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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Candy
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Candy
Some trail runners are all about candy as a source of energy for a run.Are you one of them?If yes, what candy are you taking with you on your runs?
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Getting faster
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Getting faster
What are you doing to work on your speed as a trail runner?Is it important to you to become a faster trail runner?What are your average pacing goals while on a typical training run?
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Winter Training
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Winter Training
What does your winter training routine look like?Do you run indoors more on a treadmill or are you still getting outside?It usually gets dark earlier in the winter. Are you running in the dark at all?
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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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Road running
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Road running
As a trail runner, do you also get into road running, too?Do you like road running more than trail running or the other way around?Why?
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Walk Run, Walk Run
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Walk Run, Walk Run
A lot of trail runners starting out do the walk run strategy.Walk for a little while, run for a little while, then repeat.Have any of you tried this? Or do you just run until you can’t run anymore?
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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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Farthest You've Trail Run?
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Farthest You've Trail Run?
What’s the farthest you have trail run?For me, I’ve ran a 50K which was 32.5 miles in length. It took me a bit over 12 hours.I typically run (training runs) around 7 miles a session.I eventually want to make my short runs around 7 miles and my long runs around 13 miles.
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Long-term injury
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Long-term injury
Many runners end up with having long-term injuries that eventually make them stop running for good.Are you at all afraid of this happening to you?What are you doing to prevent this?
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Stretching
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Stretching
How important is stretching to you as a trail runner?How are you stretching? When do you stretch?Feel free to share any stretching techniques you’ve learned along the way!
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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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Type of trail you prefer?
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Type of trail you prefer?
What type of trail do you prefer when trail running?Loop, out-and-back, or point-to-point?Why do you prefer one over the other?
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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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Favorite Running Season
Started by Shawn Gossman ·
Favorite Running Season
Do you have a favorite season to trail run?Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter?Which is your favorite? Which is not your favorite?
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