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I support this but also should flag it for bullying.

No. Just...no.

better safe than sorry. Probably best to just never leave your house, actually.

I love my Black Diamond Icon for trail running, but it might be overkill just for short road runs (I like it because it is powerful and has a battery pack, so I can change it on the run, but its still comfortable). Their "Spot" headlamp is also very good, its much smaller but still puts out 200 lumens.

Oh- another thing, I would avoid any sort of speedwork for a while. As a new runner, you will get the most improvement from increasing your miles. Adding speed work too early will dramatically increase your chance of injury, since you won't have the musculature built up to support it. Also, this early on, you won't…

So ideally, you'd be comfortably running 25 miles a week for at least a month before embarking on an 18-week training schedule for a marathon. This doesn't mean you can't possibly do it, just that it maybe won't be the greatest experience. Training for a marathon is tough. It doesn't take up that much time, per say (maybe…

Hard to give advice without additional info.. What is your weekly mileage like now? What pace do you currently run? Do you have a time goal or do you just want to finish?

Chances are he meant 1g per pound lean body mass. So for instance, if you weigh 200lbs, but are 25% body fat (don't know what you are, but we'll just use this as an example), you would have 150lbs lean mass, and that should be your protein goal. 200g is a lot.

Depends. I run all the time in the dark. I don't use headphones because I don't like them anyway, but I also like to be able to hear what's around me. Situational awareness is king. I'm far more worried about cars not seeing me than anything else. So I have blinky lights and reflective gear. If I'm trail running I use a…

Nothing new on race day Don't go out too fast (if they have pace teams at your race, it might be worth it to start with one running about your pace, so you don't get overwhelmed with adrenaline) Also, if there is a race expo, go on Friday instead of Saturday (if the race is Sunday). There's a lot of walking around and…

Your strategy for training/racing will depend a lot on your fitness level and your timeframe. So yeah, when is the race, and how many miles are you currently running a week? How long have you been running?

squats, lunges, deadlifts, planks, pushups.

lol, no you won't immediately become a pancake. And hill work will definitely build a nice booty - however you have to make sure to actually activate your glutes. A lot of runners have weak, unbalanced glutes, and end up using their hip flexors too much while running uphill. Doing other activation exercises like glute…

Another vote for your parent's smoking having nothing to do with it - my whole family chain smoked. I haven't done a mile test in a while, but can regularly knock out 400m intervals at a sub 6 pace. 5k would probably be somewhere in the 18-20 range, depending on how much I cared about it (though ick, 5ks. I'd rather run…

If you can already run a mile, C25K may be a step back for you. You may want to jump in at a later point, or you might not want to back off to run/walk intervals at all, and that is fine. If you just want to keep running, back off to a 11 or 12 min/mile pace, and slowly add on distance. Do NOT start running intervals…

After a look at your diary, I don't see how it could be protein over-consumption, or that you're eating too much for breakfast. You don't log consistently, but when you do you're regularly below 50g protein. And often eating 0.25 cups of oatmeal for breakfast? I can't see how that would be filling for an entire day. Ditch…

Of course. The One True Plank.

At only 6 miles a week, a run streak would just be asking for injury/burnout. You need to get those miles up, and get on a plan. Even a novice half plan will start you out with something like 10 miles per week. Not that you can't get up to a half by March, but you have to start getting the miles in. My advice would be to…

squats and deadlifts, bro.

(there is no secret. Its just part of what I do. I would feel weird and depressed and like I was missing something if I didn't)

Depends on their experience and conditioning...and the length of the trip. Even someone who is in relative 'good shape' may have a hard time hiking over open terrain with a pack for the first time. Someone could probably do it for one day, then be wrecked the next. What might take a semi-experienced hiker 4 or 5 hours…

Indeed. 15k to make room for bourbon and starch.

You can definitely make it more of a weekly goal than a daily goal. I have found that its often hard to make such drastic swings in calories (3800 for a day with a 20 mile run, followed by 2000 for a rest day, etc, its just hard on the system and I'd rather eat the same amount every day) Though- how are you figuring 2400…

Your softball team will now let you use their chapstick?

Then perhaps a corset training website would a better place to ask than a fitness and exercise website.

Ran track in high school because it is what my friends were doing. Ran a 10k after college to get less fat. Ran a half marathon after seeing people getting medals for it at the 10k (I wanted a medal!) Ran a marathon after I was dared to sign up during half training. Ran an ultra after getting drunk and signing up for…

This You were losing more than 2 pounds a week for a long time. That kind of loss rate isn't sustainable as you get smaller. You should probably re-think how many calories you need every day, especially if you have increased workout intensity.

I guess? Only less endangered.

according to webmd, it is for: Which of course means it's a giant waste of money.