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A 2:48 marathon? Fast as hell.
But if a 56-year-old who can only jog five minutes asks how to finish her first 5K, don't give her your 50-mile-a-week plan.
She might need two minutes running, one walking.
She's not training for your marathon.
Race morning nerves are ridiculous 😂
You've checked your bib five times. Tied your shoes twice. Been to the toilet three times.
And the race hasn't even STARTED.
What's the weirdest thing you do when you're nervous before a race?
Run a marathon and everyone's impressed.
Race a 5K flat out and it's "Oh, only three miles?"
Try racing that last mile when you're already cooked.
Who decided shorter means easier?
50+ runners, how old were you when you FIRST got into running?
Not your first race. I mean when you started going out for runs regularly.
Your age now + your age then.
How many of you didn't even start until your 40s or 50s?
Running shoe rotations are getting a little ridiculous.
Easy shoe. Tempo shoe. Long-run shoe. Race shoe. The pair you bought because it was 40% off.
If you're running your first 5K, you really don't need to stress over all this ↓
Thinking about a second pair? I put my take in the reply.
And count the old shoes you swear you'll wear again 😂
1 / 2–3 / 4–6 / 7–10 / 11+
How many pairs are in your house RIGHT NOW?
Before you buy shoe pair number five... when is a second pair actually useful? And when is one good pair enough? I broke it down here:
runnersblueprint.com/think-r…
"Stick to the 10% rule and you won't get hurt."
If only it were that easy.
You can raise weekly miles by 10% and STILL make one long run way too long.
What's the biggest jump in training that came back to bite you?
Last place in a race.
Still did every mile. Still crossed the same finish line.
Then somebody has to say, "That's not really racing."
Seriously? What were they supposed to do, stay home?
Anyone here ever finished dead last?
Running's supposed to be a cheap hobby 😂
What's the most you've spent on ONE running thing and still thought it was worth every penny?
Item + price. Let's see how bad this gets.
What's one running "rule" people swear by that you think is complete BS?
Shoes, gels, heart-rate zones, whatever.
10K outside or 10K on a treadmill.
Same pace. Same distance.
Outside you've got wind and hills. Inside you've got a clock that somehow takes an hour to move five minutes.
What's worse: fighting the weather or wanting to hit STOP?
What's something you can do NOW that would've scared you when you first started running?
A mile without stopping? Twenty miles on a Sunday?
I wanna hear the one that still makes you smile.
The heat hits and your easy pace turns into a shuffle.
Same effort, slower numbers, and suddenly your watch makes you feel unfit.
I put my hot-weather fixes in the reply if you need them.
What's your easy pace when it's cool vs when it's hot? Give me both.
Hot day, same effort, slower watch pace. Happens. These 17 heat-running tips cover what you can change before and during the run:
runnersblueprint.com/beat-th…
