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Runners??

Angiebug1969
Angiebug1969 Posts: 152
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm getting ready to run my second marathon this coming weekend... I've done one 26.2 back in 2008, and have run many half marathons. I also have been doing some trail running during my training season this year!

Are there any Runners here who are struggling to lose a few (or not so few) pounds... or trying to keep their weight in check?

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  • kaboyne
    kaboyne Posts: 8 Member
    Yes I have been running since May 2009 I ran my first 10k in May 2010 and am working for the 25k this May. I have lost 40 of the 80 pounds I want to loose so far. I have found that between running and watching food intake it works. Now I am just trying to break the half way point and stop the up and down weeks. I have a foot injury now though so I have to get things in check and order big time!
  • Jentorres8814
    Jentorres8814 Posts: 121 Member
    Well I am not a runner...yet. I have officially signed up for my 1st 5k this June and start training in the "Couch to 5k" this Wednesday. I have alot of weight to loose but many people who have gone threw the program have lost 40+ lbs.
  • YogaRunner
    YogaRunner Posts: 652 Member
    I'm a runner and when I first started back in 2009 I lost some weight and then....nothing. No matter how much I ran. It wasn't until I added weight training that my shape and weight changed the way I really needed and wanted it to.
    Risa
  • mommybgood
    mommybgood Posts: 19
    Well I am not a runner...yet. I have officially signed up for my 1st 5k this June and start training in the "Couch to 5k" this Wednesday. I have alot of weight to loose but many people who have gone threw the program have lost 40+ lbs.

    I'm right there with you. I'm on week 2 of the "couch to 5K" feeling good so far, and that's the important thing. Keep moving ;)
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I am a semi runner. Nowhere near your level! I am aiming for my first half marathon at the moment, in Sept or October. I am also hoping to lose 10lbs or so.
  • babygurl1
    babygurl1 Posts: 196 Member
    Angiebug are you running in the Kentucky derby marathon this weekend? I am running the half this weekend. I havn't got up the nerve for the full yet....lol I am struggling to loose that last 2 darn pounds. This is my second year running the half.
  • bitty1taz
    bitty1taz Posts: 309 Member
    I'm a struggling runner. I was doing well about a year ago, and now I'm trying to get myself back into the groove. My goal is to be able to run a half by the time the weather gets cold again.
    I've got a good 40lbs to lose right now.
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