In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali tackles one of the most stressful Dopey training questions she gets every year…what to do if you miss your peak week long run. 

She explains why skipping the 20-miler late in training is not only okay but often the smartest choice for slow, back-of-the-pack, or injury-prone runDisney runners dealing with illness, pain, or life getting in the way. 

In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali tackles a belief that keeps so many slow, back of the pack, or injury-prone runDisney runners stuck in fear…the idea that you have to run 26.2 miles in training to prove you can finish a marathon. She breaks down why late-cycle full marathon training runs actually increase injury risk and decrease your chances of feeling good on race day.

In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali answers a question nearly every slow, back of the pack, or injury-prone runDisney runner has asked at some point…can you skip a run if you’re still sore? 

In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali tackles one of the most common questions she gets from slow, back of the pack, or injury-prone runDisney runners…can you break up a 16-mile long run when training for a marathon or Dopey? 

In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m answering a question a runner emailed me: They missed their long run, what should they do to make it up?

Questions I answer in this episode;

• Can you make up that long run later in the week?

• Can you tack on the extra miles onto another run?

• What do you do about the long run when you’re on vacation?

In this podcast episode I’m answering the question is running more than 3 hours bad for you? I’m talking about this in relation to training for a marathon and discuss if you should or shouldn’t limit your training runs to 3 hours.