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  • They don't have an eating disorder. I assess kids/women with eating disorders and... this isn't what it looks like. Do not talk to children about being 'big boned' or anything that talks about their physical appearance. You don't know how it will impact them for years to come.
  • I trained for my first marathon with my ipod. if I forgot to charge the ipod, i would push back the run til I had enough power to get me through XX miles. When I ran Disney as my first race, i started with the music on but then, before I even hit mile one, I put it away and it never came out. I do some training runs with…
    in NO MUSIC? Comment by itisjoan May 2012
  • Hi all! I'm Joan and live in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I started running in the summer of 2007 after i lost 60 pounds and ran my first 5k that fall. On a crazy whim, I signed up for my first marathon after seeing an ad in Runners World magazine for the Disney Marathon in May of 2008. I ran one other 5k and then a 10k…
  • I tried it with a hot chocolate and it didn't have the same affect. :happy:
  • Ice baths are the most dreaded but also the best things after a long run. I have only done them 4 times. The first was after my first 20 miler and then the other 3 were after a triple marathon weekend. The ice bath was painful but got me through to the next race. Sit in the the tub and start with tepid water. Slowly start…
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