Back once again for everything you wanted to know about running but were afraid to ask.

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This is inspired by eric_twinge's fine work in r/fitness .

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[Posting on behalf of u/Percinho who is busy placing his preorder for Tara Dower’s upcoming book]

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It’s your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that’s been pissing you off or getting on your nerves. Just don't forget that other people are allowed to tell you that your rant is stupid.

It's that time of week already...the gear thread! What have you picked up lately? What's working for you now that it's whatever season you believe it to be in your particular location? What have you put through rigorous testing that's proved worthy of use? We want to know!

To clear up some confusion: We’re not actually asking what you’re wearing today. It’s just a catchy name for the thread. This is the weekly gear discussion thread, so discuss gear!

NOTE: For you Runnitors looking to sell/trade any running gear (as well as bib transfers), head over to /r/therunningrack.

Would you rather not be a lurker?

Then what are you waiting for? Tell us all about yourself!

The LW thread is an invitation to get more involved with the /r/running community.

New to the sub in general? Welcome! Let us know more about yourself!

For context, I am a 20-year-old female college student who ran her first marathon earlier this year (May) in 3:33:30. I then signed up for the Philly Marathon this November in August, and somehow, despite taking a month or so off from running after my first marathon, I have lacked motivation and interest from the very start. Instead of running 6 days a week as I did for my first marathon training cycle, I switched to running 4 days a week to put less pressure on myself, but it hasn't helped and may have made things worse/less motivating? The long runs have still been getting done with no serious issues (17, 20, 20 the past three weeks, planning for 22-23 for peak week), but at no point do I feel excited or do my legs feel fresh during any of my weekly runs or long runs, which is totally new to me. Running has always been something I genuinely enjoy, and I've had feelings like this before, but they usually wore off. No specific pains or injuries, just general suckiness. I'm questioning now whether it's even worth running the Philly Marathon if my training has been so miserable, or if I'll just be kicking myself if I don't run it. Advice? Suggestions? Thoughts? Similar experiences?