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I’ve been battling OTS for a bit and have been slowly recovering since the marathon on 2/9. The first time I tried to run after the race, I couldn’t walk for 3 minutes at a time without a break. Yikes. Last Saturday I tried again. I thought I’d do 10k. That turned into 5k before I started and turned into a 2 mile walk when…

I kind of think that’s like when I say I’m not interested in doing another marathon....(we know that’s going to be a lie). Someday the curiously will take over and you’ll be squeezing another 17 seconds off your 5k time or something and you’ll do it.

No one is using any terminology that isn’t commonplace in this community-the one you’ve descended upon spewing vitriol about its members and/or the tool itself in every single post you’ve made. You must be a troll. No one is this unnecessarily antagonistic and confrontational without even making a tiny attempt to learn the…

Thank you! Lactate threshold is different and yes more valuable as a metric. We do that and the LT estimates are pretty close to any other LT estimates (including based on race/biological performance). I don’t feel a need to get a lab test for anything (yet): The Garmin estimate for LT has been a solid mark for me. It’s…

I am questioning the person who posted about this process to find out more info. What I choose to do (if anything) with any of my numbers doesn’t matter to anyone but me and my coach.

Have you checked the Success Stories section? I mean-for just some of the successful people? Maybe you’ll get lucky and find one or two? Have you asked about the success of the people in this thread? Have you bothered yet to figure out how mfp establishes a calorie goal (hint: it’s not TDEE)? Mfp works remarkably well when…

That was in reply to your vague comment that suggested [my previous comment] would be wise since mfp isn’t good at estimating “this”. My previous comment was about a using what is typically referred to as a TDEE method (for estimating calorie intake rather than MFP’s built-in NEAT + exercise method). I assumed your “this”…

Meh. There are a lot of layers involved in deciding what works best and while mfp May overestimate calorie burns for some exercises, that’s not universally true nor is the mfp exercise database the only mechanism through which to estimate calorie burns. I am a runner and run anywhere from 0 to 60 miles a week. Due to such…

The challenges are really just a fancy way to have more ads. They are sponsored by something and generally want you to eat/use whatever that thing is however many times (in addition to generic logging/workout goals). Next time a sponsor ponies up some cash, we’ll get another challenge.

While as a general rule I wholeheartedly endorse this, I am thinking that OP (or someone else reading this who is looking to do the same thing) may be using a TDEE method of calculating a calorie goal (including exercise at the front end). And turning off exercise calories is a premium feature. If you don’t want to pay for…

Another race of course!

@SassyBelle070707 I’ll third the advice to not do anything new before your race. Experimenting in the days before/days of a race is a great way to find out just how bloated you can feel from eating too much pasta and whether or not the race organizers really have enough portopotties along the course. Whatever you’ve been…

Where can I find more info on this? I wasn’t aware that there was a specific test procedure and I’ve reviewed the documentation I could find for my watch and don’t see anything about it? My watch produces a new vo2max estimate every time I run outside for more than 10 minutes. Is there a way to turn that off (after doing…

I don’t understand why they can’t add a simple search filter so one can choose to limit the search results to just the system entries (rather than the entire database). On the web, you can see a check that indicates which is a system entry (if you can find it amongst the 28499595050605 other entries), but the check on the…

“flagship” as in that’s the “big” event. Like a lot of races have multiple distances but often times (but not always) one is really the “big” event or the main event (and most people run that distance). It’s not always the longest distance.

That is a kind of wisdom I apparently don’t have. I can say I genuinely don’t have any interest in doing anything that long. But I was adamant I was never doing a full either. And 50k is only like 8k-and I’m really not sure how long a k is so that could be just a mile or two....(relax-I know it’s 5-ish). And this is how I…

I do almost exclusively travel races. I enjoy the experience, the scenery, etc. I’ve settled on a half as a good distance because you can kind of wing-it (sort of) it something doesn’t go quite right in training, it’s long enough to feel like an accomplishment and you get to see a lot of the beauty of wherever you’re…

this is the truth! I was vehement that I was never doing a full. I didn’t have the time to train. It’s too much commitment to run as a second job for 6 months. Half’s are plenty-long enough to be long but not life consuming. I’m too slow so I really takes too much time. On and on and on. For years. I just finished my…

I have done IF by default for most of my adult life-that’s just when/how I prefer to eat. I have done IF to become morbidly obese, I’ve done IF to lose weight, I’ve done IF to maintain (or sometimes gain). How many calories I eat determines if I gain/lose/maintain. IF is just the timing for when I eat. It doesn’t make me…

@LoveyChar that marathon looks like fun! Enjoy!

Happy birthday @Camaramandy648 that sounds like kind of the best way to wake up!

You might. Sweat happens because the body is trying to cool itself. As you become more fit, your body may become less “hot” doing the same level of activity (in the same temperature/conditions), so you may sweat less - although I don’t want to assume a current level of fitness. You may sweat less as your body becomes less…

I wear the contacts that you wear continuously for a month. Until I can afford LASIK, this is the next best thing. Cheap sunglasses, I can see all the time, no rain/fog/etc issues, no slipping glasses in yoga. Very likely not a big money saver though. I do buy mine on sale and through cash back portals and get reimbursed…

No idea if it’s a coincidence or not, but the current lull in manufacturing of many medications (as they are made in regions of China where workers are either ill or quarantined do production happening) was raised as an example of possible impact even if we never see any real outbreak in the US. My Walmart was looking…

I would think the concern and urge to accumulate supplies is (possibly) less about the pending apocalypse or a global pandemic wiping out massive portions of the population, and more that even now there are supply chain issues (In some sectors) due to the number of ill and quarantined workers overseas (particularly, but…

So have you replaced the strap? They have a lifespan that isn’t really all that long.

I have very sporadic results with Polar HRM straps. Monday it’ll be fine, Tuesday it’ll tell me my HR is 74 when I’m running and 194 when I’m laying down not moving. Or 0 or 278. Wednesday will be all over the place, Thursday half and half... When you say you replaced the strap and would see the problem but then it all…

Sort of like washing hands, this should be a given whether or not there’s a fancy virus in town. Nobody wants your germs ever. Why should someone else have to spend a week or more hacking or fighting off whatever bug you have? I’m using “you” and “your” in generic terms (not in reply to a specific person).

Thank you!

I puffy heart my Oofas. The only time I feel like I need recovery footwear is after long runs/races. Oofas feel like walking on air and feel way better than more pounding on my feet. I think the ideas behind the barefoot stuff are to “strengthen” the foot and for overall proprioception? I’m still going to be wearing my…