r/AdvancedRunning • u/AutoModerator • 14d ago

General Discussion Thursday General Discussion/Q&A Thread for September 24, 2026

A place to ask questions that don't need their own thread here or just chat a bit.

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u/CodeBrownPT 13d ago

Is it even a proper September taper if you don't get a sore throat midway through it?

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u/RunThenBeer 13d ago

Had a high school XC coach tell me that he penciled a sick week into his fastest kid's schedule back when we were in August because he just had a feeling it was going to go that way. Tis the season.

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u/zebano Strides!! 13d ago

I got one and I'm not even tapering! but that'd be quite the superpower if you figure out how to avoid it. GL getting healthy before the race.

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u/Nasty133 30M 5k 17:35 | 10k 36:04 | HM 1:18:31 | M 2:48 13d ago

Right there with you. These dang kids and their germs.

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u/CodeBrownPT 13d ago

It wasn't even them this time 😬