Marathon Runners Thread

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1100011CS

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Not a marathon runner....but any tips on how to keep from getting headaches after a run? I consistently get headaches about 4 hours after a run. I’ve tried drinking tons of water, different times of day, eating/not eating before, and nothing works so for.
Have you tried electrolyte drinks and/or salt?
 
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What shoes are all you avid runners wearing? Currently in a pair of Brooks but haven’t fallen in love. Haven’t bought the same brand in a while.
 

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What shoes are all you avid runners wearing? Currently in a pair of Brooks but haven’t fallen in love. Haven’t bought the same brand in a while.
Nike Pegasus 35 - most runs.
Nike Pegasus 35 Turbos - slow recovery
Adidas Boston 6 - Tempos, speed
Nike 4% - Long races
Nike Zoom Streak 7 - 5k, 10k
And most importantly, spend 40 to 50 bucks on Hoka One One recovery slides, heaven!
 
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Didn't know CF had a marathon thread! Awesome... For shoes I've found the gel kayano's to be my bread and butter. However, I got a pair of 4% for racing and dayum they are awesome.

Ran a PB half marathon last week and currently training for Twin Cities Marathon in October. I haven't read the whole thread but is anyone else running it? It was my first marathon back in 2014 and really enjoyed the course except I didn't realize how hard summit avenue is...
 
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Any run over 6 miles and my nipples are bloody and extremely painful. At the Chicago Marathon expo the day before (in 2013) there was a booth that was selling these. I haven't had a problem since. These are worth their weight in gold.
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Any run over 6 miles and my nipples are bloody and extremely painful. At the Chicago Marathon expo the day before (in 2013) there was a booth that was selling these. I haven't had a problem since. These are worth their weight in gold.
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Band-aid clear spots work well, are more readily available and cost less. Been using them for many years.
 
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1100011CS

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Nike Pegasus 35 - most runs.
Nike Pegasus 35 Turbos - slow recovery
Adidas Boston 6 - Tempos, speed
Nike 4% - Long races
Nike Zoom Streak 7 - 5k, 10k
And most importantly, spend 40 to 50 bucks on Hoka One One recovery slides, heaven!
And I thought I had a shoe 'problem'
 
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So ran a 20k last night in 1:56 and is my 2nd 20k in 3 weeks to get ready for Dam to DSM on June 1st. So what should I do for runs now until the race? Was thinking maybe 6 miles sometime this weekend and call it good till race day.
 

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Finally got to my spreadsheet. 19:30 5k, with 350 base over 10 weeks and longest training run of 21 miles will be around 3:26 at normal conditions. If things go well, you could be under 3:20, bad weather, cramps, etc and it drops you to 3:38. I have ran six marathons in my younger days and this calculation was within 7 minutes on all of mine. Might be that it is valid only for me and how I trained.

I want to know how that calculates out for a 16:05 5k and 85 miles per week the 10 weeks prior.
 

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Not a marathon runner....but any tips on how to keep from getting headaches after a run? I consistently get headaches about 4 hours after a run. I’ve tried drinking tons of water, different times of day, eating/not eating before, and nothing works so for.

Try salt tablets or drinking pickle juice.
 

1100011CS

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So ran a 20k last night in 1:56 and is my 2nd 20k in 3 weeks to get ready for Dam to DSM on June 1st. So what should I do for runs now until the race? Was thinking maybe 6 miles sometime this weekend and call it good till race day.
You don't want to stop running completely the last week. Do some light runs throughout and a shakeout the day before.
 

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No, I try to just drink water before/after. I’ll try that next time though, thanks.

Try some Nuun electrolyte tablets in your drink. I know for me, that can help, especially as you sweat more. Have banana too, get some potassium. It seems like many different sports drinks don't have much potassium in it, but I found that it helped with issues around cramping and headaches.
 

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Nike Pegasus 35 - most runs.
Nike Pegasus 35 Turbos - slow recovery
Adidas Boston 6 - Tempos, speed
Nike 4% - Long races
Nike Zoom Streak 7 - 5k, 10k
And most importantly, spend 40 to 50 bucks on Hoka One One recovery slides, heaven!

Interesting to see that you've got an Adidas among all those Nike's.
 

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First marathon this weekend. For my training runs anything over 14 miles i would take a GU packet halfway through and my stomach felt fine.

Thinking of taking GU at mile 7 14 and 21. Thoughts?