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Worst case scenario, you walk a portion of the half marathon and still mightily impress your friends for doing it at all.

I've had good luck with sports washes like Fit. Depends on the sneakers, though.

That goal seems way too low to me.

I don't stretch before, only after. Curious what others do... I know a few runners and each has their own idea about stretching.

I might have been a clown initially in an obviously non-serious way. But since you took it so seriously and personally, I felt obliged to point out the NUMEROUS problems in the link. If you look at it mostly out of focus and ignore half of the sentences in it, I suppose you could glimmer some helpful information out of it…

I think you can probably do run/walk for a half marathon just fine if that's what it comes down to. That said, I used to think the same thing when I was doing c25k. I didn't have as much success with c25k as most people seem to. I was able to "run" for 40 minutes after completing c25k but even after 40 minutes I wasn't…

How did you arrive at 1450? Is that the amount you would have to net each day to lose, say, 1 lb per week? If so then eating 1435 and then exercising 533 would put you UNDER your daily goal. In theory you would lose MORE Than 1 lb per week than if you had a net of 1450. But at some point it becomes physically difficult and…

He directly states "Improper calculations of food intake are the cause" and "at this point its time to reevaluate what you are eating" and "If weight is not coming off, you are eating too much" and "You would eat a target caloric intake, and then based on your results, add or take away food to decrease or expedite weight…

I thought the entire link did not make a useful point. He starts off by misunderstanding what a plateau is by making it sound like they were never losing weight in the first place. I can find no other reason why he talks about people trying to out-exercise a bad diet or the like. A plateau implies stalled momentum which…

I'm sorry, but I refuse to listen to the advice of someone whose math does not add up after saying "Calorie calculators will only take you so far, so lets put things in perspective, real life math." Just after talking about real life math, the guy made a giant diagram with giant red arrows and then failed at basic math.…

It depends on your intensity level. 214 seems high to me for 20 minutes unless you were really pushing the pace.

That's roughly what I did. I was comfortably running a 5k and then followed the Hal Higdon novice plan to get to a half marathon in three months. I skipped the 10k week and did an extra week of 10-11 mile at the end. I was only slightly faster than 12 minute miles when I started and I completed the half at just under a 10…

That's a very good time. Most likely you will go even faster on race day. You should check your event to see if headphones are allowed. They often aren't. Even if they are, you might want to think twice about using them. It can present a bit of a safety issue since there will be a lot of people around you and you will need…

I get a bit sleepy on antihistamines and that in turn can interfere with my motivation to do physical exercise. That's the only thing I can think of even close to what you describe.

Apple/Almond Milk/Sorrel/Cucumber/Cherry/Chia/Kale/Banana smoothie

I think I might burn more calories than I take in when I drink coffee. I drink it black. I make it by grinding the beans in a small hand-crank grinder and then using a pour-over method. It takes me like 5-7 minutes to grind enough for a 16oz coffee and it's relatively vigorous rotations.

When you run, are you landing primarily on your heels? Where are your feet relative to your body when they land? Both of those can contribute to shin splints. Ideally your feet feel like they are landing almost directly underneath you. When I started landing mid-foot or fore-foot, it helped with shin splints as well.

How long have you been doing it? What type of exercise?

Exercise is supposed to make me hungrier? It has the opposite effect for me.

2 lbs per week is not stalling. Except in very rare circumstances it is quite difficult to sustain the type of weight loss you were seeing in the first month. What you experience is pretty normal for weight loss, IMO. You see a big drop at first, and then a steady drop of 1-2 lbs per week as you continue with your plan. As…

I'm in the 80% exercise 20% diet camp. I lost about 35-40 lbs primarily through exercise and very slight diet modifications. I went from maybe 2 hours of light exercise per week to 8-12 hours of intense exercise per week. I was steadily losing 1.5 lbs per week that way. During that time it was more like 95% exercise. I…

Talk to a doctor. I have seasonal allergies and I sneeze and get itchy eyes. When I used to get coughing fits from allergies it was because of inadequately controlled asthma. The only time I have lung problems when running now is when it is quite cold out.

Yes. It should be plenty of time. Check out stuff like Hal Higdon's 10k training routine if you want a guided plan. http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51122/10K-Novice-Training-Program There's more than enough time to repeat weeks in that routine.

You can't control where the fat comes off. And unless you are running miles and miles barefoot or doing ten thousand jump ropes per day, you probably aren't over-working your calves but instead developing healthy strength in them that you probably will need on your fitness journey.

Doesn't sound that far off. About 5 calories per minute.

When I'm sticking to it, what has worked for me is eating fewer net calories Monday through Wednesday to make up for the fact that 2 or 3 days starting Thursday will be worse calorie wise. Especially when Sunday used to be my day of rest in terms of exercise.

Itching and burning as in they felt really warm or as in your muscles were extremely sore?

I love the idea that kettlebell lifting (aka panini press snatches I referenced) is supposed to make your more assertive. Need a raise? Just picture yourself lifting a panini press 10 times. Then you'll have the confidence to do it! Don't picture yourself winning a race.. no way dude... how's that going to help?

I run three times a week and train brazilian jiujitsu three times a week. Two of the worst exercises I could possibly have chosen for myself if the goal is to "run away" from something, as they both involve sustained periods of significant physical discomfort and a LOT of self-directed goal-setting (something I am averse…

I don't use earbuds, I use Koss KSC-75s. They have a clip-like thing that goes around your ear. Great sound for a $10-15 pair and they have never fallen off. And I can still hear what's happening around me if I keep the volume at a reasonable level.