Comments on: Seven Effective Habits for Marathon Training http://www.owen.org Thoughts on development and beyond Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jiang http://www.owen.org/running/7habits/comment-page-1#comment-10714 jiang Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:47:01 +0000 http://derartu/?page_id=1832#comment-10714 About sugar, Ed Whitlock eats ice cream everyday as snack. I don't think one should totally eliminate sugar from their diet, just in moderation. Sugar, at least, makes you happy and thus reduce stress which is a much more destructive force on your health. My experience is exercise persistently, moderately, eat whatever that makes you happy in moderation, be it fat, sugar, egg yoke as long as you don't overeat them. Exercise so you can enjoy the good food. Otherwise, there is no meaning in prolonging a miserable healthy life. About sugar, Ed Whitlock eats ice cream everyday as snack. I don’t think one should totally eliminate sugar from their diet, just in moderation. Sugar, at least, makes you happy and thus reduce stress which is a much more destructive force on your health.

My experience is exercise persistently, moderately, eat whatever that makes you happy in moderation, be it fat, sugar, egg yoke as long as you don’t overeat them. Exercise so you can enjoy the good food. Otherwise, there is no meaning in prolonging a miserable healthy life.

]]> By: John Brown http://www.owen.org/running/7habits/comment-page-1#comment-5982 John Brown Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:05:37 +0000 http://derartu/?page_id=1832#comment-5982 hey owen, just stumbled upon this. great stuff. your times are inspirational. i've got some work to do and will set about doing it. hey owen, just stumbled upon this. great stuff. your times are inspirational. i’ve got some work to do and will set about doing it.

]]> By: Owen http://www.owen.org/running/7habits/comment-page-1#comment-4213 Owen Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:54:16 +0000 http://derartu/?page_id=1832#comment-4213 Hi - I know about Ed Whitlock and admire him enormously. Owen Hi – I know about Ed Whitlock and admire him enormously.

Owen

]]> By: l vinson http://www.owen.org/running/7habits/comment-page-1#comment-4210 l vinson Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:38:54 +0000 http://derartu/?page_id=1832#comment-4210 Do you know about Ed Whitlock (can be found with Google) He is a "Brit" in his 70s living in Toronto (nothing special about that). However what is very "special" about him is that in his early 70s he ran the marathon several times in under three hours Do you know about Ed Whitlock (can be found with Google)
He is a “Brit” in his 70s living in Toronto (nothing special about that).
However what is very “special” about him is that in his early 70s
he ran the marathon several times in under three hours

]]> By: Pete http://www.owen.org/running/7habits/comment-page-1#comment-2906 Pete Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:10:36 +0000 http://derartu/?page_id=1832#comment-2906 Really useful insights and suggestions. The points on losing weight and eating better are important ones that are often overlooked. I was an OK (not great, but OK) runner in my teens and twenties. I then stopped for a few year. When I returned, I found I was much slower. Of course, training helped improved my fitness. But losing some weight by cutting out the rubbish (not dieting, just not eating biscuits etc) made a massive difference. Really useful insights and suggestions.

The points on losing weight and eating better are important ones that are often overlooked. I was an OK (not great, but OK) runner in my teens and twenties. I then stopped for a few year. When I returned, I found I was much slower. Of course, training helped improved my fitness. But losing some weight by cutting out the rubbish (not dieting, just not eating biscuits etc) made a massive difference.

]]> By: Myth: 'just more and more running is best' at FrontRunner Blog http://www.owen.org/running/7habits/comment-page-1#comment-2661 Myth: 'just more and more running is best' at FrontRunner Blog Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:56:18 +0000 http://derartu/?page_id=1832#comment-2661 [...] to fellow marathon runner Owen Barder, training at different paces is the most important of his 7 effective habits for marathon [...] [...] to fellow marathon runner Owen Barder, training at different paces is the most important of his 7 effective habits for marathon [...]

]]> By: susie symes http://www.owen.org/running/7habits/comment-page-1#comment-2602 susie symes Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:44:44 +0000 http://derartu/?page_id=1832#comment-2602 I am so impressed by the clarity and focus of your advice, and your thoughtful discussion of different approaches to training based on both practical experience and research-based. I recommend your book, and your site (especially) to everyone I know who is runs (or wants to start). It has been a huge help to me, a late and slow starter: without you I would never have contemplating running my first race (Serpentine New Year's Day 10K) Thank you so much. I am so impressed by the clarity and focus of your advice, and your thoughtful discussion of different approaches to training based on both practical experience and research-based. I recommend your book, and your site (especially) to everyone I know who is runs (or wants to start). It has been a huge help to me, a late and slow starter: without you I would never have contemplating running my first race (Serpentine New Year’s Day 10K) Thank you so much.

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