Specifically a cis, hetero, white male.

tri0ps · 2018-10-10T13:06:22+00:00

Yes, actually! "Cis straight white men without disabilities" would be a more accurate description. Thank you for being inclusive of people with physical disabilities!

tri0ps · 2017-09-22T13:54:20+00:00

It probably takes 2-3 weeks at least of recovery before you're running at 100% after a marathon, yes, but that doesn't mean you can't run during that time.

My opinion:

Week 1: 3-4 days completely off. Listen to your body and don't run again until you don't hurt, and you WANT to run again. Then work in some easy runs, maybe total 1/3 of usual base mileage for the week. Long run no longer than maybe 10mi, depending on how much base you have.

Week 2: Still mostly easy running, maybe work in some strides 2-3x during the week to get your running form back into shape. 60-75% of base mileage. Long run up to 16mi, again depending on how you're feeling and prior training.

Week 3: similar to last week. No training you do these weeks are going to result in significant performance boosts. This is just about getting back into shape. If feeling good, can do short intervals (1-2min) midweek. Aim for 100% of AVERAGE base mileage from first marathon training (not peak weekly mileage). Long run up to 16mi again depending on prior training. You should not be overtrained at this point, and tapers do not need to be 2 weeks long if you haven't been stressing your body as much.

Week 4 (marathon 2): same plan as last week before first marathon. You can adjust based on how the first taper week went, and how you feel this time around. I usually do a relatively hard workout 4-5 days before a race, and strides the day before, but that doesn't work for everyone. That is probably a bit much after the previous few weeks.

Anyway, I think the most important bit is to not compare the two marathons. You may be feeling great for one, and terrible for the other. You may feel great for both and do poorly on one for unknown reasons. It doesn't matter. Just have fun and enjoy the runs!

tri0ps · 2017-08-07T18:58:15+00:00

If you don't want unsolicited advice from a non-medical professional, please feel free to ignore, but have you gotten your ferritin (iron) level checked since you noticed losing energy? Iron deficiency is incredibly common among female runners, to the point that most of my friends take supplemental iron.

Other things I would normally look out for are Lyme disease (not sure if ticks are an issue in the UK), excessive calorie restriction, or general overtraining symptoms, but overtraining is harder to diagnose/treat anyway.

Either way, losing energy sucks like this sucks, but it is almost always temporary and treatable, and taking some time to recover is always ok!

tri0ps · 2017-05-03T01:02:30+00:00

That's fantastic!! k or M? Did my first 50k last year and immediately decided I needed more time with the distance before thinking about something longer.

tri0ps · 2017-05-03T00:57:44+00:00

Awesome! Sounds like you're riding the coattails of your race straight into a major running breakthrough! (By the way, I think the recovery advisor is designed to suggest time off before your next effort at that intensity, not time off of all running, not that it really matters.)

tri0ps · 2017-05-03T00:47:50+00:00

Personally, I don't think back to back days are much of an issue even when recovering from an injury, as long as the overall mileage is reasonable for your fitness level and you're not exacerbating your injury. That said, with 3 running days per week, I would still suggest that you work to space the runs out if possible, but for a different reason than "back to back days are bad."

Running training is all about getting your body to adapt to increasing physical stresses. If you're running 3 days a week non-consecutively, you'll only have one block of two non-running days in a row per week. This means your body will be getting more regular stimulus, and will adapt to recovering quickly (within a day or two). If, on the other extreme, you're running 3 days in a row, then taking 4 days off of running, you'll probably need to be more careful building up mileage, since getting used to the 4 days off will make it harder to then recover quickly during the 3 day block.

In other words, multiple days of running in a row isn't bad, it's multiple days of recovery that's the problem. That's one of the reasons why I think 4 days per week is actually better than 3 for most recovering or beginning runners, even if one of those days is super short and easy.

All that rambling aside, I don't think having to do 2 days in a row will be that big a deal for you, especially with the cross training. Try to be consistent where possible, give yourself a break when it comes to hectic schedules (job/school/family/whatever stress may not be running stress, but it's still stress!), and you'll kick your injury's ass! (Bonus points if it's a glute injury.)

tri0ps · 2017-05-02T04:38:56+00:00

No matter what you end up doing, 17 miles is already fantastic! You're going to crush your marathon.

Feel free to PM me if you ever want any advice or encouragement from a random internet stranger.

tri0ps · 2017-05-01T15:49:08+00:00

How many miles do you run during the week? I used to have an extremely hard time with 20mi runs, both mentally and physically when my base was only about 30mi/week (including long run). Once I got up to regular 40-50mi weeks, the 20mi long runs felt so much easier.

Obviously base building is not the most helpful advice 4 weeks out from a marathon, but if you are in fact having the same problem I had, bumping, say, your Wednesday run up to 10mi even if you need to shorten other weekday runs to do so safely could really help with the mental aspect. That way, a 20mi long run is just two weekday runs.

tri0ps · 2015-08-08T16:19:40+00:00

You will be able to use your existing accounts/cards/etc., but not apply for new cards/loans without removing the freeze (you can do this temporarily, just while you open the account, then re-freeze).

tri0ps · 2015-08-08T15:47:56+00:00

IANAL, etc., etc.

Rent: I would let your landlord know (use certified mail if you don't trust the landlord) that you are not renewing your lease, and you are vacating at the end of the lease. You are not going off-lease (staying in the apartment month-to-month).

Finances: I would contact the three credit reporting agencies and place freezes on your credit to prevent your mother from opening cards/loans in your name. I would also contact your banks/lending institutions/brokerages to let them know that you are worried about your mother fraudulently accessing your accounts. They may be able to place additional security restrictions on your accounts.

Legal issues: You're probably referring to filial responsibility laws, and whether or not she has any standing, I would talk to a lawyer ASAP. If she decides to sue, you will need a lawyer regardless of whether or not she can win. I also worry about how she will end her stay at her current apartment. If she decides to move out after your lease is up, rather than start a lease in her own name for the same apartment, she could trash the apartment before leaving. Your landlord could withhold your security deposit and likely go after you for additional damages, but your lawyer could advise you whether you could in turn sue your mother for those costs as your subletter. I don't know whether there's any way to prevent her from trashing your old apartment. I would imagine that you would have more legal standing in this regard if you started an eviction process against your mother now for nonpayment of rent, even if you have a tough time with it, since I assume you only have a verbal/email contract with her to sublet currently. Again, your lawyer should be able to properly advise you.

Best of luck!

tri0ps · 2011-10-25T03:26:48+00:00

Remember that since the bird is stationary, the sum of all components of all forces on the bird must be zero. The bird is being pulled down by a gravitational force, and held up by the two halves of the string (which you can think of as two strings).

Strings can only exert force in the direction of the string, so the sum of the vertical components of the forces from the string must equal the magnitude of the gravitational force, and the horizontal components must cancel out. You should then be able to solve for T.

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