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OH MY! Saving for later! Even if I don't end up making these, I can always salivate at the prospect of doing so . . . .

I pretty much follow all of these tips here and heard that you should dress for 20 degrees warmer than it is outside. This rule has worked for me, my gloves pretty much always come off! :)

I know the OP has deactivated her account, and at the risk of sounding completely stupid/corny/cheezy, etc. . . I just want to say that seeing you guys' outpouring of concern and sympathy was really touching . . . I think I know where the OP was coming from (I've been there too) and if I had folks like you around to give…

You kidding? From the photos, you're literally half the man you used to be!! Really inspirational!

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I *highly* recommend the Chubby Jones C25K podcast. http://chubbyjones.com/couch-to-5k-running-podcasts/ I chose to start with this since I was too lazy to make my own playlists and suss out the best app. The music may not be everyone's cup of tea (some indie, some pop, mash ups, a good mix) but having her encouragement…

Hi, everyone: To add on to this question, could you please give your opinions about this dynamic stretching routine? I've used it for my last few runs and I feel just as good as when I used to do a much longer and more boring static routine. How would you know whether your stretching routine is working or not?…

Hi, ArmyWife! I second GenoPrice's suggestion for C25K. I just completed the program yesterday and can't believe that over the course of a couple of months that I can now run for 30 minutes straight after starting out at *barely* being able to run in 1:30 increments. There are many apps and podcasts out there, but I chose…

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Bump. I'm liking this idea.

Wow - it's going to be hard to limit myself to one serving. :tongue:

Congratulations!! I'm starting Week 8 myself and I can't wait until I can say the same thing! See you on the 10K board! :wink:

I'll have to try these . . . I'm not normally a sweets person, but have been craving candy since Halloween. I just mowed through two "fun" size bags of Skittles today. :blushing:

I'm on Week 7 and have to this point only run outside. Any tips on converting to indoor running when I have to? I've heard about setting the incline to 3% or something like that to better mimic the resistance of outdoor running. I'm really dreading the prospect of running indoors once the weather gets worse.

What a great question! I'm really interested in these responses and in hearing about how things go with you. I'm pondering the same questions at this point in my life, actually. :smile:

Anyone ever hurt their peroneus (or fibularis) muscles/tendons? I think that's what I've injured. I completed the 3rd run of Week 5 in C25K and, during my cool down walk, I got this stabbing pain above my ankle toward the outside back of my calf. Nothing traumatic happened during the run and there was no swelling or…

Today will be 2nd day of Week 5 (yay!), but I really felt that being able to finish Week 4 was a major accomplishment for me. It seemed that running actually started to feel good . . . . if you ignored the last minutes of each interval which consisted of me desperately trying to convince my legs do something resembling…