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I was morbidly obese when I started and I was only able to “run” for 5 seconds at a time, and needed to walk for about 5 minutes before I had recovered enough to try another 5 second “run”. I think by the 8 week mark I had worked up to about a 5 minute “run” time. Which was pretty great progress. I put “run” in quotes…

I’m doing the Lake Powell half this October. I have my eye on a lot of the events on their calendar. Such a fun way to see the parks! For anyone interested: https://vacationraces.com/ The Death Valley race isn’t part of that, but many of the other national parks are. I’d love to do the Alaska week long deal too. But that’s…

If you’re really full on 1400-1500 calories, then focusing on fat is a good place to add calories without volume. Some butter, full-fat salad dressings, cooking oil, full fat dairy products, an ounce of cheese, 2 TB of peanut butter are all very little (or no) additional food volume, but can add several hundred calories.…

I typically ease back in. Kind of reverse taper (erring on the side of short/easy) and work my way back up to whatever my typical training volume is. Taper usually starts after a peak well over what my normal would be so I don’t build to that again unless it’s part of another race cycle. But it also depends on the length…

While not about bike roadside assistance, I second the RoadID. I pony up the $10 or $30 per year (can’t remember which) for the online piece. My physical roadID has emergency contact #’s as well as the contact info and serial number to my online account - which stores additional emergency contact info, my medical history…

Record your exercise on your Fitbit. The individual workouts don’t carry over to mfp (meaning you won’t see an entry in your diary for them) but the calories are included in the overall adjustment (which is what is on the entry with the steps). So the calories for your workouts are getting counted. If you want/need a…

Not all Garmin watches feature both the aerobic and anaerobic training effect. Having them split is fairly new (the last couple/few years - I think the Fenix 5/935 were the first models to split them). Prior to that if Garmin connect displayed a training effect for the activity (recorded on a watch that has training effect…

I’m only going for the long weekend this time :( For the other half in October I was there a week after and it was amazing! This company puts on some other races I want to do out there so I’m hoping to be back a few more times. It’s beautiful. And so much fun stuff to do! Is Eddie McStiff’s the saloon-looking place or the…

I have a treadmill that is hooked into iFit-which allows me to map out a route on Google maps and the treadmill will adjust incline & decline to match the route and show the google street view as you go along. At various points, I ran (virtually) all of the New Orleans marathon route. It did help me have some idea what was…

May you continue to be forever blessed with none of the many conditions that limit the mobility/permitted degree of flexion of your knees and/or ankles which prevent rowing as an option. That probably sounds nasty-which wasn’t my intent. There are a number of injuries/conditions that make rowing not possible, not advised…

Honestly a traditional stationary bike will fit your criteria (it’s also maybe the smallest footprint). I’m primarily a runner. Over a multitude of injuries over the years, I’ve used my regular stationary bike for easy/gentle “just do some movement” exercise soon after injury, all the way through long and/or complex and/or…

My slow crawl back from OTS. I got a little overconfident after yesterday’s 4.5. Tried 3.5 today. I’ll probably need 3 weeks to recover before I try that again. Seeing as yesterday was the first time I could run at all since the marathon, a consecutive day attempt was not my best decision. But man was I super optimistic…

That is pretty awesome! Kinda sad I’ll be wandering around Moab instead.

Same! I figure I’m probably going to get a virus anyway-Norovirus, coronavirus. Bring on the cheap cruises, please!

@7lenny7 That sounds fun! But I will be in Moab. Running a race down one road that has a rock on one side; a river in the other and zero cross streets. There’s one turn at the end into the park where the finish is. When I ran Arches in October - it’s on the same road (different but still only one turn into one place). I…

My hands swell sometimes on very long runs (3+ hours). My doctor was not concerned because the swelling only occurs during lengthy exercise when my hands/arms are mostly in one position and subsides quickly (within a few minutes of stopping or putting my hands above my heart). If it were lasting for several hours, I would…

I’m not really trying to use it for LISS so I’m not too worried. I typically run, or do regular biking, or stationary biking or the rower (kind of in that order). I’ve tried to use the assault bike for LISS on a few occasions - but It’s just not in the rotation for that at all anymore. I use it for HIIT and I’ve used it…

After reading this thread, I’m wondering if my bike just isn’t right? I have no trouble doing LISS on the rower or running or biking or...anything but the assault bike. It takes a monumental effort to get it moving. But it is also ... not exactly rickety-but something. I am a long distance runner and just did a marathon.…

It’s just a guess based on some terms that have come up, but it’s at least an actual thing (unlike starvation “mode”).

Compiling all the comments/responses together, I’m thinking it is starvation Ketoacidosis (which is an actual thing-not common but it’s a thing) which can happen after lengthy fasting and/or when glycogen stores are depleted (eg low carb diet and/or exercise) and/or illness/infection and/or some other exacerbating…

This^ And this^ (applied to all areas of business & industry).

They are essentially the same product-except the rogue is belt driven (assault bike is chain driven). They are both equally bad for LISS. So pick whichever one fits your budget/style. I have the assault bike. In theory one could just go “easier” and make it LI (and SS depending on effort). The fan just isn’t built for…

I am satiated by fiber and actual volume of food. But shaking from hunger sounds like it’s something beyond food choices.

I have a 13.7-I got lost sticker in my collection. It’s extra humorous because it’s 100% the truth. I have gotten lost in every race I have ever run. Even the ones with like 1 turn. It’s a gift.

This is me too. A 10 mile (or a bit more) change isn’t at all unusual (even when not at peak marathon training mileage) since cutback weeks are a normal thing. And that works out to a significant amount (calorie wise) for me as well. So I also prefer NEAT. But that isn’t intended to imply TDEE isn’t a good way to go. It’s…

I wasn’t implying that the 0 and 60 would be adjacent weeks. Only attempting to illustrate to a combative & belligerent poster (not you) the reasons that method may not be preferred for me (or others like me that may have varying activity levels). It seemed subtly wasn’t the way the go with that. Both methods are indeed…

I would also run in the dark.

I’m also in French toast run country. But after two almost back to back storms where nearly the entire state had no power for 2+ weeks (each storm), we are a little different now-slightly less in the perishables and slightly more in the “things you will need if the entire state has no power for 2 weeks after the storm”.…

I used to have an hour commute each way. It was not my favorite lol. Then I started working at home (same job). At first it took a lot of getting used to as I wasn’t around people and just checking something with a coworker was way more complicated. Then I realized I had an extra 2 hours a day that I wasn’t spending…

GLOW-STICKS!!!! That’s so awesome! Sounds fun (except the heat and humidity part).