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21 miles this week. 39 for the month so far.

My first marathon time was 6.5 hours and I was not overweight at all - people 50 pounds heavier than me were flying past me at the end, but I didn't really follow a training schedule and kind of winged it. I had decent half marathon times before that so I figured I'd be ok, but it was a long miserable race because I was…

No, but I'm doing Dallas in December! Good luck!!!

I'm 5'9" and I had bumped up to 157 - yikes! I have a small frame so it was all on my tummy/hips. Back down to 140 now and very happy with it! Everyone has different reasons for why they gained the weight. I'm a personal trainer so my workouts were very consistent, but I had totally let the eating go and it caught up with…

I've done several halfs and the best tip I can give you is find a good training plan and stick to it. Don't deviate - trust the plan. I recommend Hal Higdon's plans. I'm using his marathon training plan now for the Dallas Marathon in December, but there are many good training plans out there that will do the job. Whenever…

Week 1 - 18 miles.

One fun size pack of peanut m&m's, one tiny Twix, one Twizzler and one fun size Snickers. It's really hard to stop at one Twizzler for me so I give myself a pat on the back.

100 miles for November!

Last run of the month - 5 miles. That puts me at 111 total for the month! Woo hoo!!

31 miles this week. 106 for the month so far! Yea - I'm finally over 100!!!! :drinker:

I agree that if it was hotter outside than normal, that may have added to the difficulty. I live in Texas and believe me, there is a definite pattern to the difficulty of my long runs and the temperature. But I also think you didn't recover from your run last week at race pace. Race pace is pushing ourselves so it takes…

This used to happen to me frequently when I went over 4 or 5 miles. About a year ago I was told to buy my running shoes a half size bigger. I did and it hasn't happened to me one time since then. I still buy the same brand and model shoe, just bigger. Ran a 25k today in fact - no numb feet even after 15.7 miles!

Really deep water than I cannot see in. I live in Texas and we have lots of lakes and I will NOT get in the water because you can't see anything. I know there are no sharks or anything, but my mind conjures up crazy images of what could be lurking down there. When I've been to Hawaii I didn't mind getting in the ocean and…

This week - 21 miles. Month to date - 75.

Congrats and good luck!!! Run the World by Beyonce is the best running song! I have done dozens of races and nothing makes me run faster than this song so save it for the last half mile. I agree with Fighter by Christina Aguilera and Titanium. Those are on my playlist too. I also like Fire Woman by The Cult.

28 miles for week 2. 54 so far for the month.

26 miles for week 1. Had a 20k on Sunday! :)

Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

Jason Bourne. I would date him so hard...

I'm running the Dallas Marathon in December. This will be my fifth, and hopefully my best! Good luck to everyone. Especially the crazy guy running 30 marathons in a year! You're my hero! :drinker:

He needs a motivating goal. Sign him up for a marathon.

You said he is "too shy to talk to them so they dismiss him..." But what are the women supposed to do? Ask him out? Follow him around and talk to him when he doesn't talk back? It doesn't work like that. It's not a woman's fault if a man doesn't make an effort to talk to her. If a guy wants to get to know someone better,…

Daaaaaammmmmmnnnn. :noway: Thanks for sharing! How come I never see guys that look like the dude running with his dog when I run? It would definitely make me go faster.

That store is a total rip-off anyway. I'm a size 6 but I feel self-conscious in there because I look at every price tag and know I can't afford to drop $90 on one pair of workout pants. I could get 2 or 3 pair for that amount! I get all my workout gear from Academy, Target, Old Navy, etc. It's really not worth it so you're…

Going for 100 miles!

I fell sick yesterday so I couldn't do my long run this morning, which would have put me over my goal. So bummed!!! Ended the month just short with 95 total miles. :sad:

^^^100% agree!! I used to work at a gym and I always thought the bigger girls were awesome! We were proud of them and tried to encourage them to stick with it. You may inspire someone else there who needs to know she's not the only bigger girl at the gym, you never know. I vote go for it!!!

Awesome! Yes, you are officially a runner...great job!!

19 miles for this week - 95 for the month so far! Woo-hoo!