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Reddit mentions of 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower

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80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower
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Found 11 comments on 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower:

u/MP_runner · 10 pointsr/running

uhhhhhhhh, he's SERIOUSLY wrong

he needs to read 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower

also his running form isn't that great. e.g. his feet "slap" the ground during foot strike. you can see this when you slow down the video

u/chaseirons · 7 pointsr/Fitness

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0451470885/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.qxaBbW5QK5R3

Just so you know I’m not pulling this out of my ass haha

u/acforbes · 6 pointsr/AdvancedRunning

If you ran sub-15 in the late 90s, you certainly can break 17 with the mental drive to do it. I ran XC in high school with a PR of 19:42, and I am 45 now. I ran on/off for years after and picked up consistent training for triathlon the end of 2015. Each year has improved, and I am now in the 21:00-21:30 range for 5K (did a 20:54 track 5K this summer). I could probably improve more if I were not also bike and swim training. I hit 25-30mpw in peak training.

You just need the goals and drive to do it. Make it a lifestyle. Make it fun by changing things up so you don't get bored of it or look for ways out of a workout. I follow 80/20 Triathlon for training, and there is a running equivalent called 80/20 Running.

Good luck and go get it!

u/MechanicalTim · 6 pointsr/running

Maybe a book? 80/20 Running springs to mind.

u/kheltar · 2 pointsr/running

It's strength/resistance training. Basically exercises that build up the smaller stabilising muscles. I have a few books (will grab the titles later).

The idea is that as long as these stabilising muscles are strong enough you shouldn't have any problems.

I cycle a lot and was still getting some minor issues with my knees with running. I started doing some resistance work and strength training (for running specifically), and find this has caused things to settle down.

There are a lot of common running issues that people treat after they have problems. The strength training is to head off potential problems ahead of time.

A sports physio or similar should be able to help you out with what to issue might be better than me trying to explain it over the Internet though.

Edit:
If interested, the books:
This one although old is really good at breaking down all the components of how you should be training to remain uninjured.

This is more focused on strength training, but is good at helping you put together something that works for you.

For just a straight up running training plan kinda thing, I like this.

u/opticcode · 2 pointsr/running

There are a few ways to determine it.

Personally I go by heart rate, using a chest strap (the wrist based are too inaccurate to rely on IMO). Once you do a max heart rate test, you can use that to set zones 1 (easy) through 5 (hard). Zone 1 is too easy to really be used much except for recovery runs. Zone 2 is where I do the bulk of my training. It's a somewhat easy, conversational pace. For me this works well because I like to run on trails most of the time, and pace will vary depending on hills, sand, grass, rocks, etc. This way I can run off effort rather than a specified pace. My Z2 trail pace ends up averaging around 10-11 min/mile, even through my road 5k pace is 7 min/mile. On the road, my Z2 pace is around 9:30 min/mile. Z3 doesn't get used too much. Z4 is a threshold/tempo or other "comfortably hard" effort. Z5 I really only hit during intervals or a 5k where I'm going all out.

The other way would be off pace, if most of your running is done on relatively flat roads. Jack Daniels VDOT calculator gives some estimates of training paces. Based on your most recent 24 min 5k, assuming that was pretty much all out:

Easy: 9:48-10:46 (bulk of miles)

Workout paces:

Marathon: 8:44 (can be used for long run efforts)

Threshold (5-15min efforts): 8:10

Intervals (3-5min efforts): 7:31

Reps (1-2 in efforts): 7:07

Notice the big gap between easy runs (9:48) and the start of the workout paces (8:44). Between that are sort of "junk miles" and because they aren't targeting any system in particular, they don't increase fitness as well as other paces.

Keep in mind, these numbers are going to change pretty fast as you increase your race performances.

Lots of great books out there on running, and most tend to follow the same general approach, with the small details being the difference.

Matt Fitzgerald 80/20 - a good primer on why slower running mixed with hard efforts can work really well https://www.amazon.com/dp/0451470885

Jack Daniels - A much more specific book on figuring out a good training plan. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1450431836

u/onepoint21jiggawatts · 2 pointsr/running

I'm about 50% through Matt Fitzgerald's 80/20 Running which goes over both the physiological as well as psychological effects of doing 80% of your training at low intensity, 20% of your training at moderate-to-high intensity. Top athletes across seemingly all other endurance sports train in this fashion, and it's a good book that dives into the how and why.

Lots of other training plans and books say to follow this method, but this book specifically takes a deep dive. It's relatively inexpensive, particularly for how recent it was published, but I would recommend it.

u/AgalychnisCallidryas · 1 pointr/running

There are a lot of variables here - which HR training system/methodology you follow is the first question, and then what your goals are and what training phase you're in, and even then can be different depending on the week and the day of the training plan. With all that said, I believe most training programs - as a general rule with exceptions abounding - will advise you to do your long runs in Zone 1 or Zone 2. I myself just got a Garmin 235 (wrist-based HRM) and am trying to adapt my training to Matt Fitzgerald's 80/20 Running system.

u/CoffinDodger2001 · 1 pointr/running

Maybe have a look at 80/20 running by Matt Fitzgerald. Lots of advice on different training paces.

80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0451470885/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_e.jQCbPQG3VFA

u/McLuhanSaidItFirst · 1 pointr/zerocarb


You have a great smile. You look better than 95% of the 66 year olds I know; you could look even younger with a few changes.

Long grey hair makes a guy look older. So does facial hair if it's even a little bit long; but if everything else is on point, a thick, but not bushy, well trimmed moustache like that looks masculine and virile and is a plus for many women.

Your biceps are on the small side for your frame and not defined; mass and definition and strength makes a guy look much younger. Stronglifts 5x5 and running interact synergistically with the metabolic impact of ZC to create a literal 'fountain of youth' of neurotransmitters and hormones:

https://www.amazon.com/80-20-Running-Stronger-Training/dp/0451470885

https://www.amazon.com/Run-Your-Life-Without-Well-Being/dp/1101912383

Crossfit will change the way you carry yourself; it makes a huge difference in the impression of age. They have you do a huge variety of different activities that require you to move in ways that only very young, very active people move. This will improve your posture and movement from head to toe, your natural bodily expression. That's a powerfully attractive nonverbal signal women pick up on in person, and IME is one of the reasons men can meet women about a hundred times more easily in person than using online profiles. Online dating is a sick joke, a waste of time for most men.

You've made a great start; there's a 66 year old stud in there wanting to come out.