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In response to "Speaking of training, I just fundamentally don't get how people build up to marathons" by Reagen

Running is great exercise but I think some people are not "built" for it. I am the same way - I will happily crank out 26 minute 5Ks but the idea of

Posted by rollo Jul 13 '20, 08:01

running 5 miles at anything close to a "race pace" and I'm like just kill me instead. I'm too tall and my joints are too creaky to take long long distance running

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There's muscle composition as well. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 08:12 4
- like this? -- (link) - colin Jul 13, 08:13 [youtube] 3
  - I can't see YT on my work computer, can you summarize? -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 08:13 2
    - it's a song about muscles, with some great dancing. -- nm - colin Jul 13, 08:14 1
      - Bookmarked for later. :) -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 08:15
Your 5K race pace shouldn't be your 10K race pace which shouldn't be your half marathon race pace which shouldn't be your marathon race pace... -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 08:10
Yep, I was wondering if 'talls' are at some kind of disadvantage - something to do with blood flow perhaps? - Meg Jul 13, 08:05

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Running is great exercise but I think some people are not "built" for it. I am the same way - I will happily crank out 26 minute 5Ks but the idea of

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