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OK, I LOL'd at this one: "but I confused an all you can eat buffet as if I needed to try and eat it all". Yes, I believe we've all probably been there, done that a time or 2 :) Glad to hear you've been enjoying life, @ftrobbie !! I ran 4 miles this morning. My first half marathon is just a little over 2 weeks away!!!! This…

Yep. Just came on here to see if others are having the same problem.

Yeah, I live in Texas and I only started running in June, so cold weather is a problem I haven't had. It was really windy and stormy last weekend due to Hurricane Patricia, but I just stayed indoors ;) Where are you @ftrobbie? Check in...have been hoping you're doing ok!!!

Good work @moyer566 !! I didn't run this morning...this was supposed to be a rest day with a planned 10K event tomorrow. However, given the issues with the weather in/around Houston, it now seems likely that my 10K will be cancelled due to anticipated flooding. So maybe I'll pop out for a quick run in the rain...or maybe…

I overslept this morning and didn't do my scheduled 5 mile run, soooo I guess I know what I'm doing after work! I signed up for the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon in New Orleans on 2/28. I actually signed up for the half marathon, not the full, since I won't be done with my marathon training until mid-March. I'll be arriving in…

I sent a request to join the 50 States Marathon Club's Facebook group....looks like they have a lot of active members so it will be a good resource for race suggestions. I can't submit an actual club application until I've done a marathon in at least 10 different states, so I guess that will be a couple years down the road…

@Just_Ceci - I didn't know you lived in Texas! Where abouts did you live? And thanks for the support everyone! I've been signing up for a lot of races, and I think my Facebook friends are getting tired of hearing about it!! LOL!!!! My 40th birthday is coming up in Jan 2016 and I think I'm going to try a new challenge: Run…

I ran the 2nd of 3 races in the Texas Bridge Series today - The Toughest 10K Galveston (http://www.toughest10kgalveston.org). It went soooo well!! I actually PR'd at 1:01:28!!! So I'm getting closer to a sub-60 min 10K. The weather was cool (for our part of Texas), the bridge wasn't as horribly steep, and the wind wasn't…

I ran the Space City 10 Miler today. Despite my 8 mile run last weekend, I was still a bit nervous that I would gas out (or worse) on this one. Thankfully, it went much better than I expected!! Official times aren't posted but my Runkeeper says I ran 10.13 miles in 1:46:39 with an average pace of 10:32 min/mi. Looking at…

Awesome! Thank you!!

@Just_Ceci - what are you using for your speed training? Is there an app or something you recommend? I seem to do better with apps that tell me what to do :)

I made it through my 8 mile run! It was actually a pretty smooth run, but it did take me 87 minutes. Whatever though...I live to run another day. And I think I should be fine next weekend on the 10 miler as long as I don't try anything crazy (like pushing harder than my 10-11 minute pace). Happy weekend to all!!!

I'm going to try a slow and easy 8 miles for my long this weekend and see how it feels. Nice knowing you if I don't make it back...LOL!

My training plan has me running 3 weekdays (3-4 miles each of those days) plus a long run on the weekend (6.5 miles being the longest I've gone). So I guess I'm good then? I'm not harboring any illusions of it being pretty...."wounded animal" is more descriptive of my long distance running at present :)

Nothing exciting happening here....still doing my half marathon trainer and lifting weights. I don't have an organized run this weekend, but on 10/11 I have a 10 miler. This could be a problem given the longest I've run in one stretch so far is only 6.5 miles. I'm going to try for an 8 mile run this weekend on my long run…

Amazing work, @ftrobbie ! Thank you for sharing your experience...such an inspiration!

I ran in my 3rd official 10K this morning....thankfully, there was no bridge this time :) The course was nice and flat on the campus of the University of Houston. The weather was amazing...cool with a light rain (mostly a mist); I honestly couldn't have asked for a better day/course. My time was 1:04:03...I'm pretty…

Strong work on the run, @Just_Ceci ! I saw an armadillo on my run this morning. I kind of snuck up behind it (not on purpose, lol), but it just stared at me as I ran right past it. I heard somewhere that they jump straight up when startled, but apparently this one had nerves of steel. I have another 10K on Sunday;…

Came down with an upper respiratory infection the last day of my San Diego trip and have spent the last week trying to recover; thus, I only ran once this week. And then comes today....today I took part in the most difficult running event I've ever done. It was the first in the Texas Bridge Series...basically running up…

Hi everyone! I'm still plugging away on my HM trainer. I'm in San Diego this week for a conference, and I'm very much enjoying having my morning runs along the marina. My pace is pretty consistently staying in the 10 min/mile range; I wonder if I'll be able to sustain that throughout the entire HM (current runs are 4-6…

Strong work everyone! Nothing too exciting happening here. I did W2/D6 of my Hal Higdon HM trainer this morning - a 5 mile run. My Runkeeper is telling me that it was my fastest run to date in the 4-6 mile range; however, I am more focused on my stomach, which is telling me that all the cocktails at my friend's birthday…

I did not like the Zen Labs Half Trainer at all; I really regret buying it. It has you do these odd walk/run intervals for the entire 13 weeks of the program. The final week is run 4 min, then walk 1 min repeated 26 times. Talk about interrupting your flow! I'm using Hal Higdon's Novice 2 Half Marathon Trainer and find it…

Sorry in advance for posting so much this week, but I just wanted to tell you guys that I got my first sub-30 min 5K this morning (29:18, to be exact). Today is actually my 3 month runniversary (started C25K in earnest on 6/1), so what a fitting gift!!! OK, I'll pipe down for awhile now :)

@moyer566 - You should start using Runkeeper or something similar to track it; are you just going by steps/strides right now? Runkeeper and the like will give you the splits/times for each of your miles. It feels great when you can see your time improving/distance increasing! Plus it measures elevation :) I'm pretty sure…

@moyer566 - Strong work! You must be very fast...that's 7.22 miles in less than 60 minutes of running! What does your GPS tracker say your miles are taking? Maybe 8 minutes? That's really good...I'm lucky to maintain a 10-11 minute mile on my 10K runs.

Hey - my chip time came back at 01:04:25...so a whole minute better than I thought!

Happy Sunday everyone! Thanks for asking about my run, @maggiekat7. Yesterday evening I had my first official 10K...another "urban trail run" on an area golf course. This course was kinder than the first one - less ditches and really rough areas, more running on greens/fairways. I came out a bit fast but found my pace…

Awesome news, @ftrobbie!!!! I've been hard at work on week one of my HM trainer (Hal Higdon's Novice 2). I've had three 3 mile runs this week so far and they've been going great! Coming off of my 6 mile/day runs from the 10K trainer, I've been pleasantly surprised to see my 5K times getting progressively faster. Today I…

I'm planning on sticking around here, and hope everyone else does as well :)

Name: LLduds Age: 39 Height: 5'3" Start Weight (3rd August): 153.8 lbs Goal Weight (1st September): 148.8 lbs 3rd August: 153.8 lbs 10th August: 152.6 lbs 17th August: 152.6 lbs 24th August: 150.6 lbs 31st August: 1st September: Weight lost/gained this week: -2 lbs Weight lost/gained this month: -3.2 lbs…