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I got the Garmin VivoFit last week and love it! I now wear it as my watch and since it's waterproof, I never take it off. And the batteries last for a year, yet another reason I never even take it off. And I can use my Garmin chest strap with it when I work out to track my heart rate and workouts. I love that it has a…

If you walk or run the same distance, you will burn roughly the same calories. The amount is dependent on your weight. I burn roughly 100 calories per mile, regardless of speed, but will be a little more than that if it's a hilly route.

I love running in the rain as long as it's not cold rain. I ran a half marathon in a thunderstorm on Saturday, complete with hail! I then ran another 3 mile shake out run in light rain on Sunday. As far as gear, I always wear a visor to keep the rain out of my eyes. Other than that, I'd wear whatever I normally wear for…

For workouts only, a HRM will be the most accurate. If you want daily totals, get a fitbit or the like (Garmin VivoFit, etc).

you need nix your question then, you need to go to a local running specialty store (not a sporting goods store) and get fitted. Throw them your business and buy your first pair there. If they work out for you, then you can buy new pairs of the same shoes online, I always use runningwarehouse.

get a heart rate monitor so that you get an accurate idea, they're not that expensive. otherwise, what the PP said.

Ditto what others said. Work on increasing your distance, you'll get faster the more miles you run over time. Introducing speed work before you have a solid year of running under your belt opens you up for injury as you're body isn't ready for the additional strain just yet (muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc., it takes…

Just a caveat, it doesn't matter what the soles or anything looks like. They can *look* fine, but it's the cushioning you CAN'T see that gets shot. Not that I haven't run near holes in soles before, but never go by appearance!:)

300 - 500 miles, I generally replace them between 375 - 400 as that's when my knees start bothering me and I know they're shot. Heavier runners will be on the lower mileage end the lighter runners can get more mileage out of their shoes.

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fyoung1111 - I'm having trouble finding this (see below) in mfp, can you give me a click by click how to get to it? 2. Subtract your MFP Calories Burned from Normal Daily Activities (found under Goals in the Your Diet Profile section)

I wouldn't consider any of this "exercise". Exercise is when you purposefully work out to improve your cardiovascular fitness or your strength and you work up a sweat (so I count my runs, fitness classes, dvd's, bike rides, etc). I never count things like when we got to the zoo and walk all day, even though I don't…

No, I didn't forget time. If on a flat course, and it takes me 6 mins to run a mile (hahaha), I'll burn 100 calories, if on that same flat course, I walk the mile in 18 mins, I'll burn 100 calories. I've been running for about 12 years, I've probably walked/run every speed from 7min miles to 18 min miles at 5k's with my…

Everything Carson said, no need to repeat it. Beyond ,that, I make sure to get my daily runs in before the sun is up, I'm usually running by 5am. For Sunday long runs, our run group would start earlier around 6am - 6:30am to try to beat some of the heat (but my DH still ran at 6pm everyday, so he was much more acclimated…

All I know is I burn roughly 100 calories per mile no matter how fast/slow I go. The only thing that will increase that burn is if there is hills and wind.

You're fine, as long as you aren't one of those people reading a book while you're on the machine:) It always amazing me, why bother coming to the gym to walk 2.0mph while reading a book? Anyway. As you continue to work out, you'll gain cardiovascular fitness and you're heart rate will drop lower and then you can increase…

Keep in mind the shoes need replaced every 300-500 miles too, I find it easiest to log the miles per shoe (I have 3 pairs I rotate between) on dailymile. I'm so sorry, I misread. I thought you were running the entire half marathon, I see now it's a relay. You have PLENTY of time. Do a couch to 10k and you'll be fine. Or do…

Here's a real world example. I ran 4 miles today and according to my HRM (Garmin 610), I burned 392 calories. Logging that run in MFP, it would give me 472 calories, an overage of 17%. And a 4 mile run is the shortest run I do all week, so it'll only get worse the longer I run. For instance, I ran a half marathon a few…

Are you comfortable at a 5k distance right now or no? If not, what distance are you comfortable at? Depending on the answer, will depend on my recommendation, but with little base under your belt right now (assuming low mileage/week that is, if any), I'd highly suggest the Jeff Galloway run/walk program. It should get you…

Get outside and learn to pace yourself. Slow your pace until you can run the entire distance and the more you run, the faster you will get naturally. Don't worry about a time goal right now, you need to focus on being able to run the entire distance, which will be far different outside with hills, wind, and temperature. I…

Congratulations!! It will be hardest but most rewarding experience!! Both the training and the actual marathon!:)

I've run on and off for 12 years, but began running consistently 25+ mpw about 3.5 year ago. I'd run half marathons for 2.5 years (averaging 25-30mpw) before deciding to also run my first marathon in the fall of 2013 and then another in February 2014. The first marathon cycle my weight was steady until I got up to the…

I pulled a muscle in my back 2.5 years ago doing a ton of dead lifts during a boot camp class. It was awful and took forever to recover from. My guess was my form got sloppy as I got tired.

I just bought a VivoFit today. I'm interested in seeing how active/inactive I am during the day and what it says my calorie count is. I'm a runner, so I'll still wear my Garmin 610 with chest strap when I run (I'll just move the VivoFit to my right wrist during the runs), so I don't need the VF to tell me the detailed…

Good advice so far. My #1 suggestion it to go to a running specialty store and get fitted for running shoes. It will make a huge difference. Also, the Color Me Rad type of 5k's will generally have a tom of walkers, so just run what you can and walk the rest and enjoy! We are doing the Color Run with our 8 and 4 year olds…

I've done two different workouts, like RI30 followers by Power Yoga. I'd suggest that or doing level 1 followed by level 2 of RI30 instead of doing the same level again. Generally I run 3-6 miles before doing a Jillian DVD.

You're completely fine. Trust your training. It's very common around this time to start freaking out and doubting everything you've done for the last 4 months, just wait until the taper madness starts in a few weeks and you have all the nervous energy!;) The taper will help that IT band settle down too (and make sure to…

Congrat's on your 10k finish!! I think you're completely ready to train for a November half marathon! Keep your base what it is now, or maybe slightly increase, and then assuming training starts around July-August, you'll be more than ready. I ran up to a 5k distance for years, then had baby #2 and hadn't run much, but DH…

+1 Seems like all the runners are trying to tell her the same thing, but she thinks everyone is telling her something far different. That's sad. I wish she'd just read the advice she asked for and think, "hmmm, all the runners are saying this is going to be super hard, that maybe I should have a strong base first, maybe I…

I'm so very sorry for your loss. And I'm sorry that any advice that you don't like, you seem to want to attack the person giving it. I've been very nice today (as everyone else here has been and has said all is being said in a nice and friendly way, you're the only one that seems to feel differently). We all just want to…