kirstengeffen Member

You guys are making me scared

My question is just with 5 running days and such high mileage... does The body have enough time to recover??? I struggle with fatigue in my legs with consecutive runs... I think it's in my head though "I ran yesterday.. so my legs are tired today" I need to get my head right! Anything you guys do to promote muscle…

I agree haha... though I've been consistently ttaining since around sept last year... just haven't pushed further than 21km... so are least my base is strong...

You're totally right!!! I'm going into this with the wrong attitude!! I'm gonna give it a shot running more frequently!! The next pickle I'm in... I gained 6kgs over dec that I haven't managed to shake.. so I'm carrying an extra 6kgs when I run n boy can I feel it.. But running with a calorie deficit is not ideal... but…

It's frustrating. I gained a lot of weight over December and can't shake it, as you mentioned running in a deficit just doesn't work well... but it sucks because I'm also carrying 6 extra kgs when I run!! Maybe I need to focus on losing the 6kgs first, then try become super human!

Thank you for your reply btw :)

I run between 60 and 70km a week! Sorry we don't work with miles.. but I think it's around 40 mi a week??? My long run at the moment is 25km... I plan on increasing the long run by 2km each week.... It'll be my first marathon.... so I'm just aiming for a finish... How many runs a week do you recommend? 4 or 5?? Would…

I don't pay too much attention to calories. I eat 5 or 6 times per day... things like oats, veg, tuna... protein with every meal... I'd guess my macros to be around 45 protein 35 carbs and 20 fats..

I LOVED the programme.. I had huge success with it :)

Just an issue as I race mist weekends... also run better when I'm lighter, and feel like eating copious amounts every week contradicts that!

Depends how serious she has been? If she's like me..... I'm super strict n slight deviation causes a binge cycle.. so if my boyfriend bought my choc, as sweet as his intentions, I would cry lol

I have some advice for you!!! I was in exactly the same boat... could run max 2km and I died and last Sunday ran my first half marathon!! It's not something that happens quickly and there will be hurdles!! I started running beginning of last year and was so hell bent on doing a half marathon I actually ended up injuring…

Thanks for the advice guys! I'm from south africa and there aren't many shops around me that stock specialised socks etc for running. I recently bought a new pair of running shoes, they were expensive and the worst thing I could've done... The blisters they gave me were horrible. I thought maybe I just needed to wear them…

Never actually heard of this.. Very interesting! I think I'm gonna donate mine to someone else though, I'm a school teacher and so I have more than enough kids to want my own!! :) Very interesting though, amazing how we are built to accomodate and adapt to things that may come!

I guess pooch isn't the correct word... basically my stomach is flat around the pelvis area and then there's like a line where you can see my stomach starts... just wondering if it would ever be totally flat and continuous... If that makes sense. Check my profile pic. Maybe, like one of the other posters mentioned.. its my…

I'm gonna make what I look like now my profile pic coz I don't know how to post one :/

The bottom of your stomach maybe in the bottom right August pic!! Congrats the.. damn amazing job! Xxx

I wish it were easier to post a pic then you guys could see.. haha... maybe I'll try figure out how to post one tomorrow coz it's 3AM now :(

Mmmm, maybe the body fat was taken incorrectly.. It was done using the 3 sight skin fold method.. so guess it never took everything into consideration... Regardless... I guess I'm just gonna keep on keeping on and see how it plays out.

I'm not 12% anymore.. at the time I was 12% it was taken by a biokineticist and I literally had no fat anywhere except in that area... had the top 4 abs on display but then this little bump... like a fold I guess... just never been totally flat?

Hi guys, Thanks for all the responses.. I love getting feedback from the running community! One of my fave things about the sport.. that we run alone, yet all feel unified through a common goal. I had trained up to 18km in April.... was doing no strength training and got a knee injury a week before my race. I was running 4…

Actually makes a lot of sense... The whole pack was about 550g with about 5 breasts(raw)... so I probably underestimated... so I prob ate just over 200g then I think.. Thanks guys... learnt something new about it being measured raw!

I'd say it was probably a Lil more than 2 breasts.. but I weighed it after cooking.... Maybe it will just take some getting used to... I enjoyed it as I had it with avo... just took me by surprise how much food it was for supposedly so little calories

This is perfect! I'm running my first HM 1 Nov! Would love to be in touch with other runners! Add me guys!

I'm from SA!! Add me :)

I'm in!! :)