March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    @shanaber I LOVE the photos! Congrats to Hobbes!!
    @ddmom0811 I'm glad you enjoyed Minnneapolis, in spite of the snow and cold.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Date...........Run.......Walk.........Pushups
    03/01........00M.......3.5M........30
    03/02........20M.......0.0M........00
    03/03........00M.......0.0M........00 *injury*
    03/04........06M.......0.0M........00
    03/05........04M.......1.0M........00

    ---MTD: 4.5 miles walking, 30 miles running, and 0KM resting


    Upcoming Races
    Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
    Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
    Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019

    2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)

    2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Thanks @7lenny7, I never really thought about it compared to a fox or a wolf but it makes sense. My daughter's lab loves playing in the snow too but he isn't out in it the way Kody is.
  • Sparx_81
    Sparx_81 Posts: 403 Member
    Yikes.. I'm a bit behind on my reading here ... I'll try to catch up...

    I just popped in to ask a diet/ running question. A friend of mine has recommended intermittent fasting to try to lose weight ... But I'm starting to work towards marathon training (32 weeks away yet!) So I'm tempted to try until I get nearer to the more intensive training.... So I'm wondering if anyone here has used IF while running? Was it help or a hinderance?
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @kristinegift I'm totally down for whiskey & girl scout cookies! At one time the On CloudVenture used to be my favorite trail running shoe. It felt like I was running in slippers with great traction. I'm not sure what happened but now I find them pretty spotty. Sometimes I enjoy the shoe, sometimes I feel the "pods" too much under the ball of my feet. I used to be all in on those but now I don't know that I'd buy another pair. Strange how it would change. Even when I loved the trail shoe though, I never liked their road shoe. I don't like how the pods feel on pavement.

    @7lenny7 I am not a fan of the pods on pavement either. Though apparently they have hard pods and soft/responsive pods, and I'd like to try the latter as we only stock the former type in stores unfortunately. As for the changes to the trail shoes, I think since they're still a relatively new company, they're making significant changes with each update to their shoes, which makes it hard for customers to be sure each updated model will be a perfect fit. I'm trying to make my current pair of Ventures last until my 50k in July but eeeek.... we'll see if I manage that!!
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,204 Member
    edited March 2019
    Sparx_81 wrote: »
    Yikes.. I'm a bit behind on my reading here ... I'll try to catch up...

    I just popped in to ask a diet/ running question. A friend of mine has recommended intermittent fasting to try to lose weight ... But I'm starting to work towards marathon training (32 weeks away yet!) So I'm tempted to try until I get nearer to the more intensive training.... So I'm wondering if anyone here has used IF while running? Was it help or a hinderance?

    I cant comment on IF because in my opinion its just a method to reduce calories, it is not a magic diet. And some people find IF doesn't work because they binge during their "window" which doesn't give a calorie deficit. It really depends what works for YOU. Personally I can't run on and empty stomach. I usually eat my last meal/snack what ever around 7pm (if I allow myself snacks after that, I find I'm just snacking out of habit, not actual hunger, but I'm asleep by 9pm most nights). I get up at 5:30am to run, and I need a banana or something in my stomach otherwise I just don't have the energy and feel like crap. I personally would never do IF, because I prefer to eat smaller snacks more frequently. Diets are a very personal thing. But at the end of the day, to lose weight, you simply need to eat fewer calories than you use. IF is one method to do that.

    As far as losing weight and training, many of us train while in calorie deficit, though tend to go into maintenance about a month out from the event, and even allow extra in the week before because you need fuel for your body to do a marathon. So you need to stock up your glycogen stores. This causes a couple of kg weight gain right before the event but helps you get through. You have to decide what is more important, a race well run (which requires fuel to achieve) or just complete, even if you feel like crap.