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My first half is on the 21st - just 10 days away! Have been following a training plan and am on tapper now. Boy is it hard to tapper!! I did a 10 mile race three weeks ago and did great. At the end of that I knew that I could hold that pace for another 3 miles. It felt very good. Plus it was an unusually cool day so it was…

:flowerforyou: Have you looked for running clubs in your area? I do my long training runs with an organization locally and we have water support on the runs. I really hate running with a hydration pack so that is a big benefit to me. I also find training with others has really improved my speed. At the beginning of the…

I too have noticed a hugh benefit to running from the Insanity moves. I feel like it gives you some of the same benefits as sprint training in terms of speed work. Now when I see messages about can I do both I really encourage it.

Every little counts! I did Insanity continuously up til about Day 42 but as my half marathon is coming up soon I'm now doing about 4 - 5 days a week, at you're still exercising regularly so keep it up! [/quote] Glad to see I am not the only person training for a half with Insanity. I have people acting like I have lost my…

I will fully admit that I am proud to say that yes - I work full time and have three kids (9,7,3) and I don't just work out - I TRAIN! I run half marathons, I get my behind to the gym 6 days a week , I eat right and log my food and I LOOK GOOD! It is so crazy to me that mother's let themselves go and say i don't have time…

I did the insanity weight training DVD yesterday for the first time. WOW! It is an awsome DVD. 47 minutes, you get some cardio and abs plus the weight training. Totally different style from the primary DVD's but a great workout. Your heart rate is still elevated. I am trying to determine how to best incorporate into the…

I don't mind answering :smile: What are your fitness and personal goals? What I mean by personal are those little self motivators that keep you going, for example: how your clothes fit, how you want to look, etc. The goal is to have a lean body overall. I have three kids, youngest is 3. I stayed a very healthy weight with…

I always error with overestimating calories and underestimating exercise and never record non workout activities. To be safe, I would not be recording those events - especially is you are lightly active on your goals.

Could use some new feedback on this topic. I ordered Insanity for hubby at his request. I have been losing weight by cutting calories and distance running and now he wants to get in shape to. So package arrives last night and he figures out that he can eat 2500 calories a day and lose weight based on the fancy nutrition…

Wow - MFP has me at 1200. At least 5 times a week my workout is 60-75 minutes and 700-1000 calories. One day I only do 30-45 minutes and one day is true rest. LOTS of running but also other low impact cardio and weight training. I don't count weight training in my calories or minutes of exercise. I spent a bunch of time…

I am 5'11 and am shooting for 155 but I don't know if that is realistic with the muscle tone. I am currently working out 60-75 minutes 5 days a week and 30-45 1 day - 1 day rest. Main workout is running - training for 1/2 marathon. Actaully have not weighed myself in over 30 days for fear that the number has not changed so…