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Dear John, I just finished my 4th official marathon 2 weeks ago. Now I have no real motivation to run a schedule. I need a running plan to keep me strong and enthusiastic during the winter months. I live in Indiana and snow is a given...
Dear John, I am 48 years old and have been running on a fairly consistent basis for the past 3 years. I have run and finished 3 marathons this year and in each case I am having great difficulty between miles 19 to 23...
Dear John, I've been training really hard to pick up my pace, and guess what? I picked up my pace! Now with less than a week to my race, a metric marathon in the freezing cold, I've come down with a horrible sinus infection...
Dear John, I am closing in on what will be my first full marathon in 12 years, and afraid I won't be able to finish. My last full marathon 12 years ago was horrible, and I thought I could do better with more knowledge of how to train properly...
Dear John, When is it time to back off and lighten your training? I've been running 26 years and have completed 13 marathons. I'm 63 years young. I like to do races of 10 miles or longer but am not fond of hilly marathons; I'm not sure I'll do another...
Dear John, I'm running my first half-marathon in Miami on January 31. How many miles a week should I be getting in, now that I am so close? I'm starting to feel nervous and the pressure is hitting me, like I have to run every day. Any advice? The longest run I have done to date is 6 miles...
Dear John, Do you have any tips for moving an indoor running regimen outdoors in a very cold and snowy climate? How do you transition and what type of gear should I consider? I've been running on a treadmill three or four days a week for the past year, with occasional 5Ks in the spring and fall...
Dear John, I recently started running again after a four-year layoff, and I'm finding it a lot more difficult to get these 46-year-old legs and lungs going...
Dear John, What is the optimal time frame for doing your last long run (20 miles) before a marathon? Typically it seems like most training plans have you do them three weeks before the race. Is four weeks out too far...
Dear John, I read about the wet foot test in your book, but I get different shape on the paper depending on how much weight I put on the foot, which could be anywhere from "just touching" to standing on one foot...
Dear John, I would like to know more about losing fat. I have about 25 pounds of fat to lose and I am walking, and training to be able to jog and run more than a minute at a time, to change my body's "set point" so that I will lose fat naturally...
Dear John, I have a problem: I can't run straight on a treadmill. The moment I step on, it's as though I've downed a couple Jack-and-Cokes as my pre-run hydration fix. I start out in the middle, then my legs take me to the left, then they get bored and try to make friends with the right side...
Dear John, I'd like your honest opinion about something, not the "politically correct" answer. How slowly do you think it is possible to actually "run" by the accepted definition of running...
Dear John, Thanks for your columns, they are always helpful. My question is less about the run, and more about the recovery. Specifically about sweating. Recently I seem to be sweating buckets after my run, after my cool-down -- even after a cool shower to try to, well, cool down more...
Dear John, First, let me thank you for getting me back into running. I picked up one of your books and I knew exactly how to relate in almost every aspect...
