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hick1234

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May 24, 2009

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Jun 10, 2009 12:26 PM

This weekend im going to do a 30 mile run. I have done a max of 20 so far and it wasnt that bad. I average 60 miles a week so i do not see any problems. It is all on the road though, there are no trails where i live. I have a camel back and i am going to take GU gel. But i will have to stop twice to refill my camel back. I run 10 min miles when i go over 15 miles so i figure it will take me between 5 and 5 1/2 hours. Does anyone have any comments or suggestions?

MOTIV8R

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1. Jun 10, 2009 1:00 PM

in response to: hick1234

Re: 30 mile run

Do you have room in the camelbak for a banana?? Potassium seems to shrug off cramps/diarrhea pretty well, plus you get a boost of energy.

I too run with various sized camelbaks over various distances, they are a lifesaver.

Sean

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marley mission

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2. Jul 12, 2009 7:09 PM

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Re: 30 mile run

no suggestions - just a good luck and enjoy - would love to try something like this in the future

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Matt Henry

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3. Jul 19, 2009 11:46 AM

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Re: 30 mile run

I would say you might need more than just one GU... For a training run of 20 I usually need two of them, and for anything longer I usually take extra just in case. Also, I run with a camelbak too. How big is yours? Mine is two liters and at the end of anything longer than twenty I'm usually out of H20 (or it is warm and undrinkable). I think it's smart to probably fill up along the way. Otherwise, good luck!

Too bad beer doesn't hydrate, or I'd put some Old Rasputin in my Camelbak.

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hick1234

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4. Jul 20, 2009 4:38 AM

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Re: 30 mile run

I used 4 gu gels. Also my camel back is 1.5 liters and I drank 2.5 gallons of water whe ni did my 30 mile run. It took my 6 hours running non stop to finish the run.

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bbarnhill

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5. Aug 24, 2009 5:54 AM

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Re: 30 mile run

I want to get a 30 miler under my belt one day, I love the sound of that. The most I've done is 26.5.

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hick1234

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6. Aug 24, 2009 9:46 AM

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I havnt done any thing over 12 miles since my 30 mile run. Ive been running 4 times a week 8-10 miles each run just to keep up, but im doing my first marathon in nov so i need to step it up. Im 182 lbs and 18% body fat right now.

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bbarnhill

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7. Aug 24, 2009 9:55 AM

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Hick1234, that is about my weight and body fat % on my last marathon 5 years ago. I got a ways to go to get back down there, slowly but surely.

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hick1234

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8. Aug 24, 2009 12:23 PM

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I was 280 lbs a year ago and started running about a year ago. I just run wherever i can, and that is how i cut so much weight and gained all my stamina. Im 25 years old and trying to get to 10% body fat so my loose skin will stretch back. Im thinking about adding weight lifting to my work out, but i have no time between running and work.

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bbarnhill

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9. Aug 24, 2009 1:11 PM

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Wow! That is awesome. Keep up that kind of mileage and it will happen. I do the gym once or twice a week as the mileage increases it is only once a week though.

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Active Toby

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10. Aug 24, 2009 1:56 PM

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You are doing incredibly well! I love learning of inspirational personal stories such as your own. Thanks for sharing with us and congrats on taking down the 30-mile distance. I run and race those kind of distances regularly and with work and life, it does leave little time to "hit the gym" so I do all kinds of body-weight exercises to stay strong, plus maintaining the muscle helps burn fat too. Check out this link to videos we've put together on functional body weight exercises that you can do anywhere: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ACTIVEdotCOM&view=videos Keep up the great work!