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My goal is to run a sub-3 hour marathon. Male/6'/160lb right now. Came close a couple times, but now at 44 it's time to take care of unfinished business and get it done. I have been at my goal weight of 150 once or twice but I am still what I would consider skinny fat. Time to buckle down and get to goal body composition,…
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Weight loss isn't an immediate-gratification endeavor. Stay the course, you will see results slowly but surely. As someone said, water weight can fluctuate. Even when you track every beverage and weigh the same time every day, there's room for variation (we are 60% water!) I sometimes see 3 lbs fluctuation depending on…
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Agreed you can't spot reduce. Your body puts on fat in a certain pattern and takes it off in the reverse pattern. There is some genetic and individual variation but the biggest factor is sex. Women store fat more in the breasts, hips and butt, while men wind up with a big belly. This is mostly due to estrogen (specifically…
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Running barefoot can correct a lot of problems with running form. You're not going to overstride/heelstrike and your cadence will be quicker. Your feet will want to land under you instead of out front. Having said that don't make too drastic of a change too quickly. Start with a mile once a week and work up to what you can…
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It depends. If you're running less than an hour, you probably don't need anything extra beyond your usual diet. Especially if it's easy pace in the slow (fat burning) zone. Allow 1 to 2 hours after a meal to allow blood sugar to stabilize. When you consume carbs, your blood glucose goes up and so does insulin - that's its…
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but the new owners are idiots and can go die in a fire for this one. Time for a new app after 8 years. They really screwed the pooch this time.
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You don't say what genre of music you're into. I enjoy symphonic metal, my favorite album when I run is "The Unforgiving" by Within Temptation. All the songs are good, especially "Iron".
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Yurbuds are good. Also I like the cheap Sony in-ear headphones, they don't slip out either. But not the kind with the inline microphone/volume switch. The switch makes the cord a little heavy and it bounces around and tugs the earbud out of my ear. I kind of want to try the Bose Soundsport/Soundtrue headphones, but I'm…
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Here's the trick, the goal is not to make it easy to run fast, it's to make it fast to run easy. I invested in a heart rate monitor, and have been doing the Garmin 5K level 1 program. On the slow runs, which is most of them, I am trying to keep my HR below 150. (Zone 2) In the past 3 months, my zone 2 pace has gone from…
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It took me a while to admit it to myself too, it all boils down to calories in vs calories out. It seems like you are burning plenty with your workouts, now it's time to get the intake under control. If you want to lose fat, it sounds like you already know what you need to do. The good news is that since you are already in…
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Too much sodium intake perhaps? It makes you retain water.
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Ghirardelli Intense Dark - 72% Twilight Delight. That together with some fresh raspberries is one of my favorite indulgences.
