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My first full Marathon is this July, my second ever half marathon is MAY (part of the marathon training schedule) I am currently in 3 running series. Warrior Dash, Tough Mudder and I am currently registered for a spartan sprint and heaven help me, I'm probably going to attempt the spartan trifecta especially since this…

Snow removal unless the condo association beats me to it, then it's "Your shape fitness evolved" for the Kinnect.

I make some every year, having a plan helps otherwise you'll give up trying to "be a better person" by Martin Luther King Day 1) Get more sleep. Difficulty: Moderate I haven’t been getting enough sleep during the week and it was starting to affect me. Having the last week and a half where I could get 7-8 hours consistently…

I even give myself a report card the following year, here was 2013's report 1) Lose the rest of the weight I want to lose Perceived Degree of Difficultly: Minor Result: I never did get the rest of the weight off I wanted to lose. Keeping up during 1/2 Marathon training had me increase my calorie goals to maintence and I…

Absolute minimum 30 minutes for me but that's a 3+ mile run. Other days I'll run or hit the elipiticals about 20 minutes and then hit the machines for 40 minutes. If I'm running outside it's probably an hour or so for a run, longer if I'm training for a half or whole marathon.

I'm doing the Hal Higdon winter training, the milage and times vary and generally build over 13 weeks... Mondays - Run Easy & Strength Tuesdays - Run Long Wednesdays - Run Easy & Strength Thursday - Run Fast Fridays - Rest Saturdays - Run LONG Sunday - Cross Train (not running)

1) Get more sleep. Difficulty: Moderate I haven’t been getting enough sleep during the week and it was starting to affect me. Having the last week and a half where I could get 7-8 hours consistently has really illuminated that fact. Plan to Achieve: On school sights I’m going to get my lunch together the night before, lay…

1) I spend about 120 dollars a pair for running shoes. I've gone to a proper running store, had them evaluate my gait and how my feet fall and then they have me try on a few different ones. The key is that it's a running specialty store and not something like foot locker. Get proper footware and dont skimp, bad shoes will…

You'll discover that as you lose weight, you will need less to get drunk. I discovered this fact because I had what was my normal night out's worth of drinks and I puked all over an alley before being poured into my buddy's car and being brought home. I was very surprised to wake up in the morning in my own bed with both…

Well I've transformed myself into a runner. I need to work on my upper body strength for my upcoming MOB races (Mud, Obstacles, Beer). I failed spectactularly at some obstacles during tough mudder and the spartan sprint this year and I want to do better, especially at the spartan because burpees suck.

I was 241 lbs. So I looked at my BMI and then looked at what my weight would be at a BMI of 25 and from there I saw that getting down to 141 lbs was going to put in a normal weight range so 100 lbs seemed like a sexy sounding number. I've been down to 245 and I put a little bit back on since deciding to maintain so I'm…

The spartan is an obstacle race. I found it much more slanted towards the obstacles than the running but that might have had to do with our spartan being up and down and up and down and up and down black diamond slopes of one of New England's tallest ski slopes and doing more hiking than running... I used my "cross" days…

I really wouldn't worry about speed for your first half marathon. Speed can come after. You are going to want to work on upper body stuff for your cross-training days during your 1/2 training. I did Hal Higdon's novice 1 half marathon plan but I tweaked it so that my final long run before the half was 12 miles instead of…

Finally get the last 11 pounds off (for a round 100) Run a marathon. I did a half in october (my first) and I will start training for my late July Marathon in March Definately Tough Mudder (again) and I keep going back and forth as to wether or not I'm going to do the whole Spartan Race Trifecta this year. I did a sprint…

Ever notice how nobody gets laid on thanksgiving. Must be all the coats on the bed....

"Do you bowl? You look like a bowler.."

Actually her ticker says she's trying to get to 128 lbs from 148 lbs. Thats only 20 lbs. But yes, open your diary and we can all give advice.

I was gonna say nothing tastes as good as running a mile (or more) feels. Best part is if you eat something out of proportion to portion control, you can go run that mile (or more)

Probably, but I do have a good idea of how a reasonable days food is going to unfold so I could probably not count calories on most days but count them on days I need to make sure I'm consuming enough calories to fuel workouts or burning enough calories to eat more than is normal or food that is more calorie dense than I…

I was running on the treadmill. Brady threw an interception and I let a CLUSTER F-BOMB fly. The only time I've ever seen the lunk alarm go off at my particular PF.

Drink enough and you'll purge even if you didn't want to. It's why I limit my intake after losing this much weight. The first time I had more than one after taking off the weight I had no idea how many more than one I could have (not many at all) and wound up purging all over the alley behind the bar.

I have not given up beer. I often add distance to my runs for the calories of a beer. Since I've lost all the weight I have, I don't need a lot of booze to get boozy anyways....

I just ran my first 1/2 marathon back in October (The BAA half to end the distance medley). I will be running another 1/2 in May as part of my training for my first Marathon this coming July. It's the PA Grand Canyon marathon (who knew they had a grand canyon). I hope to one day qualify for Boston but finishing one at all…

At my PF pizza night is the first Monday of the month and bagels happen on the 2nd Thursday morning of the month. I don't go on weekday mornings and I avoid the gym like the plague on pizza night. It's not because I fear pizza, it's because the gym gets overrun by people that aren't there the 30 days of the month to get…

At my PF pizza night is the first monday of the month and bagels happen on the 2nd thurday morning of the month. I don't go on weekday mornings and I avoid the gym like the plague on pizza night. It's not because I fear pizza, it's because the gym gets overrun by people that aren't there the 30 days of the month to get…

I love munching on honeycomb I don't buy it often just to eat it but it happens... That being said I'll put honey in my tea. If I'm reaching for sugar, that sugar is actually splenda.

Taking up running isn't about building your cardio, or at least it isn't only about building your cardio. C25K gets the entirety of your body ready to run in a gradual, intelligent manner. I wish I knew about it when I started running. I just laced up and tried to do more than before everytime. I wound up with some issues…

I will be running my first marathon in July at the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon (who knew they had one) I just ran my first 1/2 marathon back in October. I am running a marathon in memory of my mother so finishing the half marathon was VERY emotional for me as it's a BIG step towards the marathon goal. I had a good idea of…