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Carb loading isnt' really needed for running a half in 90 minutes, assuming you're getting adequate nutrition in your everyday life. If you're crashing in the last mile, its most likely a training issue and you need to do some things to improve your kick, you need a mid-week run of higher mileage to improve your endurance,…

Blisters come from a combination of three things: heat, friction, and moisture. If you can cut down on them (or cut back on a combination), you can usually eliminate blistering all together, though from time to time, they do still crop up. So its important to have shoes that fit (it sounds like you may need a wider toe…

Doable. Train with a pack and the weight you will take with you, as the added weight will change your gait and make it harder on your feet. Learn blister care. Take plenty of good socks.

Body glide your feet. It won't destroy fabrics. Balega socks work for me. Also you may have changed to the wrong shoes, if they give you blisters after 20 minutes. The right shoe won't need to be broken in...there are many options out there for over-pronators, so don't be afraid to return the shoes and try something else…

This post inspired me to delete 20 people from my FL.

so... Step 1- check to see if the race has a time limit. Plenty of people walk 10ks. If there is a time cut off, and its say, 2 hours or 1:45 or something, think hard about whether or not you want to still try it. Step 2- If there is no time limit, just walk get up to 4 or 4.5 miles walk/jogged before the 22nd. You'll be…

In a week? You can't do anything except hurt yourself. The hay is already in the barn, as they say. You should only be doing a few easy runs to keep your legs loose. Though- how long is the race? If its 5/10km distance, well, you might get there by adrenaline if you have put in consistent work at or near your goal pace.…

kind of like this thread?

noticing other people at the gym? Y so much cardio?

oof. Son, you need to give your degree back.

and RKC planks

squats and deadlifts?

we're talking about walking? You're wondering if its ok to walk after having a few drinks the night before?

TIL the US government sets prices at McDonalds.

Go into Chit Chat? Ew.

And I believe you mean The Beatles

I too only like people who agree with me about all things.

Right? I don't think I've ever thought: "Man, this 60 hour week was tough, but at least I'm not in undergrad anymore! Those 18 hours of lab and lecture were killer! It really got in the way of my napping and vodka schedule".

Truth. I'm a 5'9, 150ish pound female and my TDEE during intense marathon training is 2700. So those walks must be EXTREME.

Nah, it seems like you're just walking.

Heh. I run a lot more miles now than I did when I first answered this in 2013.

squats and deadlifts.

Nope. that's like being good at bowling and therefore expecting to be good at tennis as well. Your legs hurt because you started running multiple miles without any conditioning.

If you're sick enough that you wouldn't dream of being around other people, why are you trying to work out?

Please don't go to the gym if you have flu symptoms. Its exceptionally rude to the other people there. No one wants to catch your flu!

From that info, I would say the first things to look into are your shoes. Then, maybe the treadmill surface (running on the wrong treadmill always seems to hurt my joints). When my shoes hit their limits, my knees are usually the first to feel it. How long have you had them, and how did you choose them?

Lets go down the list: What does your weekly mileage look like? Your workouts? What shoes are your running in? What surfaces are you running on?

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1217573/so-you-want-to-start-running/p1

If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Lots of people heel strike, its fine. Strike is just one component of form. Just make sure you are not overstriding - that is, your foot should land slightly in front of you or just under your torso, not way out in front of you. Where your foot lands in relation to your body is far more…

oops! I just realized I forgot the 'don't' in front of that statement. Thanks! I missed my window to edit.