natalie412 Member

Yep.

I made a "gratin" of sorts recently with yellow squash that would work with zucchini. Thinly sliced zucchini layered with minced fresh garlic, a little salt and grated manchego cheese (parmesan or some other cheese would work too), and just repeat how ever many times ending with cheese. If you use a good flavorful cheese,…

Those big heavy shoes do last longer. Makes sense. I like the much lighter shoes like you are using now, and they are just not as durable!

Wow - what shoes do you wear?

You have already run 10 miles, and that is the longest a lot of people run before their first half, but I think it is a lot better to run at least 13 or more miles (slow!). Don't run them like you are racing them. My really long runs are anywhere from 10:30 to 11:30 or slower pace, but I can race it in 9:something (we'll…

I've only done 2 so far, but just get some easy runs in, eat at maintenance, keep very well hydrated all week, and I would take a rest day or two before race day. Don't eat anything with too much fiber in the day or two before, and I like to take an Immodium (anti-diarrheal) on the morning of race day. Nerves can give you…

I am also following McMillan - which is similar to what Carson is suggesting. I do generally 3 easy runs, 1 long run, and some sort of speed workout per week. Could be a tempo run, cruise intervals, fartlek type workout. McMillan also throws in the occasional fast finish long run.

120.1 miles running - finally a good month! April, May and June was struggling with a couple different viruses, so mileage was down.

I developed this last fall when training for my first half, and going through some personal stress. I was told and concur that it was PVCs - Premature Ventricular Contractions, a benign condition where your heart actually beats a little early (and hard) and that results in a gap before the next beat which makes it seem…

We seem to have a similar pace. I ran my second half in April, and they had pacers. I stuck with the 2:10 pacer until around mile 9 and then sped up and ended up finishing in 2:08:26. It felt great to be able to pick up pace and be passing lots of runners at the end. My paces are all over the place, because it was a hilly…

You can definitely run 5K by October. I definitely recommend doing Couch to 5K or at least doing intervals. Also, as Shawshank said, Couch to 5k is 3 days a week. You may be running too fast - try more like a 12 minute pace - also doing intervals will help you enjoy running more. You should be able to hold a conversation…

You could probably do both. I had a 5 mile race last Saturday, and I decided to run to it and run home from it, which ended up being about 10.5 total. It may have hurt my pace a little - I figured the 2.75 run there was a warmup, but I didn't get a personal best. Especially if you are having fun with the 5K and not going…

No - I lost my first one a couple months ago, and felt like a real runner!!

Most likely not enough sleep and/or not eating enough. With that much running, you should only have a very small deficit in my opinion, or you are going to be exhausted!

Wow, wow, wow!!!! You look like a different person (and feel like one, I'm sure). Way to get the job done!

I am generally a great sleeper, but I do take 5 mg of melatonin from time to time and it definitely makes me sleep deeper. I drink lots of coffee and I drink it at night too. Depends on the person and how much of a tolerance you have built up to caffeine.

I don't know if I would classify myself as a night owl, but I prefer to exercise (in my case, run) anywhere from lunchtime to late afternoon when it is cool out, and avoiding the heat is usually enough motivation to get me out of bed at 5 - 5:30. Missing a run is generally just not an option for me. Lately though, it has…

I always give a little wave, or nod or some sort of acknowledgement, and usually get one back, but if I don't, it doesn't bother me! I usually assume I missed their nod or something. Plus sometimes you are doing an easy run, and sometimes you are really pushing, and it is hard to acknowledge anything at that point!

I had a piece of toast with copious amounts of cashew butter on it, along with a sprinkling of salt, since the cashew butter wasn't salted, before my over 9 mile run on Saturday and felt great!! Also, some black coffee. I didn't do anything special afterwards, I don't think. I used to have problems after longer runs, but…

I would think it does a little. Your heart rate goes up. I run, and my heart rate tends to be higher when it is hotter, which makes me burn a little more according to my HRM.

I always go to bed too late (midnight or later), which make 5:30 pretty early. When I can't get a nap in, I try a ginseng based energy supplement, or a guarana supplement. And I always have my afternoon cappuccino or espresso! Last night I got about 4.5 hours, so I really hope I can get a nap around lunchtime. Helps that I…

It really irks me too. Not to say weight lifting isn't great and doesn't have major benefits. But, most or at least a huge portion of us runners run because we love it, because it makes us super healthy and to keep bettering our performance in races. Is that so hard to understand? Like anything else you do, you just can't…

You should definitely eat back your exercise calories in my opinion. Just make sure you are maintaining a small deficit if you want to continue to lose weight. I would not be trying to lose at a 2 lb/week rate either - it may make it difficult to sustain the mileage. I do usually eat a little (banana, toast, or a protein…

Do you find the Virrata's are wearing out fast?

Let me rephrase - I try not to heel strike! I have been working on shortening my stride and upping my cadence - in other words, letting my foot land close to my center of gravity, as you said.

I TRY to be a forefoot runner, and I wear Saucony Kinvara 3's and my newest ones are Saucony Virrata's, which I got because they have a 0mm drop (as opposed to the Kinvara's 4mm). I really like the Virrata's but unfortunately, they look much more worn after 142 miles than my Kinvara's do after 380 miles. My Kinvaras are…

It could also be that some runs are just like that for any number of factors: not enough sleep, not enough food, higher temp\humidity. I have done runs many times fasted for 15 or more hours, and had no problem (up to around one hour runs). Not that it would hurt to have a little snack if you think it would help. Also,…

I like the Runner's World Smart Coach plan as well.

Runkeeper does NOT take your heart rate into account when it calculates your calorie burn: http://support.runkeeper.com/entries/21705386-How-are-Calories-Burned-calculated- That is one of the many reasons I use iSmoothRun. I do have it upload the data to RunKeeper, so have I have the reporting functions - but even doing…

Awesome time!! My first was 2:36, my second was 2:08 and I am really hoping to get under 2 hours for my next one.