lizm223 Member

:D :D :D If only... Thanks everyone. I know so much of it is psychological and the words of encouragement help to calm my always worrying mind. This is my first attempt at a 1/2, or anything even close to this distance, so it's all one big learning experience :-)

I did try to incorporate some of what I read up on re:Galloway this morning. 9 miles, did the recommended 2:1 run:walk for the first 4 miles, then steady 2.5 miles, then a few minutes walking, steady 2 miles, and slowwww jog/walk to finish. Not picture perfect but I did make it the whole way without feeling like dying, so…

Ha, I know. But those 4 weeks really made me feel defeated, I couldn't make it half a mile before my legs felt like lead. It looks like run/walk seems to be the popular choice so time to reassess. And don't get me started on rest. I know it's one of the most important parts of the whole puzzle but due to really poor…

1) I do not have a heart rate monitor. All I use is Runkeeper on my phone 2) 12 minutes or so tends to be my average pace on longer runs. Looking at the stats, since I insert some walking here and there running at about a 10:30/11 pace, which I'm pretty sure is probably a little fast for me but it's so hard to make myself…

Thanks for the tips, I looked into Galloway and a little confused. I've been shooting for a 12-ish min/mi pace for long runs and from what I've found, that means 2-2.5 minutes running/1 minute walking? Seems like more walking than I was hoping to do. Should I just tailor it to what I'm comfortable with or is there a…

Do you run? Do you enjoy running? Congrats, you're a runner. Speed may determine if you're a competitive runner, but doesn't make you a runner. I'm still a novice runner, only been at it a few months, but I probably enjoy my 11 minute mile pace runs as much as those who run twice as fast.

Thanks for the advice all! I figured I'd throw in a few runs a week but since I'm a total newbie (literally had not run a mile ever before I started this) I didn't really know what was best. Thinking about maybe moving forward with a 10k after so maybe I'll get a headstart on that :-)

I'm on week 3 of a beginner's 5k program myself. I'm not doing the same couch to 5k program, but today I had a 45 minute jog/walk and I wanted to make it as far as possible jogging before walking/recovering a bit. I made the mistake of checking my app for the time/distance when I started to feel a little tired. BAM, it…

Purely ***anecdotally***, I had a physical in April where it was determined I was vitamin D deficient. So, I was given 50,000 units/week of D2 for 3 months. At the same time, I switched to a birth control pill with a different progestin. Despite having been eating well and exercising for months, I had been stuck with…

Thanks! I didn't realize at first that the goal includes a calorie deficit before accounting for exercise--which makes sense, since you're inputting weight loss/gain/maintenance goals--so while it seems low, it's in order to achieve weight loss assuming no exercise. My exercise data syncs with the app so the net calorie…

I also started running a few weeks ago. My 1st mile was 11:58; pushed myself the other day to see how fast I could run a mile and it was 9:54, though I don't think I can sustain that pace much longer than that (yet!) I'm just thrilled that for the first time in my life I can continuously run for a mile! Currently on a…

I was in the middle of a very stressful string of life events and a friend's relative is a Zumba instructor, so she got me to sign up for an 8 week session. Having been a big stress eater, and after moving out of the city and no longer walking miles and miles a day, I'd packed on a few pounds. I loved going to Zumba, it's…

I'm 25 and though I first downloaded the app a couple years ago and never really used it, I've made progress on my own and now decided to give all this logging a shot to help me kick another 15 or so lbs and start to shift my focus to my overall fitness rather than just weight loss. Recently started running so I could use…