thanks! I just woke up in a tent from camping outside of Silverton, Colorado

I was questioning whether it was real or a green screen at first 😂

i think its green screen... becouse of the light but then there is the natural sound....

and then after watching i realize its not... haha

Did you get a new camera? Why does it look like a green screen? You're SO clear in it and the lighting looks great for being outside.

thanks for your support!

ps. That view...

Hey thanks - glad you liked it! Did you go to Cornell? Yes, according to my college guide book the dinning hall was ranked 5th in the country at the time I was there....they had great dishes (although great tasting doesn't always mean the most healthy!)

Class of '90. I was more of a cyclist than a runner back then. I had topo maps of the area pinned to my bedroom wall and would plan rides up the steepest climbs. I manage to get up there once in a while to visit Moosewood and revel in the natural beauty of the area. Keep on keeping on!

Nice! Yeah there are tons of steep hills all over the Ithaca area! Moosewood was always a classic....and all the gorges.... I liked your video on Soylent by the way. When you said "it's not people" I laughed out loud!

look up the term "foot strike hemolysis". Stress, and a poor/unbalanced diet can lower red blood cell count as well.

Andrew Grieve i'm not sage, but simple answer: both. Slowly. Although that's general; you are best speaking to your coach as they know what the intensity you are doing currently is and how you respond. But try upping both a little and experiment. If you feel worn out, take it easier.

yeah this is a bit tricky to give you advice without knowing more about your background (mileage, injury history, etc.) Also the relative intensity of the harder-faster workouts will matter. Timing is also important. When I was a HS senior I peaked at 75 mile a week in the summer, but during the season I was barely hitting 50 (but then doing quality workouts). You have to be careful when you change variables in training...adding mileage and/or adding intensity. Generally one would add mileage (easy paced) first and then sprinkle in some medium intensity...then even lower mileage slightly during race-season and for more intensity (speed) later on.

Andrew Grieve I would stay where you are if you're running competitive times that could get you to college. College coaches want young buds who can improve with volume bumps and training bumps.

Thank you so much for the replies, and for my backround I'll try to keep this as brief as possible. 24 weeks ago I became serious about training after running 4 years with 15-25 miles per week. I instantly slowed the pace of my runs from hard 6.30-6.45 efforts to slow steady 7.15-7.45 efforts and bumped to 45 in 3 weeks with one tempo run a week. I then caught 2 chest infections within 2 months (being asthmatic doesn't help). Over training. I flopped at a half marathon that weekend just coming out of hospital with a 1.44.32. That was 16 weeks ago. I've since ran 55 miles per week w/ 2 intense sessions (intervals + speed endurance/tempo running) without any niggle, cold or infection. I've recently peaked at 70 for a half marathon this week in which I'm realistically looking at 1.22 as a performance (ran a 34.36 10k 6 weeks ago to judge (VDOT equivalent performance) although it was mainly downhill). Primary Goal - To win a local HM in 1.10 (flat) next June. I'm also Scottish so I have no running coach at my school and universities don't recruit. Running by myself and I feel I'm maybe doing something wrong with no guidance. I hope I got everything.

Andrew Grieve That sounds good to me. Scottish here too and i have a coach outwith the academic world. Joining a club is also a great option. If you are concentrating on an individual race that far away, you shouldn't be worn out week on week at this point. It takes patience and might feel like you aren't progressing, but just keep gradually building your aerobic base and enjoy exploring Scotland - it's stunning if you can accept the rain! I was in a similar situation to you - feeling as though i should pick up training - but was well advised against it and started some cross training instead. Cycling is a great option but I find the roads a little dull. I veered for mountain biking which, if you can invest in a decent bike and don't ride crazy terrain threatening injury, is perfect. I don't know what part of Scotland you are from but with being allowed on private land here, it's brilliant almost anywhere in the country!

hey man great to hear! Like I mentioned briefly in the video coaches will generally look at your track times more. For 5km/cross country (unless you ran that 5km on a track) they will look more at relative place and how you do in championship races. And then it really depends on the school. There are a lot of DI programs and there is a huge spectrum with how competitive they are. The other option is always to try to "walk on" to a team once you get into a school. That being said there are also some really good DIII and DII programs that are more competitive than DI programs also. Pick a school that is a good fit for you not only as a runner but also as a person (in terms of campus and size and location and academic programs and finances maybe)..i'd recommend visiting some places if you can.

Hey man awesome to hear! I'd say it depends...on how old you are and what your background in running is? There is not a "set ideal mileage" number for athletes as some can be more injury prone and some people respond to different training stress a bit differently. I actually think a lot of "burn out" is mental (too much pressure and expectation and than too hard training sessions etc.). Then with overtraining a lot of young runners get set back by injury (stress fractures, micro tears, tendonitis, growing pains, back pain, muscle strains etc). The aerobic system can usually be trained and improved over decades. It's the structural/mechanical system (tendons, muscles, bones, ligaments) and endocrine system that usually "fail" first. They are all connected of course...

+Vo2maxProductions Thanks Sage! It's so useful and interesting to us to have you, an experienced successful athlete, sharing your knowledge for the community. We all really appreciate it. I'm 14 and run an almost 17 minute 5k (hoping to break it next race!) and have never suffered an injury. Not seeing much improvement though (if anything a small drop in fitness) and was generally curious as to whether change or patience and persistence is best. Should I try building strength with some body weight workouts, or increments to milage? How did you train at my age?

It really depended on the size of the team, how competitive it was each year and how many people tried out. For sure guys would come back and make the team later on.

Started off as a Mechanical-Aerospace Engineer...after frosh year my GPA was pretty bad and I was hating math (I also realized I was not very good at math compared to many). Switched to Nutrition then Human Development briefly...then finally got a BS in Design with a concentration in Human Factors and Ergonomics. The best thing was that I took a lot of electives from business- marketing and entrepreneurship (most influential for me now) to art history and creative writing.

Sorry to hear! Yeah some doctors don't seem to like running (or may have a personal grudge against it) For movement/biomechanical issues sometimes a PT (that specializes in running related injury) can be helpful to see.

Brian Cobbin Most top runners run twice a day including Sage. Once you reach around 70-80 miles/week, it's a good idea to start adding doubles although it should be a gradual buildup (add 1 double, then a couple weeks later add 2 doubles/week then 3).

Yes, pretty much what Jesus El Patron said in his comment. At about 70 miles per week I might sprinkle in a 8 mile and 4-mile double. At 100 miles a week we had maybe 3 days a week where we would do a 35-45-min morning jog before our regular afternoon practice. Generally under 70-miles per week you can get stronger doing "singles" (running once a day). Some programs (Colorado) used to say they did 100 miles a week in singles but I think the injury-overtraining risk outweighs the "benefits." It takes up more time to run twice a day, but I think it helps reduce the risk of injury slightly. Of course it also depends on the quality workouts and how long your long run is...

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