NINA OISHI
AGE: 28 | FROM: HOUSTON | T IME: 3:53:57
My running story is a second-chance romance. I was on the cross-country team in high school, but junior year, I was diagnosed with patellar tendinitis, and I experienced a lot of knee and foot pain. I didn't think I'd ever put my running shoes on again. Then in 2022, while living in New York City, friends invited me on occasional runs around our neighborhood. At first, I didn't feel like the runner I used to be, and I hated it, but I enjoyed the group aspect, so I kept going. On a whim, we registered for the Big Apple 5K in December 2022. The feeling of being at the starting line again-surrounded by fellow runners and spectators-reminded me why I loved the sport so much. Now I can't imagine why I ever stopped.
NINA'S BIG QUESTION: I'll be moving across the country to start a new job, so scheduling my runs will be a challenge. What are the best principles for adjusting a training plan?
THE RUNNER'S WORLD ANSWER: A good rule of thumb is that if you can do 80 to 90 percent of the planned training schedule, your preparation is going well. In fact, you may only need to focus on three runs per week during any difficult scheduling period (of about two weeks) on the horizon.
A good marathon training program is usually divided into four blocks. The first focuses on increasing mileage and long runs to improve endurance. The second concentrates on improving lactate threshold, along with endurance. The third emphasizes race preparation and includes tuneup races. The fourth includes a three-week taper, followed by the marathon itself.
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この記事は Runner's World US の Fall 2024 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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TO RUN 26.2 IS TO FEEL ALIVE
THE SUN IS rising from the east, and the waves of the Pacific crash below to the west.
LEAVE IT UP TO A PIECE OF PAPER TO TEACH YOU TO RUN EASY
BEFORE I FELL for running, I thought the hardest thing about the sport was the fast stuff: the speedwork, the sprints, and the intervals.
WHY-AND HOW-YOU SHOULD RUN DOUBLES
Those are just a few of the titles entered into my training log for the second run of a day.
FIND YOUR RUNNING COMMUNITY, ONLINE OR IN PERSON
I SIGNED UP for my first marathon while sobbing in the back of a rideshare, on my way to the airport to fly to my uncle's funeral.
FUEL WITH WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT
AS AN ULTRARUNNER, I'm all too familiar with the saying that long-distance running is an \"eating contest with a running component.\"
AT THE FERTILITY CLINIC, MY PAST CAUGHT UP WITH ME
I SAT IN the fertility doctor's office white walls, bare wooden desk, opaque window-alone.
THIS IS NOT AN ESCAPE STORY
AT 15, DARLENE STUBBS WALKED AWAY FROM A POLYGAMOUS CULT-THEN DISCOVERED A NEW LIFE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH RUNNING.
RUNNING WITH HANK
How my daughter's rambunctious mutt saved my sanity while she was lost to the darkness.
WHEN I FOUND OUT I HAD MS.I THOUGHT I'D NEVER RUN AGAIN.
I checked the pins on my bib, shimmied my spandex shorts into place, and teed up the stopwatch on my wrist.
A RUNNER'S GUIDE to sleep
Nike rocked the running world in 2018 when it released the Vaporfly 4%, claiming that the shoe could boost a runner's efficiency by that amount.