Yay German. I took a year of German in high school. I've had the second grade of what you're talking about. Es ist gar nicht gut. I think I said that...
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Burkard Eva-Maria
evamariabu
Feb 18, 2012 11:32 am
Yeah, your german is right :-) It's a bad experience to get chilblains. But experiences as chilblains, or overloading are difficult to avoid before you know...
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jayceland
Feb 18, 2012 2:28 pm
... A couple things I keep in mind when I was experimenting with running barefoot in cold weather was to check capillary action and to make sure my toes felt...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 18, 2012 2:55 pm
Another strategy to get blood to cold toes is to squeeze them in between steps. Its a little inconvenient, and can't be sustained over a long run, but it...
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Mark Maurer
larchitect_pe
Feb 18, 2012 4:58 pm
I imagine that the reason most people have trouble at 21 miles is because most training plans have the longest run be 20 miles. I have noticed that when...
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michae
heymichae
Feb 18, 2012 5:26 pm
I agree with you Mark, I always thought that was weird about marathon training programs.... maybe they set it up that way so marathon day would be a big deal,...
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kloudab
Feb 18, 2012 7:07 pm
So you don't eat anything before a marathon?...
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Cpt_Biggles
Feb 18, 2012 7:48 pm
Lately, in part to weather and in greater part due to ever changing work & family situations, I've had few opportunities to run during the week. On a good...
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Henry Chan
barefoot.henry
Feb 18, 2012 8:02 pm
I'd go for the rough stuff, gravel, trails, rocks, chip'N'seal. Â Rougher surfaces will allow you to learn a more gentle form, much faster. ...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Feb 18, 2012 8:27 pm
Mark I agree with you that training is a huge factor and I also don't understand the 20 mile training plans. For my three marathons my longest training runs...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Feb 18, 2012 8:37 pm
Ryan: You have a good memory. It turns out the three successful hunts described by Liebenberg were all filmed for TV, primarily for a special by David...
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Curt Busse
fmotf
Feb 19, 2012 12:28 pm
Another thing is that modern marathons are sugar-coated. What if we plan a "Persistence Hunting Survival Marathon" on the outskirts of Phoenix in July....
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michae
heymichae
Feb 19, 2012 4:42 pm
I've done all distances of races after 3 to 7 days of either just drinking juice and water, and just drinking water... and for marathons, the best thing about...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 19, 2012 9:50 pm
Yes, but I would imagine as well that persistence hunters don't run straight without breaks. If they saw some shade and were tired, wouldn't they rest? I...
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davisbrftr
Feb 19, 2012 11:18 pm
The most definitive deciding factors for marathon fitness are overall mileage and length of time maintaining it consistently. There is research to back me up...
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Jacob Norton
jacobnorton1
Feb 20, 2012 1:16 am
You run after a 3-7 day water fast? I've ran 18 hours fasted, maybe even 24, but never 7 days. The longest I've ever fasted is 3.5 days and towards the end I...
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Mark Maurer
larchitect_pe
Feb 20, 2012 1:21 am
No, they couldn't stop our the animal would get to rest and that would defeat the purpose. Mark Maurer LA, PE...
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Tracy E. Longacre
tlongacre2
Feb 20, 2012 7:39 am
I've fasted for longer periods (7 days, once even 40 days) and continued running. Granted, I weighed more back then than I do now, but it's not that difficult....
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 20, 2012 5:38 pm
I didn't see what post you were responding too, but I think this is probably a rigid view that doesn't hold up in the real world. No pain no gain has its...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Feb 20, 2012 9:54 pm
... Good to know that. I always thought that was a little bit crazy. I am going to try to run without eating before....
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kloudab
Feb 20, 2012 10:08 pm
I think your feet are a bit deformed... ... My feet look like this ____O0ooo___ ____\xxx/___ ____ )xx/___ _____\xx(___ ______\_/__ ooo0O____ \xxx/____ ...
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Adolfo Neto
adolfont
Feb 20, 2012 10:24 pm
What about the 100up? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/running-christopher-mcdougall.html?pagewanted=all...
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Tracy E. Longacre
tlongacre2
Feb 21, 2012 7:54 am
Ha! You are so right. I copied that from someone else and didn't look at it closely! Now they're a bit more accurate. J Tracy E. Longacre from Katima Mulilo,...
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dan@...
danmozell
Feb 21, 2012 3:00 pm
I've read advice (from the conventional running world) about the relative length of long vs. short runs. Some say the longest run should be no longer than 1/2...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 21, 2012 3:49 pm
In my opinion, not at all. I think the human body is capable of a lot more than we give it credit for, and many of these training regimes are based on 5-a-day...
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kloudab
Feb 21, 2012 5:45 pm
SALADS ALL DAY EVERYDAY FTW!...
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Mark Maurer
larchitect_pe
Feb 21, 2012 6:05 pm
I have read that as volume decreases then intensity should increase to maintain fitness. That said, I often do one long run a week with one our two shorter...
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Cpt_Biggles
Feb 21, 2012 7:31 pm
Funny you should mention the 100ups. I was part of the Natural Running Center's 100 up challenge this last fall. 30 straight days of 100 ups....
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mz5771
Feb 21, 2012 8:33 pm
nice response. i'm considering running 5x week, as an experiment, along the lines you mentioned, i.e. relax, enjoy, listen to your feet. what has been your...
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ross alloway
murthlyhours
Feb 22, 2012 12:55 am
Well, it depends what running I can get. I'm recovering from a (non-running related) cut on my foot, so I'm slowly going back up to higher mileage. For a...
