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@fiveoutofnine.eth
I think the biggest "learning" from running 90mpw for 2.5 years is a realization of how "you can just do things," and just getting started gets you >50% of the way there e.g. it sounds obvious, but I didn't realize the way to run 90mpw is just... to go run 90 miles
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Michael Gingras (lilfrog)
@frog
I do think it's a bit rare that you can run 90mpw with no injury. Many others would definitely get injured at that volume but agree about running being a great teacher of "you can just do things" -- the best way to improve is by just running more
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5/9
@fiveoutofnine.eth
mhm, def don't want to push people to injury, but I think it's still a concern broadly for most beginners (e.g. have had friends stress over injury before running their 1st mile) https://x.com/fiveoutofnine/status/1878799281362235566
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Michael Gingras (lilfrog)
@frog
Totally, ya. I think there's a bunch of garbage in the sport these days too targeting at selling more. The beauty of running imo is that it's so pure. You just... run. Everyone understands it, better gear helps (looking at your carbon plated shoes) but isn't _necessary_. However nowadays you're supposed to have 5 different shoes in rotation. You're supposed to be taking your bicarb, your keytones, your 120g carbs per hour. You're supposed to have a pre-run routine, and a post-run routine. You're supposed to be lifting for strength and injury prevention, sitting in the sauna afterwards for heat training. You need AG1, you need beet juice, you need floradix. You need to be testing your blood for nutrient deficiencies and you need to be testing your sweat to make sure you're getting the optimal sodium balance. All of this would surely be overwhelming if I were a beginner to the sport. But we should all be beginners to the sport. It's at it's best when you're just out there, running
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