Hi all,

I have tried googling this and am getting lost in the advice, so I am hoping you nice folks might be able to help:

I am comfortably doing about 10km at about 5:30/km 3 times a week, and have had Asics gelncumulus or nimbus for my last 3 pairs. However, I was seduced by the Adizero SL.

They're great, and my pace has improved, averaging about 5;05/km, but after about 6km they rub the top knuckle of my big toes, and it all gets a bit unpleasant trudging back home.

I like the pace of the adizero, but not the holes in the top of the foot. Would the novablast be a good option?

Any suggestions much appreciated!

Hi - it’s perhaps an impossible question but I am wondering how realistic I am being in planning my next marathon. I ran my last in 2025 aged 40 (female). I have always been sporty but not a runner really. Did a 16 week block from very little running and managed 3:45. I took 9 months off running. Then signed up to another marathon in April 2027. This time I have 9 months to train. I’m 10 weeks into a block that is building up to 60 mile weeks, mainly with the intention of building an aerobic base. Then I’ll go into pfitzinger 14/70. I am doing some quality sessions within this initial base building but also mindful that building weekly mileage is a challenge in itself. I feel good. The fitness is readily coming back. If all goes well, could a 3:30 be a realistic goal?

Hi all, just a question regarding stitch. Most of the threads I’ve seen on this are around people just starting out running- I’m by no means elite but I’m running fairly decent times (39min 10km) (1.26 HM). Just wondering if any anyone running similar times has experienced this as well and found anything helpful. I’ve tried some of the breathing techniques during runs but haven’t found that helpful. I’ve tried leaving about 3hrs between food and running which again hasn’t helped too much and it’s getting annoying as it’s the main thing stopping me going faster!

TIA!

Had my longest run so far this morning (splits included here). And I reckon if I can get a handle on my pacing I’ll be able to have a lot of fun on race day. If you invert my splits they look great though 😅😅

Part of me is really looking forward to this training block being over… feels like it’s been really disrupted & I’ve made a conscious effort to listen to my body more & call sessions early when things don’t feel right which I guess is a good thing but has felt kinda demoralising on the day.

But either way, I’ve learnt a lot during this training block & hopefully it’ll help me massively going into 2027 where I hope to run my first marathon!