Trail Running & Training
Trail Running & Training
Discuss trail running in general, training, nutrition, and related topics that don’t fit any other section category below.
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Are FKTs harming the sport of trail running?
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Are FKTs harming the sport of trail running?
An FKT stands for Fastest Known Time.Many athletes try to beat FKTs on different trails.Some runners feel that FKTs take away the fun in a sport and make others feel like they have to compete in order to be someone.What do you all think?How do you feel about the FKT world?
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Does pace matter to you?
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Does pace matter to you?
As a trail runner, does your pace matter to you at all?Running on the road gives you better control over pace, but on the trail, there are so many elements that cause us to not be able to maintain a consistent pace.Do you try to maintain a certain pace nonetheless or do you not r...
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Miles per year
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Miles per year
How many miles of trail running do you get in a year?Do you keep track of your miles at all?Is your mileage increasing year-by-year at all?
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Running every day
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Running every day
Could you run every day as part of your training?Even if it was low impact running most days?Do you think this would make you better or hurt you?
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Trail Running Friends
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Trail Running Friends
How many friends do you have that shares your same passion for trail running?How often do you look for friendship among those in the trail running community?Is it easy for you to find these people or difficult?
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Training apps
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Training apps
Do any of you use training apps on your phone?If so, what apps do you use and have you found them to be helpful?Would you or do you pay for the training app?
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Sweating
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Sweating
How much do you sweat during trail runs?Are you a major sweater or do you not sweat as much as others?I sweat bad. If bugs land on me to bite, they usually drown immediately, LOL.
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Food allergies
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Food allergies
Do you have any food allergies that restricts you on how your nutrition can be for trail running?If so, what foods are you allergic too and how bad?Have you found better alternatives?
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Training in bad conditions
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Training in bad conditions
To make yourself better at trail running, do you ever run in bad conditions?Like mud, rain, snow, etc.What’s the worst conditions you’ve ran in?
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Length in between trail runs
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Length in between trail runs
How long do you usually go in between trail runs?Do you run every day, every other day, etc.?What’s the longest you’ve gone in between trail runs?
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Training Fails?
Started by Kathy ·
Training Fails?
What are some of your fails when you’ve been training?
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Gut Health
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Gut Health
How important is gut health to you as a trail runner?Do you take probiotics at all? If so, which ones?
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Training plans
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Training plans
Have you ever followed a trail running training plan before?Something like Couch to Trail Running or something similar.What did you think about it?If not, would you consider it?
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Trail running weakness
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Trail running weakness
What are your weaknesses in trail running?For me, it has to be speed. I’m not very fast. I would like to get a lot faster than I am.How about you all?
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Energy Drinks
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Energy Drinks
Some runners swear by drinking energy drinks before and during a trail run.Do you do this?Why or why not?
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