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Date Day Miles MTD 1-Oct Thu 5.58 5.58 2-Oct Fri 5.46 11.04 3-Oct Sat 4.08 15.12 5-Oct Mon 4.25 19.37 6-Oct Tue 5.12 24.49 7-Oct Wed 5.0 29.49 8-Oct Thu 3.48 32.97 11-Oct Sun 1.79 34.76 12-Oct Mon 6.15 40.91 13-Oct Tue 5.08 45.99 15-Oct Thu 4.87 50.86 16-Oct Fri 2.63 53.49 18-Oct Sun 11.95 65.44 19-Oct Mon 3.25 68.69…

Congrats on that excellent time!! And you certainly experienced AND demonstrated the brotherhood of runners!! AWESOME!!!

Are you doing the Disney World Marathon on 10 January? I am doing that as my first marathon and scared stiff!! Mmmm I have NEVER run more than 40miles / week! How many marathons have you done?

@kstar_lee, people at races tend to be pretty awesome! Runners are a "brotherhood" like motor bikers! And if you tell people it is your first race, or you are nervous, or give them ANY reason to rally around you, they will! My party trick is to say I am really far from home and everybody feels sorry for me LOL (I live in…

Date Day Miles MTD 1-Oct Thu 5.58 5.58 2-Oct Fri 5.46 11.04 3-Oct Sat 4.08 15.12 5-Oct Mon 4.25 19.37 6-Oct Tue 5.12 24.49 7-Oct Wed 5.0 29.49 8-Oct Thu 3.48 32.97 11-Oct Sun 1.79 34.76 12-Oct Mon 6.15 40.91 13-Oct Tue 5.08 45.99 15-Oct Thu 4.87 50.86 16-Oct Fri 2.63 53.49 18-Oct Sun 12 65.44 19-Oct Mon 3.25 68.69 Target:…

Congrats that is awesome! And a great time for a first anyway!!

Thanks for sharing your lessons! There is a lot in there for all of us! My Jazz HM in New Orleans is now less than 2 weeks away, so all of these reminders are very helpful. And that is still a VERY respectable time!! Congrats!

This is awesome! I love it! We are all runners, if we run one in every 5 minutes or train for an ultra!!

Mmmm I just remove the pads and throw them away. They don't seem to serve any purpose to me LOL. I use Old Navy ones and they work just great. I need good support and their medium support ones work well. Also have some Athleta ones, but they are rather expensive, although also nice. I have bought some really expensive ones…

Date Day Miles MTD 1-Oct Thu 5.58 5.58 2-Oct Fri 5.46 11.04 3-Oct Sat 4.08 15.12 5-Oct Mon 4.25 19.37 6-Oct Tue 5.12 24.49 7-Oct Wed 5.0 29.49 8-Oct Thu 3.48 32.97 11-Oct Sun 1.79 34.76 12-Oct Mon 6.15 40.91 13-Oct Tue 5.08 45.99 15-Oct Thu 4.87 50.86 Target for October: 100 miles

Exactly - I did my first half marathon on my 1-yr anniversary of starting to walk as part of weight loss effort. After 6 months of ONLY walking I slowly started including a minute of running every so often and took 6 months to build to the HM. Now more than a year after that first half marathon I am finally training for my…

Oh no! I don't know what it is (I am completely ignorant when it comes to how our bodies function!!), but maybe your focus should move to recovery (rest; treatment; see a doctor / physical therapist) and rely on the training you already have in the bag to still run your half, even if you have to take it really slowly! I…

Congratulations! Amazing sense of achievement, right? And it sounds like conditions were perfect!

Rest day for me today - well actually my body just refused to get out of bed when the alarm went off at 4am! HM in just over 2 weeks, so I get worried when I miss a workout and I have been missing quite a few! Some psychology in declaring them rest days LOL! My MFP name - I usually use AfricaChick as I am "a chick from…

Oh and I am with you about Café du Monde! Went there for coffee and beignets at midnight and it was still packed!

I ran the Jazz half marathon there last year and doing it again this year (end of Oct). It starts at Lafayette Square to Audubon Park (through the park) and back to Lafayette Sq. To me it looked extremely safe - my husband and I walked around the FQ for hours and hours and it never occurred to me to be scared - I would…

Thanks for all the words of welcome! Appreciate it! Date Day Miles MTD 1-Oct Thu 5.58 5.58 2-Oct Fri 5.46 11.04 3-Oct Sat 4.08 15.12 5-Oct Mon 4.25 19.37 6-Oct Tue 5.12 24.49 7-Oct Wed 5.0 29.49 8-Oct Thu 3.48 32.97 11-Oct Sun 1.79 34.76 12-Oct Mon 6.15 40.91 13-Oct Tue 5.08 45.99 Goal for Oct: 100 miles

Well, since I have been lurking, I guess it is time to announce myself. My target for the month is 100 miles. Here is my progress to date Date Day Miles MTD 1-Oct Thu 5.58 5.58 2-Oct Fri 5.46 11.04 3-Oct Sat 4.08 15.12 5-Oct Mon 4.25 19.37 6-Oct Tue 5.12 24.49 7-Oct Wed 5.0 29.49 8-Oct Thu 3.48 32.97 11-Oct Sun 1.79 34.76…

I don't have the profile of a runner AT ALL and also have a huge bum and thighs! I started with walking for 6 months when I decided to lose weight 2.5 years ago. Then I slowly started doing something similar to C25K after that. Now I run half marathons regularly (have done 6 in the last 18 months) and I am training for my…

Yes Roger the weather here is great. It is supposed to still be winter, but I have not had any reason to wear either of the medium weight coats I brought with. And I have been spending time outside, walking to work and the shops etc. DH says it is extremely hot in NM at the moment, so it is going to be a struggle hiding…

Happy Birthday Amanda!! Wow, you guys have been chatty since I last dropped in! Willow, good to hear from you! Unfortunately no decisions have been made about my next job, but I am assisting our Australian team on a project for a few weeks, so had to get here to work with them for a bit! Roger, great job on keeping up the…

Hi Roger - seems like you have been here all by yourself the last few days! Glad you are still keeping up your walking! I wanted to quickly let you guys know that I am leaving for Australia tomorrow for 2 weeks, and will probably be quite busy, so not sure how often I'll be checking in here! Don't want you guys to send out…

YAY on some great walks and a working computer and BOO on the deer nibbling away your garden. Clearly the buffet offered in your garden is better than anything else they have access to! I did an 11 mile run this morning and now I am sore and needing a nap!

Oh my Roger! Sounds like the genie has not stopped its breaking spree in your house! Hope it decides to move on soon! Great job on the walk to you and Willow!! I love to hear about your walks! I took a rest day from running today. Went to bed at 9:30pm and thought I would be awake at my normal time around 4am! Fortunately…

YAY on the top speed Willow!! Often it just takes a minute to warm up and then it is a pain to have to carry the jacket with you. Unless you have my DH on his bicycle and backpack to put it in LOL! Hi Amanda - we were missing you! Glad all is going well with you! Thanks for your wishes on my situation! From your lips to…

Miranda again great job on your race! Roger and same to you on your walks! Did not manage to do my long run this week-end. Sometimes life just happens.... Hope you all have a great week!

That sounds lovely Willow!! Being outside is just so amazing! I spend such a lot of time in my office that I forget how much I love being outside! Have been running at 5am four mornings this week and it is just lovely to be outside while it slowly gets light (and while it is still cool!). And the quality time with DH on…

Roger, I always tell people I want my coffee black, without sugar, as I wont be able to drink coffee with anything in it - I don't take any chances with what "regular" means for them. And yeah MIranda, those poor girls at the drive through places are so harassed and run off their feet, that they probably don't have much…

Roger, I also find it is easier to resist the temptation when looking at the calorie content and other stats! I also drink black unsweetened coffee (I am somewhat addicted I think) but I am not sure I would be able to trust myself going into a shop with all that other goodies on a daily basis! So I make sure I have good…

Hmmm believe me, the SLC option has not escaped me :) - I am working through all my options at the moment! The issue with the Visa is that it is applied for by my company and given that the specific legal entity I work for wont have any further operations in the US, I would need for a new employer to apply for a visa on my…