weight v height v speed

they touch,but dont overlap.

the 1 lbs a week with the protein for strenght sounds like the best advice.i currently eat 3,000 calories a day,but i guess the more mileage i start doing and once i,m eating slightly less than what i burn the body will find its best weight for me.is that wishful thinking or is it something i should be monitoring more closely than that.

He's asking what is a good weight for him, not the prototypical world class distance runner. You dont know him, he could be 5 % body fat now, so he could be at optimal weight for his physiology.

I hope your not one of those coaches putting runners on diets! Critcizing female runners for being a bit "overwight".

FYI- I have never known a good distance runner who woriied about eating too much. I have known females who totally lost it mentally after thier coach told them to lose weight.

Geb KK sure do run fast for guys that are heavy, if BMI is so important how are KK and Geb running the times they do with all that x-s mass?

Just concentrate on the tough speedwork sessions and one long run (20) every week, plus watch diet - no rubbish- and you wont have to worry about your weight as you should achieve your goals/aims through sheer hard work, dedication and motivation.

Good luck and stay focused on your times!

I am 6 foot 1 and weigh around 170, running about 110 - 120 a week. I have ran 2:17. Don't worry about your weight too much. Like others have said, you may be low body fat with a more muscular frame. I fall into that category somewhat.

Just eat a variety of foods, not over-eating at your meals. Make sure that variety of food is of a more healthy variety.

Best of luck. Some of us weren't born with the ideal frame to be runners. Work with what you have and don't try to be something that you are not.

Buy one of those scales that use electrical resistivity to estimate body fat percentage. See where you are and go from there. It's not going to be quite as accurate as the immersion method, but it should be close. After that, all you care about it seeing the percentage go down to a number you can live with.

athleticsfreak wrote:

Just concentrate on the tough speedwork sessions and one long run (20) every week, plus watch diet - no rubbish- and you wont have to worry about your weight as you should achieve your goals/aims through sheer hard work, dedication and motivation.

Good luck and stay focused on your times!

i have i more muscular frame than is the norm,your advice is sound and thanks.

The rule of thumb is that for each pound of bodyweight that you lose, your marathon time should improve by 2-3 seconds. This is assuming you're above you're optimum racing weight. You're looking to run 30 seconds per mile faster, so that'll probably mean, given the same fitness level, that you should aim to lose 10 or 15 pounds.

The best way to go about this is to determine your daily caloric and then cut it by 500 calories per day... if you do this correctly, it will yield one pound of weight loss per week, although the first week you may lose several pounds. This is easier to accomplish if you eat more meals per day but in smaller portions, where your aim is to provide a steady stream of calories thoughout the day, without ever allowing yourself to become ravenously hungry. You won't be able to perform at your best while you're losing weight, so you'll want to start early in your training to minimize the impact of low energy levels.

Joe Blow wrote:

The rule of thumb is that for each pound of bodyweight that you lose, your marathon time should improve by 2-3 seconds. This is assuming you're above you're optimum racing weight. You're looking to run 30 seconds per mile faster, so that'll probably mean, given the same fitness level, that you should aim to lose 10 or 15 pounds.

Just like that? Voila!

I really hate these 'lose X weight and you'll improve Y amount' pieces of advice. It's a real dangerous slope. If you up your training and eat properly, you will lose some weight. But if you lose too much weight you will lose strength. If you aim to lose weight too fast, you will not be able to handle the training and will break down. It is a fine balance and losing weight needs to be a very secondary focus to fueling yourself to stay healthy and handle training.