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Thanks for another great post!! What advice would you have to those who are already good runners? Before the 12 week program I was running 100-150km every month at around 4:30 per km, now I lowered my mileage to around 50km every month

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Well what do you need or what are looking to achieve as a goal? General advice is hard here, depending if you want to keep lifting or not.

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My goal is to keep running 100km every month while lifting as well. Buy I'm not sure if that's a reasonable goal. I love running and I started the program because I never lifted and wanted to get some gains that hopefully will improve my running even more.

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It’s all about hours available per week. You simply have to take your disposable hours, and allocate enough time to running to get you to 25K per week (not a lot tbh), while still having time for the density program.

IMO, it’s very doable, 25K a week is considered pretty low mileage, you can get that in ~3 runs a week while lifting on the other days.

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Great, got it thanks. I was also thinking about 25k per week but I was a bit worried it might be too much to follow along the program.

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Since we're here, may I also ask if you have any recommendations for an advanced running training program? I don't have a specific goal. Just want to run faster and longer

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Isn’t swimming the best cardio?

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There isn’t a such thing as best cardio

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Thank both. Would you advise against barefoot shoes (vibrams) if running on grass? I'm sure using them for treadmill running is not ideal.

Restated much simpler: If I'm not obese, can I use barefoot shoes instead?

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On grass is fine

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On days where run is programmed, like day 9, is there a pace goal or heart rate goal for the run phase?

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Awesome read thank you for sharing! I've been out of the running game for a while. Went to the track last week and was shocked how rusty I've become. Now I want that ability back. I know in time I'll become more fluid again. Cheers!

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