Rob

Regular Sunday Night chats

My go-to food after my long run of the week 😄

One from my race yesterday

Or three 😄 Hershey Half Marathon, Columbus Marathon, Wineglass Marathon

That is an awesome story! 😄

Run slower to get faster. I now run 90% of my training runs at 2-3 min per mile slower than race pace

Probably wildlife... Once spotted an owl and a fox in a neighborhood street

A2) since I ran 12 miles today for my half next month, next thing to work on is improving my speed #runchat

Rob from Penn State. Technically, a 9.88 mile race at the end of the month... but I'm just using it as part of a training run for my half in October. #runchat

Run a different route. It can get mentally fatiguing running the same bread & butter routes over & over again

Early morning, before sunrise. I'd even rather run at midnight than at dawn

Brooks Ghost, but now considering something else on the next go round

Short sleeves til about mid 40s (maybe low 40s, if sunny & no wind), otherwise long sleeves

I wear them all the way down to 30 degrees, so definitely a must during summer

A3) singlet, every time

A1) youtu.be/0NR1d4dC1MA?...

Excellent clip! 💪

That I gave it up after high school (injuries, thinking I couldn't run competitively anymore)... until I discovered years later that I actually could still do it

Carly Pearce. I don't really follow her career or know many of her songs, but I have mad respect for any musician who runs long distance & it'd be fun to discuss music & running with her

Ha, that's awesome! 😎

Injury free & just able to get out there. Any run is a good run.

Unique distance! We have a couple here of that variety - one is a 6.6k and the other is 9.88 mile

Love Everlong, Ready To Go, Plowed, The Distance (among others!)

Any Sia song is great for running! 😎

Race day playlist:
We're Ready - Boston
Chandelier - Sia
Africa - Weezer
Burn - Ellie Goulding
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Surrender - Cheap Trick

A5) right before sunset #runchat

A4) stretch before & after each run, wear properly fitted shoes, do most of your training runs at a slow pace, stay well hydrated, always pay attention to your surroundings #runchat

A3) when you live in Penn's woods it's nothing but hills. But the local YMCA happens to be located in a residence that happens to be flat & fast. So for an ego boost, I'll run 5-6 miles there every so often to run off some ridiculously fast training times 😄 #runchat

Normally four days a week, with a long run on the weekend. I'll bump it up to 5 days when training for a half, or up to 6 when training for a marathon. 80% of runs are slow runs.

I ran in high school & then went on hiatus as a young adult. But I started back up again 11 years ago & have stuck to a regular running schedule ever since then