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Seriously! Between debris and potholes... goodness gracious it's like cyclocross on a road bike sometimes. :smiley:

First race of the season completed yesterday! It rained mildly all day long - which ended up being fine because it wasn't a hard rain. Except for *everything* being wet, it was nice that it wasn't hot and sunny! Felt good to race again, it had been a few years since my last race. Also... I hate it when this happens... I…

Hi there! I honestly would try not to count calories right now. I breastfed for a year, and I can tell you that I lost weight without any "real" exercise (just walking, etc.) I would focus more on just making sure that you're getting enough high fiber whole grains, veggies, and fruit, and lots of water to keep your milk…

All great advice above! I will add three notes! 1. At the running store, ask if they have a loyalty program or something like that - and sign up for it. After you spend a certain amount, or buy a certain number of pairs of shoes, they'll often have a great discount. For example - at my running store I just got a $55…

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share an update - I took all the feedback, insight, and wisdom here - read the "ROAR" book by Stacy Sims (recommended by my coach) and made some changes: -Increased my protein intake quite a bit. -Refocused on tracking EVERYTHING I eat. Even yesterday when I ate cereal and gummy bears for lunch…

Way to go!! You've put in the hard work and it shows!!

Rode 1 lap of the Ironman course over the weekend. (Race will be 2 loops) It was HARD. But, I made it! So cheers to forward progress!

@7lenny7 Great workout!!

@martaindale You're so right about incorporating trails! I have kind of forgotten about our little stretch of trail in my neighborhood, got to remember to add that section in for some variety! This past Sunday I had a 1:20 run. I usually have short runs around 50-60 min or long runs 2:00+ with my training plan - so a 1:20…

How's your training going? sounds like you've done multiple IMs already? I'm kind of feeling that worry that I'm not ready - but have to keep reminding myself that I shouldn't be ready yet... just staying on focused on one workout at a time! (but it's hard!)

@wendsg Thank you for your comments on hills! I appreciate all the insight!!

The full!! I spent most of my life in the flatlands and recently moved to WI where there are more hills and it's taking some adjusting for sure. I've got a hill workout this week, my coach wants me to focus on cadence up hills - and trying to find the right combination of gear and cadence that is most efficient uphill. I'm…

RE: Monthly Question - Running up a hill: Depending on my intent this may vary, but generally speaking I try to shorten my stride a bit, increase my cadence, and relax my effort a little bit, with the intention to maintain my overall effort throughout the hill. So if I was running at an RPE of 7, at the hill I'll back by…

I am working on getting more efficient on hills - I always feel like other riders always look so comfortable spinning up hills with a high cadence like it's no big deal. Even in the easiest gear, I'm still huffing and puffing and grinding away. Depending on the terrain if I can carry some momentum with me off a previous…

Not a doctor, but I am a parent and I could NEVER get my kid to run a marathon at age 6. 100 yard dash? sure. Around the block? ehh... not likely. A full marathon?! That's nuts. Either that kid has an incredible future in endurance sports... or may need a lot of therapy.

This sounds absolutely beautiful! I have mile repeats this afternoon... I'll be fine with them, but it's like I have to mentally prepare for them, lol.

Hello! New to this thread - training for IM so I have a LOT of miles head of me this spring/summer. Learning to navigate the constant hills, it's brutal!

Fellow 'sconnie here! The struggle is very real. Brat fry every weekend on every corner. :wink:

Way to go!!!

I ended April with 69 miles! Happy with that! :smiley:

This is a great tip! I'll definitely do this when I'm running with music - thanks! (I never thought to search for songs by bpm!)

I wondered about that prediction after you click complete.... is that an algorithm based on just calories in vs. calories out? Wonder if there is anything more to it?

We just got ours, so I'm new to these also. But - so far I've learned a bag of frozen veggies turns out really well. I often make roasted chickpeas, I want to try those in the air fryer - I wonder if it might be easier to get them really crispy. Its kind of pain to make those in the oven - I take forever trying to get…

Yesterday I had an easy 1:00 run on the schedule, my coach told me to keep it to an easy/long run pace - so for me that's around 11:15-11:45 per mile. She also said to focus on cadence and form. I'm happy to report that I kept my cadence around 169-171, prior to training with my coach my cadence was always 162. Literally…

I never think to look at my total mileage per month, I kind of like it! So far for April I'm at 59.45. I've an hour easy run today, long run pace, so it should be nice and easy. We're back down to the 30's today though... kind of a bummer! Ready to ditch the ear warmers and gloves already!!

Thank you! Yes, I do agree I need to do more tracking (not just food, but more data in general) and do it consistently so I can determine more from the results. I used to track my RHR every morning and I haven't been, I completely forgot! I'm going to start that right away as well - especially before my volume starts to…

Thank you so much! It does help to hear other experiences! I am consuming gatorade endurance, gels, other food during long bikes/runs - I think I'm going to start tracking those for a while as well just out of curiosity. I wonder if that is a factor that I'm not accounting for. For example - one day I did a 2:15 outdoor…

Thank you for this! I don't think I'm hitting 0.8g per lb of body weight in protein. My coach recommend I read "ROAR" by Stacy Sims, which I am working my way through. Also reviewed any other 'symptoms' (not sleeping well, overly thirsty, etc) to make sure it's not an increase in cortisol due to not enough recovery - I…

I think this is the smoking gun... I haven't been very accurate tracking / measuring / weighing. I know I'm also not making the BEST choices MOST of the time - I need to work on healthier snacks (more fruits/veggies, protein). I also realized I don't think I'm getting enough protein. Thanks everyone... it's been helpful to…

I'm 5'1" and I'm not sure exactly how many lbs I've gained as I'm not consistent with weighing myself. At a Dr. appointment I hopped on the scale and it was up probably 8-10 lbs from the last time I weighed myself, which was probably late last fall (Oct/Nov). What concerned me more than the #'s was that I've gained inches.…