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How To Run a Marathon: Step 1 - start running. There is no Step 2.
I put a lot of faith in the calculators, especially McMillan.
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I put a lot of faith in the calculators, especially McMillan. There's a tremendous amount of research and field experience behind those recommendations.
However, the science says that to run faster in the long term, you need to develop your slow-twitch endurance muscle fibers.
(Sorry for the semi-highjack Hollansk. Maybe it will relate to your questions).
I'm crunched for time during my weekday AM runs, so I know that the slower I run, the fewer miles I will get in for the week.
BTW, congrats on your little boy! Boys are so fun.
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Mkleiman: I've got a question for you - or anyone - re: the McMillan (or similar) calculator. (Sorry for the semi-highjack Hollansk. Maybe it will relate to your questions). What I don't understand is WHICH base run time you use for the calculations. For example, when I put in my 5-K PR, the suggested pace for the various types of runs is significantly faster than if I put in my marathon PR. (Which may simply mean I ought to be running a faster marathon, I suppose ...)
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Mkleiman: I've got a question for you - or anyone - re: the McMillan (or similar) calculator. (Sorry for the semi-highjack Hollansk. Maybe it will relate to your questions). What I don't understand is WHICH base run time you use for the calculations. For example, when I put in my 5-K PR, the suggested pace for the various types of runs is significantly faster than if I put in my marathon PR.
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hollansk, if you really want to know how fast you should be training, run a 5k RACE.
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Mkleiman: What I don't understand is WHICH base run time you use for the calculations. For example, when I put in my 5-K PR, the suggested pace for the various types of runs is significantly faster than if I put in my marathon PR. (Which may simply mean I ought to be running a faster marathon, I suppose ...)