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Forgot to post this in the OP. Here is the schedule that I followed...

Everyone does intermittent fasting. We all sleep for 8 hours and fast between meals.

Thank you.

Thank you. As old as I am, I'm looking for the fountain of middle age... hahahaha

Thank you, and good luck.

I got a bunch of GU gels from Dick's Sporting Goods, and used them for my 13.1 mile run Sunday. I took one before walking over to the lake to start my run (about 1 mile or so), then I took another before starting the run. Each lap around the lake is 1.7 miles, so I took one every other lap (for a total of 5 gels (8 laps)).…

I just finished the Novice 1 plan yesterday. Before I started the plan I could only run 5 miles. Yesterday I ran 13.57 miles. I personally think you should take the advice and do the Novice 1 as well.

plan Complete... Garmin Activity... Garmin Half Marathon Badge... The shoes I wore... Time to recover for a bit. My legs are screaming lika-moe-foe. I would like to give a big thank you to everyone who supported me through this, and a special thank you to @dewd2 for presenting me with this challenge, and helping me a lot…

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Week 11 complete... Took the advice of taking it easy this week. My legs feel much better today. I'm glad I went to Tyler park today. There was a run going on there from a running group, and I spoke with a couple of the runners. They told me that I could join their running group from their Facebook page, so I did. Thanks…

Yeah. I'm going to take it easy this week with just run/walk (mostly walk), and see how I feel by the end of the week. I'm just a little ticked cause I was soooooooooo "kitten" close. At least I am listening to my body though. Thanks,

Thanks for your support. Instead of doing a long run tomorrow, I'm going to do my Tyler Park thing that I used to do on the weekend before I started the plan. It's a little over 7 miles of walk/run (much more walk than run). It will give me a break from running loops around that same "kitten" lake. Next week, I will try to…

Thank you. I guess I know it's not failing, but I was hitting every mark up to the 10 mile point, but I just could not take anymore after that without feeling like something bad was going to happen. I do listen to my body, and it definitely told me to back off. Technically, I was not supposed to do the 10 miles until this…

Thanks. Yeah, I did some shorter workouts this week at higher heart rate, so I'm putting less stress on my legs/hips, and focusing more on cardio.

It just feels like fatigue. I probably just need to do some shorter workouts and recovery. And thank you.

Where you ever in the military?

I totally blew the plan now... :( I did a 10 mile run on Sunday. Monday I only did a 1.66 mile walk. Tuesday I was supposed to do a 5 mile run, and I only did a 2.67 mile run/walk. Wednesday I was supposed to do a 3 mile run, and only did a 3.52 mile run/walk. Thursday I was supposed to do a 5 mile run, and only did a 3.85…

I agree 100% with slowing way down, but I am also a believer in heart rate training in conjunction with perceived exertion. There may be variations in heart rate due to several factors, and there may also be variations in how you perceive things during a workout. Using HR and PE together would "IMO" give a better picture.…

Have you tried walking? I felt the same way at first. After a mile I felt like I was going to die, and had to lay down for an hour. I forced myself to keep doing it until I could do 3 miles. Then I started power walking, and kept increasing the speed and distance. It took a few months until it started feeling good, but it…

The way I started is... I walked the trails first, then increased my speed to a power walking speed. Once I adjusted to that, I started running very slowly, and gradually increased my running speed. Trail running seems to develop all the muscles around your joints better, because each step is different. I had a weak ankle…

Thank you. Yeah, I was thinking of doing my short runs faster to start getting a little better pace going.

I have not really done anything but run and walk since I started this plan. I do jump on my total gym (knock off) once in a while for about 15 minutes, but I want to save all my energy for these long runs (well, long to me). Once I finish the plan, I plan on focusing on some hiking and trail running, and cycling when it…

Hahaha. You always have a cool way of putting things. I'm sure it will kick in eventually. :)

Thank you @dewd2 i'm trying to do what the plan says. It says 65 to 75 percent of MHR, so that's what I try to do (even though I drift over that sometimes). However, I do feel like I have not been getting a good cardio because of that, but my legs definitely feel it. I think these novice plans are designed to mainly build…

Yeah. I ran for just short of 3 hours straight. Probably could have used some carbs about half way through. I think I'm gonna get some of those gels for the next long run. And thank you.

Yeah. I intend on hitting the 13.1 mile run. What I meant was that it is just a bonus goal. Before I even considered any program I had goals to first work my way up to 10k, and then 10 miles. It took me about 6 months to work my way up to running 5 miles just increasing the distance randomly as I felt like it. Following a…

Got it.

What is your garmin name?

Week 10 complete... My 2 original goals where... 1. 10k 2. 10 miles Technically I have met my initial goals so I am going to consider 13.1 as a bonus goal.

Dude. Are you listening to anything anybody is telling you? OMG!