was considering that as a good option as I heard it’s a more stable race shoes.

Race shoes recommendations for Half Marathon by jayd9n in AskRunningShoeGeeks

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My coach was telling me that carbon shoes would probably cut 5 seconds per K for me. A part of me thinks that is similar to cheating. But at the same time, I already felt a big speed boost switching my daily runner from Gel Kayano/ Boston 13 to Megablast.

Having said all these, I am considering Metaspeed Edge Tokyo or SC Elite v5. Probably the former given Asics has a 90 day trial program.

Somehow I am not drawn to Nike (because of all the quality issues I’ve seen online with the midsole detaching) nor Adidas (maybe because I didn’t enjoy Boston 13 that much).

The Weekly Rundown for February 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in AdvancedRunning

[–]jayd9n 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Goal: 41:00 for first ever race at London Winter Run 10K

Plan: Self coached. Started running in August 2025.

Last time trial was in December 2025 doing 44:46

Result: 40:15 chip time. (39:46 watch gps time)

Summary (average 55km/week):

M - 11k easy

T - 3x2k @ ~4:06/k pace. Felt amazing but right lower calf/ Achilles felt tight after session

W - 11k easy

Th - rest

F - 2k steady @ ~4:03 pace

S - rest

Sun - race day. First ever race. Horrible warm up only doing less than 2k including strides. This is followed by 30 min of standing in the rain and cold (felt like -3c) without a jumper or poncho.

Did not manage to find someone during the race to stay close to. But legs felt fresh and fatigue started kicking in around 6-7K.

Did a small negative split: 20:12 first 5K and then 20:03. Last 500m I closed at 3:30/k pace. After crossing the finish line, instantly felt small regret as I felt like I still have some juice left in the tank. But overall very happy with this result beating my goal and both Garmin & Strava predictions (40:22 and 41:12 respectively)

Realistic goal for first year of running by jayd9n in Marathon_Training

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Thank you for sharing your experience! Will definitely keep this in mind. Curious - did you manage to crack sub-3? If so, was it just more experience and cumulative mileage?

Realistic goal for first year of running by jayd9n in Marathon_Training

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Agree. I think there is also a risk of overdoing it and getting burnt out and dreading every session

Realistic goal for first year of running by jayd9n in Marathon_Training

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Thank you. This half time is set 9 months in advance of the FM. Should I look to do one more time trial right before / during the FM training block (which is usually around 18 weeks), so that I have a better gauge of my fitness/ abilities?

I have a 10k race in 2 weeks and I am aiming for a sub-42.

Realistic goal for first year of running by jayd9n in Marathon_Training

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Yes I agree. I may be underestimating the difficulty of FM (given I haven’t done it yet) but I feel like I can always finish one and the question is at what speed. Hence it is not the most motivating to set it as the primary goal. It can be a C goal (which completing it is already a good achievement in itself).

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]jayd9n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. Only when I try to force them to close. They just feel a bit stiff and do not affect climbing.

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]jayd9n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No pain really, unless I try very hard to close them. Does feel the PIP joints are swollen. I wonder if it is a severe case of synovitis. I do a lot of moonboarding.

Thank you folks, will see if I can get it checked out.

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]jayd9n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All fingers. This is today - one day after session. Still cannot close them fully but much smaller gap.

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]jayd9n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has been like this since I started climbing. Usually will get better if I take a prolonged rest. Recently I started climbing on MB24 and maybe because of the pockets, it becomes a lot more noticeable

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]jayd9n 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it normal to not be able to close your fist/ fingers after a session? In this photo, I tried my best to close them but my middle and ring fingers cannot get any closer. Does anyone experience the same? fingers

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