PeteWhoLikesToRunAlot Member

Agree with everyone above - much better to work yourself into shape at your own speed, especially after an injury, rather than force it. My first 13.1 attempt was scheduled last minute, without having built enough of a base. As a result, I ramped up way too quickly, overtrained, and aggrivated an old ankle injury that…

I like to hit the pavement every now and again - training for my first 26.2 in October. Anyone fellow yoggers are free to add me, point, mock, and laugh :)

I tried to get away from carrying my nathan handheld after I realized it was actually bothering my shoulders, especially when full (I'd actually pour a good portion of it out) - I'm generally ok with no water up to ~12 miles. With my 26.2 training going on though, I've actually started taking a quick drive around the route…

Brooks Adrenaline or Trace are great stability shoes. Adrenaline are a bit lighter with less cushioning, trance are heavier with more midsole cushion.

Absolutely go with the HRM - assuming it's calibrated for you correctly, and the activity is set correctly, you should be good.

I take pics of my garmin watch after runs, often with my mug alongside to show how badass i am :) I also take pics of various craft beers that pretty much offset any running I do. instagram.com/psabotka

Not trying to be a buzzkill or anything but I tend to be a realist. That being said, I think it's an aggressive goal. My current HM PR is 1:45:19. I've got my first 26.2 on 10/06, am following the sub-3:45 training plan on RunKeeper, and am hopeful that I can make that goal. Based on recent 13-16 mile run times, McMillian…

That's incredible! Great job!

newLeanne33 - 9. I'm assuming you're the one in the back - it'd be creepy otherwise :)

I like you!

Feel free to shoot me an add on here as well as Fitbit: http://www.fitbit.com/user/23DRNK I spend far more time on this site than I should and am rather chatty :)

Absolutely there is a difference - your face, neck, arms, chest, legs. It's tougher for us to see our own progress, than it is for others to see it. Great job!

Before was ~195-200 lbs After is ~160 lbs

I had been running pretty solidly for approaching 2 years when I did my first half. Up until that time, I was gradually pulling off the majority of the weight I wanted to lose, and had got in a few 5Ks and one 10K. The day after I finished the 10K, I signed up for the 13.1. You've got plenty of time, you'll be able to…

141 as of todays six terrible miles.

This must be my seat.

I get various odd sensations from my shoulders, all the way down to my fingertips on longer runs. Usually coincides with holding my shoulders too stiff, or swinging arms too much, especially as I'm leaning into hills. Try to get a feel for how you're holding your shoulders, and try to relax them a bit

Well played.

Anxiety and OCD. Been on Zoloft for years. I think it definitely didn't do me any favors as I put on weight, but wouldn't say it caused it. My own laziness and poor diet choices did that. At least in my case, it didn't inhibit my weight loss, as I'm down ~45-50 while still on the same dose of meds. I've found that running…

Congrats! I think... I've lost several, but always on the 2nd toe on each foot. Strange.

Ok, nowhere near as fast as some in this thread, but my most recent 5K last month was a PR 21:56

I've experienced this from time to time if I'm either extremely overtired (I tend to get significant bouts of insomnia, where I'll get 2-3 hrs a night for a week or more), or have had too much coffee in response to the aforementioned insomnia. Any non-running physiological things going on recently which might explain it?

Much less humid today, should make for a decent effort outside!

Funny you say this - I'm the opposite - I can maintain a minute per mile faster pace *outside*, versus on the treadmill, where even a minute per mile slower feels like a grind. I think it's as simple as practice.

I'm working on being a "distance" runner, have done races up to 13.1. Working towards my first 26.2 in October. My paces are low sevens for 3-5miles, with mid-upper 7s or 8 for longer runs. I'd like to be able to pull a sub-3:45 for my full in October. Feel free to add me, always happy to find more runners I can…

Before going on vacation, I have already mapped our two or three routes on MapMyRun :)

What a difference - well done! Maybe I should hit the weights more :)

While I haven't seen explicit "bashing", I think it's definitely the black sheep of many people's exercise routines. I'm with you - I love distance running. It's one of the few fragments of time I have to myself, I do my best introspection while running, and I love the feeling after blazing through a route for a PR. That…

Yep - no syncing this morning. And the LED on my One is broken so the only way I can see my steps is via syncing via computer or iPhone

I'll only do wind pants on the most frigid of days, like 15 degrees F with a 30MPH headwind along the Charles river in Boston. Otherwise, it's underarmour under normal running shorts in I'll layer underarmour long sleeve shirts though.