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Skeezy fools yelling at you out of cars is a rite of passage. Congratulations, you're a real runner now. :)

I'd forgotten about it until I read this, but when I first started exercising in earnest I used to get really nauseous after a hard workout if I didn't eat something pretty soon after working out. It was never six hours later, but there was definitely a delay of an hour or two. When I started making sure I ate something…

Weighted glute bridges are great, especially if your quads tend to dominate (like mine do) when you're doing squats and lunges.

I actually had the opposite result - I was cold all the time when I was mildly overweight. Always had a sweater or blanket at my desk at work, constantly drank hot tea even in summer, etc. When I started running and lifting weights (and tracking calories, but I never went very low) and lost 30 pounds, I stopped getting…

I don't want to pick on you specifically here, but this kind of struck a nerve with me. There is no reason why she can't run if she wants to. The last thing pregnant women need is MORE people on the internet telling them to think about the baby; when you are pregnant and ask a question on the internet, random people…

Would not even think twice about it, would never occur to me to think women who are wearing just a sports bra - which, every one I've ever worn or seen anyone wearing as a top covers CONSIDERABLY more than your average bikini anyway - are "looking for attention," would assume that they are simply HOT because they are…

5'10", 165, 25" thighs (mostly muscle) and 17" calves (ALL muscle). Love them both except when I'm shopping for boots. :)

Holy smokes, you ran THREE MILES your first time out?! That's seriously amazing. It took me MONTHS to get that far when I started. You clearly have some natural talent. (Edited to actually address your questions :)) - slow down and do much less next time and your breathing/stride will sort itself out in time. Also, look…

^ This is perfect, succinct advice. I would also add, don't overthink it. Yes, get fitted for the right shoes and yes, start slower than you think you need to (C25K, as everyone else has said, is great), but frankly I would not spend a ton of time worrying about how you're breathing or trying to correct your foot strike or…

I'm 5'10" and my happy weight is between 155 and 165, depending on how much beer I've been drinking. :) That works out to a solid 8/size 29 jeans for me, and I can fit in some size 6/28 stuff at 155, though frankly it's too much work for me to stay at the low end; I like beer and dessert more than I like being a size 6.…

^ What she said. I am a 10 and a half wide in normal shoes (not that 10.5 exists in the real world; it's the magical unicorn of shoe sizes) but have never once had any problems getting women's running shoes in my size (which equates to an 11.5 W in running shoes, generally). I've gone through a million pairs of New…

Re: "I don't want to live to be 100 anyway," I think the thing people don't think about is that the real worst-case-scenario from an unhealthy lifestyle isn't necessarily dying peacefully in your sleep at 75 instead of 95 or whatever, but having a massive stroke at 65 and then being permanently handicapped for the rest of…

Moving or "moving" to another city is the way to go, I think. Not much they can say to that, though whether they continue to bill you afterwards is another matter, I guess. Might want to have a non-local friend's address available that you can give as your "new" address. I've stopped and started a month-to-month membership…

When I'm really playing the mental game it helps sometimes to cover the screen with something so I can't see how far I have left to go and just count songs instead - like I tell myself I can look at the screen after the 10th song that plays on my random playlist, or whatever; counting the songs helps distract me, I'm not…

^ What he said.

I use RunKeeper on my phone, but you could totally get by with just plotting your course in MapMyRun beforehand if you don't have a smartphone. It works really well for trying to find a change of scenery for your running route, too.

Agreed with "when in doubt, rest" philosophy! Also, are you running in the right shoes (by which I mean did you go to a running store and have them check out your gait and see what kind you need)? If you're an overpronator running in neutral-cushioned shoes, for example, that can cause problems once you start running…

I went through a LOT of podcasts when I was training for a half. (I'm slow. :)) I'd save up a couple of my favorites for my long run each week. I find podcasts are perfect for running outside where it's much easier to just keep going; for the treadmill I need both fast music and something to distract me on the TV and even…

Congratulations on finishing the C25K! Heat can be brutal for running, much worse than cold. If it's really bad and you're really dedicated/don't want to do the treadmill, the best thing to do is to get out and run before the sun comes up; it's usually coolest in the hour before dawn. I find that I'm miserable running if…

This is one of those things that everyone worries about before they start and then totally forgets that they ever worried about once they've gotten going running, IMO. I can PROMISE you that no runner is going to be paying any negative attention to you; half of them will be thinking "great job!" and the other half will be…

Yes, go slower than you think you should possibly go and get fitted for running shoes at a local running shop (i.e. not ****'s Sporting Goods or wherever). There are different types of shoes for different gaits/foot types and whether you roll your feet out or in or keep them relatively straight (aka overpronation,…

I feel like this is something that nobody ever talks about and wondered if it was just me! Medium-to-hard-effort cardio is a great appetite suppressant in my world. I'm way hungrier when I'm sitting around than when I am getting a run in every other day or so.

I have them all over my upper thighs and hips from growth spurts/being fat as a teenager - though they're faded enough that I don't really notice or care about them anymore, I remember being miserable about them when I was younger - so I'm clearly prone to them. I was SURE I would get them bad on my stomach when I got…

Breastfeeding and starting to run again (a couple of months PP) got me down to just a few pounds over pre-baby by four or five months. I didn't lose those last pounds until I stopped BF-ing at a year (and I mean RIGHT at one year, I cut that kid off on his birthday :)) and they were gone within a month (I think it was…