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I would tend to agree with DX. 25 mile per week is rather high for a beginner. 3 weeks is not enough time to judge your fitness You might suffer an injury in 3 mos or 6. Look at sleep and rest to help you too. Look at strength and core training on your off days. Build yourself a base. Running is all about consistency --…
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Well, it isnt always going to be sunshine and good weather. Get used to it and get some gear. You'll get used to it and might even come to like it.
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comment on burn out for running. Try trail running. Never gets old never gets boring.
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I have had 3 stings in the past three weeks trail running. (They seem attracted to one of my shirts!). No reaction to the stings. Kept going but swore a bit. So, yes, should work out.
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Yes. Sure. Won't hurt you. Your shoes? No. Maybe have a bit more wear on the treads.
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As a former road runner turned trail runner, my advice is try the trail. Much less pounding. You avoid the nastuy ticks by staying on main trails and not going off in to the brush. Same issue out here as well as poison oak.
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I enjoy trail running but the strength and core work outs that I do to support are a close second.
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I've had a great deal of success with using a lacrosse ball to get to painful, localized spots on my butt and psoas. Placing the ball on the area can be painful at first but will eventually get a release. Your areas of issue will have different ways to address for stretching and strengthening. Hopefully, your are doing…
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I occasionally have this problem. What works for me is to pre plan my meals and snacks. And, simply march/munch my way thru. Spreading the intake out over 5 meals and a couple snacks. If you are tracking this stuff you'll see where your getting your good caloric intake and when.
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Go to a local running shoe store and have your gait analyzed by a pro. Good shoes and socks. Consider trail running rather than street. The pounding on your joints is less. Imagine the difference between dropping a golf ball on concrete and dropping it on dirt/grass. It's also never the same run twice. The very…
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I had meniscus tear surgery in '16. You need to listen to your ortho and then your phys therapist (if you decide to rehab with one). After they've check your knee and measured range of motion they'll give you some basic body weight exercises to your leg and then as you strengthen more. You should not be contemplating even…
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The single portion of kashi cinnamon harvest shredded biscuits is 26 individual biscuits. It's not a bad portion size, IMO. But, I also eat eggs, milk and fruit along with it. I am not a fan of cereal snacking... or serial snacking either...
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When I was rehab'ing after knee surgery, the phys therapy folks had giant rollers of those things. They would just snip a few feet off, tie and viola! resistance bands! For some one who is new or limited these are a great way to get started and make progression. There are tons of info on line. Just do a simple search…
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Sorry meant to add that the 10% rule and strength/core to support running is to help prevent injuries. If you are looking for a cross training sport try swimming. It will definitely support your running.
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General advice is not to up your mileage by more than 10% per week. This is especially true for new runners and those returning from injury. Also, consider a strength / core work out on your non running days. Or, if you chose do one or both of the strength / core after a run.
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well... have you zero'd out your scale to take in to account what you are weighing the beans in? This is called tare weight. Sorry you caught an engineer here. :) I use a scale rather than what in on the can or package. Not sure it's more reliable but you'll be more consistent in what you are measuring.
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I've been having tummy probs off and on for the past couple months. One of the things I did was to keep a food diary to see if there was any cause and effect. Spinach was one I cut out briefly as it did seem to cause some tummy probs within 2-3 hrs of eating. For me, I was eating ~ 3 cups. I stopped the spinach for a while…
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You need to be careful, IMO. Keep up your calories or you are at risk of injury. You'll also likely experience greater fatigue if you don't.
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Morning runner here too! Same dynamic. Get in run, shower, eat, off to work. Do you eat anything before? I eat a banana 30 mins before so no tummy cramps? How long are you running? If you are running longer than an hour, you should consider eating something during run. Or a sports drink during... Hopefully, you are eating…
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Get Runkeeper for free. I used it for a few years and it will track walking. Assuming you have an android or apple device....
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Kettle bell swings? Farmers carry? Waiter carry? Dunno about dead lifts if having probs with squat, IMO. No split squat with body weight only? Consider doing with lighter weights with dumbells? Single leg exercises?
