What are your best bang-for-the-buck running tips?

gregmacd wrote:

In reply to "I have (no balls)". Where are all your wonderful running tips?

In reply to?

YOU SAID IT!

gregmacd wrote:

It would have to if you want to support your theory that both absorb the same amount of energy. Of course, you'll never try this, because you have no balls.

So now you're replying to yourself?!! At this point do I even have to mention how dense you appear to be?

I have wrote:

gregmacd wrote:

In reply to "I have (no balls)". Where are all your wonderful running tips?

In reply to?

YOU SAID IT!

gregmacd wrote:

It would have to if you want to support your theory that both absorb the same amount of energy. Of course, you'll never try this, because you have no balls.

So now you're replying to yourself?!! At this point do I even have to mention how dense you appear to be?

Still waiting for all of your wonderful running tips. I take it you are nervous.

Number of posts by I have in this thread: 12

Number of running tips posted by I have: 0

Hmm.. didn't know about the delicates thing, gotta try that next time. I wash my running clothes every 3-4 weeks though.

kudzurunner wrote:

The ladders were suggested by Tinman.

You posted no ladders.

RPS wrote:

-It is dumb to train almost exclusively on a surface that is very different from the surface you will race on.

Kenyans.

Your argument is null.

Post Count Bot wrote:

Number of posts by I have in this thread: 12

Number of running tips posted by I have: 0

Well said! "i have" is too much of a coward to post his own running tips, so he'll continue to hide in his sewer pipe like Gaddafi or Quadafi or whatever "i have" tells us the correct spelling is!

When you poop in the woods, your first step is always forward.

Run everyday, more than once if you can - best bang for buck there is

Lose weight - second best

If you're not doing a workout, don't wear a watch

MOST efficient post run routine:

Soak legs in icy chocolate milk after every run. Drink the used liquid after.

1. Cold soak helps reduce inflammation in legs.

2. Fat / carb / protein mix of chocolate milk is absorbed quickly and aids recovery.

3. Sweat from legs mixed with milk helps restore electrolytes.

EOT

Because they are fast then their training is optimal? Learn a little logic.

xcplayer wrote:

RPS wrote:

-It is dumb to train almost exclusively on a surface that is very different from the surface you will race on.

Kenyans.

Your argument is null.

Always train for the mile.

Quik wrote:

MOST efficient post run routine:

Soak legs in icy chocolate milk after every run. Drink the used liquid after.

1. Cold soak helps reduce inflammation in legs.

2. Fat / carb / protein mix of chocolate milk is absorbed quickly and aids recovery.

3. Sweat from legs mixed with milk helps restore electrolytes.

EOT

/end thread

I love chocolate milk and I have run for several health benefits, but I have never run for the protein.

Gregmacd wrote:

What running tips do you follow that require the least time, skill, or effort, which yield the biggest results? Here's mine:

1) add a 2nd dailey run at lunch time, eat at your desk

2) rinse your legs with cold water when showering (speeds recovery like a mini ice bath)

3) drink chocolate milk after running for the protein

4) bee-line the course as much as legally possible during races to avoid overrunning the race distance

5) train on dirt roads (reduces injuries)

Go to bed at about the same time every night (weekends included) and wake up at about the same time every morning (weekends included). In line with this:

Regularly sleep 5-10 more hours per week than you typically have been.

Consistently implementing these two tips (and no other changes) would improve your running markedly.

RockyRococo wrote:

any interval session where you can amass 3 miles at 5K race pace

Nice idea.

Would, amassing, um, 5k at 5k pace work, too?

Gregmacd wrote:

5) train on dirt roads (reduces injuries)

Just some basic physics to prove this one true.

Impulse = Time of Impact x Force

As time of impact increases, force decreases.

Dirt roads and trails provide a little more "give" that increases the impact time.

Bump

Do 4-8x 50-100m strides 2-2 times a week. Easy speedwork and will help improve turnover.

Try to relax your shoulders, back and arms no matter what pace you are trying to hit. Don't fight for the pace; relax and let it come to you.

Eat the heart of a cheetah 3 weeks before your peak race. You will be imbued with its powers and will crush all your enemies.