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take a break this week - do just a couple of short and easy runs to give your legs time to recover- and then go back to your training plan but plan to make your longest run at least a half so that you get used to the longer distances again (my first half was much slower than my second...they were 3 months apart so I just…

that all depends on the degree of cold :smile: layers are the all important factor my habitual upgrades are usually: 0C to -10C: Running leggings, long sleeve wicking shirt, running jacket (but not necessarily my winter one) thin running gloves and headband. -11C to -20C: Thermal running leggings, long sleeve wicking…

fabulous! You look amazing and your success is inspiring!

calories eaten back after hard exercise are the most delicious.

I love how many bakers there are here! Haha maybe we should start a group ;) after all, there is no need to feel ashamed of an activity that can be incredibly beneficial, anyone who doesn't think baking is a workout has never felt the muscle pain in the forearms that comes from 5 hours of piping buttercream icing on a 3…

follow a training plan for a longer distance and implement it up to the mileage that you want to reach (i.e. you want to do a 15k race, use a half marathon training plan and implement to the 15k mark). You will have to increase your mileage overall to make sure you don't hurt yourself, but the plans I've used usually have…

"sore" is just a general state that I've become accustomed to. So long as it's not pain suggesting an injury I usually take it as a signal that I have not been doing enough of the exercise because my body is protesting the different use. My best example is when I started a boot camp a couple years ago. The first day we…

Brixby...or in long form Brixby von Buildington

you look fantastic and have such a great attitude! The plateau will end eventually but that's just gravy!

totally normal, your body needs a chance to recover and shore up its energy stores. I burn an average of 700 cals a week (double that on long run days) and there are days when I'm in bed by 8, I just accept it as a natural consequence of activity levels!

how many halves have you done? and do you have a training plan yet for the full? I'm happy to share mine, which full are you thinking of entering? I can maybe give you some pointers on fulls that are good around here :)

I did the winterman half in 2011, it was good, though cold. Having to do the same 2.5 out and back a number of times gets a bit repetitive, but it's appreciated when you at least have clean roads to run on! Since the 5k, 10k, half and full runners are all out at the same time it feels like a great crowd even though it's…

feel free to add me! I run all the time and post and blog about it regularly. I just finished my 7th half marathon last Sunday (and wrote a post about it on my blog) and am training for my third marathon which is on May 26th (I have another half between now and then as well) I love to read about people's running trials and…

I eat 6 meals a day (breakfast, elevenses, first lunch, second lunch, dinner, snack) and I find that adding in that second lunch at 4 gives me much better willpower in the evenings to have a healthy dinner. Spread your calories out more during the day and pre-plan your meals, it'll help! feel free to add me to take a look…

I'd say your times look good for training runs, keep in mind that your long training runs are not supposed to be run at race pace. A general rule of thumb is to take your 10k race pace and multiply it by 5. I'm running a marathon May 26th, feel free to add me if you'd like some motivation/training support!

I've heard about that documentary, that's the one endorsed by Jillian Michaels right? so it has to be 100% accurate!

ahh a brilliant bait and switch...kudos!

most recently a couple toenails...but that was less of a choice and more of a sacrifice to the gods of distance running. But in all seriousness the only food that I can't eat at all this year is burgers, but that's because I declared 2013 to be the year of no burger.

I've run 7 half marathons (my last one yesterday!) and 2 marathons so am chock full of advice and motivation if anyone wants to add me. I am also more than willing to share my training plan which goes up to 19k. My important tips: 1) invest in good running gear, for ladies that means excellent running bras. What "works"…

I think we've all been there. I often find when I'm on a binge sometimes it's out of sight, out of mind. Or if it's REALLY bad I just trash whatever is tempting me too much! It may be a waste of money but at least I won't castigate myself afterward. And if I do binge too much...penance running.

I agree with Carson on this, I've done a couple marathons and have to say that taking the time to develop a good base (and weather yourself really) is necessary before attempting a marathon. Marathons are a tricky beast, they're exponentially harder than a half in that everything in you aches more, and mentally it's a much…

I second what everyone else has said here. Listen to your body, if you're constantly hungry you're not eating enough. You can likely up your calories quite a bit and still lose weight (for example, I eat an average of 2200 calories a day and burn an average of 700)

My weight always fluctuates while training for races and my longer distance runs. A lot of it has to do with lactic acid and water retention, but a lot also has to do with the caloric demands of my body after long runs. The biggest thing for me is to make sure that I'm eating good amounts all day long (not storing calories…

ha ha I've had a few... My favourite: "you're really beautiful, but you're so tall! To be with a girl like you I'd have to know that I can take you in a fight..." He followed that up by suggesting we wrestle...nice. Or there was the street artist in London who was doing a sketch of me: "if you like how this turns out maybe…

well done! you look great!

I once got "wow, you're shrinking away to nothing!" Which I found weird, is that a goal I should be pursuing?? I always thought that I was just working at becoming a better version of me... I also had a cousin say "how are you losing so much weight? It's crack right?" (CLEARLY joking...)

I'm always much more motivated when I run to feel rather than trying to beat a time. Maybe you just need to give yourself a break and run because you love the motion rather than trying to beat your time? give it a few weeks then start speed training again.

look up...waaaaaaaay up!

if you pause any youtube video and hit the up and left keys at the same time you can play this on the video screen.

I ran into a bit of that too, I got close to my initial goal weight and found myself unsatisfied. I found myself getting into bad eating habits and feeling tired and grumpy most of the time, and then binging on bad food when I got home at night. For the last month I've focused on the nutrition side of things. I've been…