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I've completed several half marathons and never done more than 3 runs/week. one long, two short, including a bit of speedwork. Unless you already are really fit, 40 miles/week is A LOT. I would start with 3/week and then if you want to, build up. But do it slowly, or you risk injury, and then it's no runs per week and a…

First off, congrats on getting this far with the running! :smile: In my experience, you are better off resting. 10 days or so will only make a marginal difference on race day, but still having a lingering cold when you've overdone it will make you feel really bad. Even though you haven't run the full distance, you will…

Thank you! it fixed itself, but now it won't sync with my phone. sigh.

I'm in!

Hey, I posted a thread like this quite a while ago, and was told in no uncertain terms that anti-depressants don't make you put on weight. I don't think that's true! I've been on and off them for about 10 years and the only time I've ever managed to lose weight consistently was when I was off them. For what it's worth, I…

My mother told my boyfriend I wasn't going to make it round a half marathon because "of all the extra weight". Nice. I did make it. So ner. Parents!!!

big CHEER from me! good luck!!

I put on lots of weight when I was on Citalopram, but I'm not sure if it was really the drugs themselves, or whether they just made me worry less about eating, if you see what I mean. I think it maybe made me lose weight a bit more slowly when I was really trying, but otherwise, I suspect if was down to my lack of…

ooh, I'm glad I found this thread. yes, every since I really upped the exercies to 6 days/week, it's gone haywire. it's really tedious when i want to go swimming!

your legs might just not have caught up with your aerobic fitness yet. it takes a while. maybe cut down the distance of one or two runs every week and build slowly. It might be helpful as well to do some weights, or some other cross training like cycling that will build your leg muscles. You will get there, keep going!

have a look at the Runners World website - that has lots of really helpful information.

what the others said about gait analysis and decent trainers. Also, be careful about the swimming, when I had bad knees, swimming made them worse. I have found that 2 things worked for my knees - losing a bit of weight, and taking up bikram yoga. Haven't had any knee problems in some months now, but they were really bad…

it's totally doable. you might not be very fast, and it will hurt, but you can definitely get round! good luck!

this! it's amazing! can't wait for tomorrow's run!

It happens to me all the time, in difficult yoga poses or during long runs (which is annoying, because it throws my breathing all off). I don't know why it happens, but it's not a negative thing in my mind. Just one of those things like achey legs or sweat. You've made a great start - don't worry about the tears!

There are plenty of larger people in Europe, trust me! No one will bat an eyelid - enjoy!

see how you feel when you walk stairs. If it's ok, then it's ok! but I wouldn't do it every day. rest is important.

Hey, 14k isn't that far, I wouldn't worry too much about carb loading. I don't go over on days before long runs, but I do make sure I get carbs after, so I tend to eat quite a bit on running days (which is one of the reasons why I run!) But, you probably just need to figure out what works for you - as long as overall in…

I've done a couple of half-maras, but I'm a terrible runner. Got one coming up in May which I'm training for, so feel free to add me! what sort of training are you doing?

I use it after Bikram yoga when you sweat a lot. Makes me feel better instantly and tastes less offensive than sports drinks.

sounds like it might be your shoes, but it may also be that you have muscle imbalances somwhere. It would be worth a visit to a physiotherapist who can give you some stretches and exercises to do. You could also look at the injury forum on the Runners' World website - they have a ton of really helpful information. Don't do…

I did this for years and talked to a bunch of counsellors who really didn't help. I haven't done it now for about 7 years. Things that did help were anti-depressants (I know this is controversial but not everyone responds to talking therapy) and a lot of time. It's not a case of talking yourself out of it, or trying to be…

Thanks for this - I'll take a look.

have a look on the fitbit group. Lots of people having this problem apparently :sad:

that's how I tend to do it, although I think it depends on what distances you are doing. If your long run is 5k for example, I would do that 3 x/week and then slowly increase the distance of one of them. There is a school of thought that says you should do interval training for one session, a tempo run (shorter distance…

It follows me around and bites me on the *kitten* when I fall off the healthy eating wagon.

That's not a binge, if you didn't go over your amount. :smile: that's just making some not very good choices. I would go for a nice walk, drink lots of water to flush out the bad stuff, and tell yourself it could have been a lot worse. Then you start over again tomorrow. It's all good!

I love the taste and dilute some into a big bottle of water most days. Definitely made my skin prettier and gives me energy!

it's in there - "bikram yoga". I log it :)

boooo. I'm sorry to hear that. It's difficult to keep motivated when you've got a lot going on in your life. When I'm feeling low, I just try to take it day by day - and even if I don't want to really exercise, I just try and go for a little walk. I tell myself that I owe it to myself to be healthy regardless of what's…