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Oh also, Flip belts are awesome to hold the phone. They have been having a great BlackFriday deal, major discount and free shipping
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I have the airpods and love them! The regular Apple earphones have always fit me really well, the airpods do as well. I especially like that I can wear just one when running outside, so I can have some music/podcasts but still be aware of my surroundings. Hard to do that with wired earbuds, the flopping gets so annoying!
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I wear one ear bud, leaving the side where cars/bicycles/other runners may be passing open. The few times I have gotten caught up and decided I "needed" both in, I ended up being startled by something passing me and found it just wasn't worth taking a chance
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I just wanted to chime in to say good luck on Sunday! I am running a half on Sunday also, I am planning on keeping everything basically the same this week as I have in recent weeks with my longest training runs. Hope you have nice weather and enjoy the race!
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I don't know much about it, but a friend of mine is using "none to run" instead of C25K (which I suggested) because she felt the jumps in C25K were too abrupt. She is finding NTR to be more gradual and is really enjoying it.
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Totally, I am right there with you! I forgot to stop my watch at the finish! My husband had already finished, and came flying over to me while I was trying to get out of the way of the finish line. The finish line was at the top of a hill, so between trying to catch my breath from my "sprint" to the finish, and get us both…
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Thank you both for your replies, I feel better now that there can be other readers lurking, even if there is no start mat. This particular race was put on by the same folks that put on larger local (about 6K runners) race earlier in the year, using the same registration, timing company, etc. It didn't occur to me that it…
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I have to say, I have definitely done that! I love running in the rain, hard to be too hot and sweaty when it is raining. I sometimes listen to the Zombies, Run app, so running in the rain, while listening to a story about the zombie apocalypse is just perfect!
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After blowing through Season 1, I slowed down how much I listed to it in Season 2 so I don't run out! It is great, the story is good, the chases are fun (but I often turn them off, also find them too stressful depending on the terrain) and anything that breaks up a running into segments works for me!
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My middle toenail did exactly what you describe earlier this year (after a longer run). I thought I was going to lose it, but it just sort of stayed there, looking strange. I just kept it cut really short. After awhile, probably close to 2 months, it started to lift a little on the edge, so I picked it a little and the…
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So much wonderful advice on this thread--not much comes to mind to add, but I wanted to chime in as today is also my 500th day in a row of logging! I know the perseverance it has taken for me, and it is so inspiring to see someone else who has been doing the same over the same time. Huge congratulations to you! Lets make…
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Just a quick update--I did go to the race this morning, it was great. I would run/race in this weather again in a heartbeat! No doubt it was really cold, but so motivating to keep going, and I did end up with a PR. Thanks again for all of the encouragement!
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Wow, thanks everyone! I'm going to do it (and an even more excited after all of the encouragement)! As some of you pointed out, only one person today is an actual runner. She was concerned about the potential impact on my lungs. The route involves two laps around a park, and my car will be parked there, so I can always…
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I ran just over 4 miles this afternoon, super slow but I felt like I could have gone forever. I had a horrible stomach bug on Saturday and didn't think I would ever be able to walk again, never mind run, but I'm feeling better and decided to take advantage of the above freezing temps. Was so beautiful with the snow on the…
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I am still new to running, and my understanding is the same as what @EuRouge1 explained, however I have also noticed that a meal higher in carbs (or even just overall calories) the night before makes me feel better during my run the next morning. Nothing specific, just more energy and everything feels easier
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Thank you all so much for your thoughtful responses! Definitely have given me a ton to think about. I think for now, I am going to keep up the three days a week and try and to very gradually increase distance. I'm scoping out 10Ks to shoot for, but with winter coming there aren't as many in my area. I ran the 5K yesterday…
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Hello! My baby will be 1 year old next week. When she was 6 months old, I went for a physical and found my cholesterol was super high. Since she (completely) refused to take a bottle of pumped milk, I was really sensitive to keeping my supply up and nervous to cut back on my food intake. I started logging on here (as I had…
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This is a newbie question as well--how do you determine how many calories you can eat above what mfp recommends? Is it trial and error or is there an estimated number of calories over what mfp recommends that is decent to try?
