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I'm training for my second half marathon on 6 October (bit of a spur of the moment thing) and as a more long-term goal I'm cautiously planning for a spring marathon. Happy to have more runner friends!!!

How great that he wants to run with you! Enter him in the fun run (if it's geared towards children and he's a fairly confident boy he'll be fine by himself) and tell him you can maybe try running he 5K together for your next race (he can come out and have a go at run-walking with you for increasingly longer distances…

I find it too stressful to try to log when I'm on holiday - food is further from my control with new products and other people cooking and/or eating out (not at major chains with online nutrition). However I still eat consciously - no 10 icecreams in a row or mountains of mashed potato. I try to eat the same amount I feel…

My current pace for July averages out to just under 8 min/km, my goal for the end of the year was originally to be on average 7'30" min/km but thinking about shooting for closer to 7. This is for regular runs 7-12 km. I haven't raced much and nothing flat since a half marathon in early March (8'19" min/km) so no idea what…

Ashtanga vinyasa yoga is quite fast paced and energetic. If you've ever been to a vinyasa flow, power yoga or heated yoga class it will have been related to the ashtanga family. So depending on what yoga you normally do ashtanga yoga could be regular yoga. I practice mysore style, which means that I self practice a preset…

I do ashtanga yoga 6 days a week (S-F, Saturdays are traditionally off) so that's about 75 minutes of practice a day on avergae (I don't always do full practice) and in addition I run 3-4 days per week. Right now I run 2 days in a row and then rest so eg. run T+W and again F+S. Runs vary in lenghth form about 7 to 12 K.

I usually exercise (ashtanga yoga or running) every day, 9-10 times a week anyway so depending on how many doubles I do I might have a rest day.

Some of my favourite salads: Baby spinach Walnuts Feta cheese Dried cranberries Mixed leaves Chicken Blue cheese Apple Pecans Dried cranberries Mixed leaves Poached eggs Bacon Mustard dressing Cucumber Couscous Spinach Broadbeans Feta Mint

My first goal is to reach a healthy BMI which I think holds true for a lot of people on my friend list. After that I want to approach the middle of the range evaluating along the way how I look and feel.

I always plan my food and prelog. I usually eat the same lunch and breakfast all week so it's quicker to add and copy it and then edit the serving sizes (eg. 60 g of spinach instead of 70). I'm never caught unawares against my calorie limit so I'm a strong believer in this method. It also makes it easier to a) stick to you…

I eat a boiled egg or a banana while getting dressed and drink some water. When I get back I drink more water and have breakfast, usually oatmeal, skim milk and soma applesauce or berries. I run at 5am. It's all down to personal preference really.

really interesting article, thank you for posting!

I just ordered some groceries online; this is a pretty typical shop for me ( though I'm actually restocking the treats this time, I try to only buy them once a month). For lunches the coming week I'm making Spinach/cranberry/walnut/feta salad and for dinner I'm making Honey/Soy chicken and stirfry. I'm probably making…

personally i only log water as water, everything else goes in the diary under the appropriate meal. personal preference.

1) Forgot the Nike+ plug-in for my iPod but was already at the trail so did 10K anyway (resigned to the fact that it won't show up in my pretty graphs :sad: 2) Met a friend in town and had some lemon meringue pie (roughly 300 kcal). The weather was lovely so I walked home (a bit less than 5K) in around 45 minutes burning…

If time is really that tight then you will need to focus more on diet, assuming you want to lose weight it's at least 80% diet anyway. How do you usually handle food with that much work? Do you find any time to cook and prepare packed lunches and snacks?

I weighed about 120 kg when I took up yoga through a beginners ashtanga class. It was fine, nobody judges you and a good teacher will give everyone modifications anyway if you can't do something (and if they are of the right mindset, i.e. Yoga is for everyone they will make you feel welcome. I have a daily ashtanga mysore…

Last night I wore a pair of grey trouser's that haven't fit in about 7 years. That was pretty nice. Also I went to a potluck at my yoga school and 4 different people said they literally couldn't believe how good i looked and I was so tiny! (obv. tiny is relative in this context :smile:)

well done! I love yoga NSV. My latest one was coming into and balancing steady in headstand all by myself tonight. Still too chicken to come out without someone there to watch it but I really felt in control so tomorrow night I'll probably just go for it!

I get up early a few days to run before work (we're talking 4.30 am), I go to yoga straight after work. I get home around 7.30. Weekends are awesome, you can take your time with longer runs etc. I'm single and while my social life sort of suffers during the week I don't mind as these are my priorities. I understand that…

If I eat it I log it. With some fruit (apply, banana, orange) and veg (onion, carrot, garlic) I don't bother weighing but go for small/large/whatever entry but everything else is logged either by weight or volume though I will admit eyeballing tablespoons of ketchup these days. ETA: I only log the "big" spices in my…

Well done! I'm 3.5 kg away from that moment myself. it is a great milestone, nothing small about it! :smile:

Let's see.. For running there is a fair amount of Katy Perry, Rihanna and Lady Gaga. Also keen on Switchfoot, Jimmy Eat World and Jack's Mannequin. I really only listen to music when running so I suppose that's it. I do have some paced running music/remixes as well, can't really remember what though. I could add some P!nk,…

I absolutely believe that the heavier you are the harder it is to be comfortable in heels. You put all your weight on a relatively small area of your foot - the more weight the more pressure, I reckon this is why my feet always start aching after an hour or so. I've not worn heels for ages but will be interested to note…

Wow that is so encouraging, and well done on your loss :smile:

Thank you, that is really good advice. My running is slow and steady (and sort-of-far for me, just did a half marathon), definitely not a sprinter. My running shows are currently supposed to help with over-pronation but I will replace them soon and will be sure to do so at a specialist store with gait testing (several in…

At least your calves are shrinking though - and it seems like that goes for a lot of people. I will definitely keep tracking my calves in hope that they will show some reduction in a month or two!

21.5 kg to a normal BMI (77 kg) My stretch goal is my ideal body weight which I've calculated online (for fun), that's 66 kg so 32.5 g away. Hey, this might actually be doable! :smile:

I know, I guess it's not shoe-fate but I really want it to be. They are new for SS13 so I have a month or two to track my development and still have a chance to catch them. They are £135 and would be an investment piece so they really do have to fit!!! My fear is that my calves will gain rather than decrease with all that…

You give me so much hope, not least because I'm 217 now :smile: