| Yes, it's deeply frustrating. I can confirm what you're saying and I only run about 30 miles a week, but I can run a six minute mile and a sub-20 5k (none of which are humblebrags by the way, that's at most a year of consistent training if you're younger than 50 and starting with a healthy weight). I find the exact same sentiments from people all the time. It's maddening having people telling me what they believe is good for my body with no attempt at research. I'll offer a few of my favorites: "Wow, your maximum heart rate is way too high. You should slow down." "Your resting heart rate seems pretty low, are you alright?" "You're going to develop arthritis running that much." "You shouldn't run outdoors on pavement that much, it's bad for your knees." "You shouldn't run on a treadmill that much, it's bad for your knees." "Your stride is too short." The worst is when people take legitimate science, or attempts at legitimate science, and use vague pseudoscience that resembles it to prescribe something I don't need. No, my heart rate is not too high at 215, I assure you, despite what your catch all formula says. No, I don't need to go barefoot running. No, I don't need to run at exactly 140bpm to be at my personal "fat burning zone." |