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Friend of mine knocked out a marathon and two 30 milers over a 42- hour span at the end of the year to finish with 5000 miles for 2020 😳
I’m currently rotating 3 pair (would be 4 if I actually did speed work. Ha). Also, like Marquette Fan, I’ve always worn brooks. Recently added a pair of new balance 800v10 to the rotation. Have only put ~ 20 miles on them but, so far, they are the most comfortable shoes I ever worn.
I can't imagine as I can barely walk after I do one Marathon - have always been amazed at the people who run Marathons on back to back days. But then again I'm a low mileage runner even when training for marathons - I was happy with my 1,400 miles in 2020 - can't imagine doing something like 5,000 - that's a heck of a lot...
My first marathon was the Wisconsin Marathon in Kenosha in 2015. I couldn't walk much the rest of the day.The guy who won the race ran the Kalamazoo Marathon the following day....and won that one too.
Overachiever.
I used to wear only Saucony and then found the Brooks I like. Now I can't even find a Saucony pair I like. A friend works at a local running store and I usually message her a couple times a year and ask her to order my size in the Brooks model I like especially when the new one comes out. I have to get a wide so they seldom have my size in stock. All this reminds me I think it's time for a new pair of Brooks shoes .
I tried on some Sauconys recently but they didn’t win me over. A few running friends bought the Endorphin Speeds and rave about them (I haven’t tried those...yet). Perhaps I’m having more luck with the New Balance since I have narrow feet. Someone told me people with wider feet have issues with them. No clue if that’s true.
My 2020 mileage was in your range. Can’t fathom doing 3.5 times more!She’s going to take up cycling this year. I’ll be interested to see how much that cuts into her running.
How's running going for everyone?I've been dealing with a hamstring injury and was completely shut down from running for awhile. I had a really hard time mentally when I couldn't run too . I'm gradually getting back into it the last few weeks and had a pain free 5 mile run this morning that felt great. I had my first trail run in about 4 months on Thursday - the running part of that was great - the fall I took not so great but oh well - that's a risk with trail running for me .
Not bad. Doing about 20 miles per week currently. About to start ramping up. Half marathons scheduled for two weeks from now, August, and October. Capping off the year with the Nashville Marathon in November.
I had to stop running after I developed Piriformis syndrome. One of my hip tendons was rubbing against my sciatic nerve. Good times. Took several months of PT to fix.Just doing some fast walking for now. Per my Fitbit, it burns almost as many calories and keeps me in the Fatburning Zone better than running.
I've been setting the tread incline to 12% and walking at 3.5ish. Makes the heart beat and the sweat flow. Is it good though? I have no idea.
Fan...glad you’re hammy is better. I’ve stayed consistent (~30mi/wk) so far this year. Today was day 1 of Chicago marathon training. I look forward to the structure; I’ve been winging it since Fall ‘19/ last time I ran a race.
Not good. I've been shut down. My left knee blew up the first week of March just before the weather cooperated to go back to outdoor running. 3 Euphlexa shots and a cortisone shot later my doctor finally giving me an MRI next week.No pops twists or pulls felt. Just started swelling, inflexible and a roller coaster of different levels of discomfort.This is mentally tough especially post-pandemic. I was looking forward to spring time running.Temporarily replaced with some exercises and a short hobbled walk down the street.