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I found the sports beans at a running store where I got fitted for my shoes. I used to use asics and than used Reebok for a while but now I am using Brooks and I love them. Not sure I will ever go back to any other shoe. Getting fitted for shoes and inserts really made a difference for me on my knee pain. Have not had any…

I personally do not like GU, for my longer runs I prefer sports beans or Cliff shots. My advice would be to hydrate make sure you hydrate before your long run. I am also training for my first half in March, I am following Hal Higdon training schedule. What Half marathon are you running?

Another 4 mile run completed today

3 mile run yesterday as part of my Half Marathon training

Thank you will go check it out and add all of you :)

I am sorry but I think I just got all confused LOL!!!

Maybe I still do not understand this TDEE thing I followed the instructions in this article http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013?hl=road+map I believe I selected lightly active and that is how I came up with the number I think I need to do it again and write down all of the numbers.

Great job, what an amazing transformation. Was this all from doing Zumba?

Congratulations that is an awesome story

Thanks for the response According to the road map my BMR is 1347 TDEE is 1852. I have set my calories to 1500 to stay in between my BMR and TDEE. 50%carbs/25%protein/25%fat

wow great job on the weight loss that is awesome. You gave some really good tips thank you

Do you share your Diary so that I can see it? I was not using an HRM I was using runkeeper on my phone to track my miles and it synchs with Myfitness pal and it calculates the calories burned. The good thing is that I am not guessing the calories. I will start wearing my HRM and see how it compares. I have to go and figure…

I need to keep better track of the miles I am logging per week, I know that I am getting hungrier and I upped my calories to help me with that using the TDEE road map. Not sure if that is what is making me gain weight. My running miles are increasing for my Half Marathon training so I know that I will be hungrier looking…

So you think I should be eating more? I know that I upped my calories by doing TDEE. According to the road map my BMR is 1347 TDEE is 1852. I have set my calories to 1500 to stay in between my BMR and TDEE. 50%carbs/25%protein/25%fat Setting my calories to 1500 allows to me eat back some of the exercise calories and stay…

That is awesome congrats on the weight loss. I am trying to stay under 1500.

Thank you I think that I should just forget about the pacers for my first Half and just focus on finishing and having fun. I do not want to stress about the time etc for the first one.

No I am running the Phoenix Marathon doing the Half there. This race is in March. But thanks for the information it is good information to have

Thank you for the response this is really good information to have

Great information Thanks

I am very curious about all of the tips you are getting here, I looked into Chi running by watching a video I have been trying to use it while running and work on my form. I am new at it I know that my form needs to be worked on I see a lot of people talking about cadence curious to find out more about that

Sorry to ask but what does cadence mean? and how do you know how many steps you take per minute?

Nine miles of my 90 mile goal completed this weekend. (Running)

Great job, your story kind sounds like mine I have stayed at the same weight for too long I keep gaining and loosing the same pounds. I am just like you stressed out to the max, and there are a lot of other things but I have not given up still waiting for that plateau to go away. Great job on sticking with it I have not…

WOW!!! Amazing story great job

oh bummer I guess I should ask the Half Organizers to see if they are going to have pacers. LOL!!! yeah you and I could not run together

Cool Thanks

wow that is pretty cool. Do you recommend I find a pace group for a Half Marathon?

See I think that would be good for me to help me keep that pace and not start off too fast. wow that is good time.

LOL!! yeah if I have to talk to people I do not want to do it. I hate talking while running. I tried running with a friend but she would not stop talking went back to running on my own.

So do you just look for them? or do you know ahead of time who they are? for me I guess I have to figure out what time and pace I want to run my half and find a pacer for that time?