DavidHusky Member

I was just about to say this... instant coffee + protein powder + liquid + random food = tasty (cold press coffee would be better, but who has the time these days ;) )

Sounds like an awesome first marathon, congrats! My wife, dog and I walked down to mile 7 to cheer, since we live pretty close to lake harriet. Looked it was an awesome experience and definitely motivated me to sign up for it next year as my first marathon (I started running in the end of Feb this year and so far a half…

perfect weather for the TC 10K this morning, hit PRs in 1mi, 5K, and 10K! Good luck to the 10M/marathoners tomorrow!

I didn't follow the hal higdon perfectly, but one thing he says that I found works for me is that the weekend long run is the most important run of the week. Also I noticed that once my training runs got closer to the half marathon distance, meal timing/carb intake started to really affect how I felt during the long runs.

Wow - good article. I read the kid's story (he's 18!) and he has had quite a recovery from an ED: http://impruvism.com/why-i-created-impruvism/

Fiber one chocolate!

I normally train all on asphalt paths around lakes on flat ground, but I signed up for a half marathon (mostly because it was sponsored by one of my favorite breweries) that was a trail race. It was last Saturday and I had an awesome time - it was all hills and wooded areas with narrow trails, logs, rocks, and downed trees…

pretzels, tripple/quadrupple ales and fried chicken, also pizza.

I ate an entire green and blacks 85% dark chocolate bar this afternoon, after having a 5 dollar footlong for lunch. kinda messed up my protein/fat macro ratio for the day but since I won't get another chance to eat again today i'll only be over by a few calories (and I've been upping my calories anyways this week for a…

I've been looking/researching this too - right now i'm using my galaxy S3 with endomondo and the polar Wearlink bluetooth heart rate strap that syncs with the galaxy. But its a bit cumbersome having the arm band and not that easy to check mid run if I need to. It looks like the Garmin 110 is the most inexpensive garmin…

Not sure, but it does sound tasty! I had to google "kudu meat" though and found this: sorry I'm not of any help, but I'd bet that meat is less fatty than beef (being that the taste is described as "wild") now I have to find some african restaurants/markets to find some!

agree with all the increase volume advice. I'm a new runner (started around feb this year) and my first race ever was a 10K in july. I found myself running around 12-13 minute mile pace for longer runs, but was running at ~20-25 miles a week and ended up running the 10K at around 9:15 pace (fastest tempo run was 10:00 for…

Same here.

I wouldn't do it. These however are very delicious scratch made Yam brownies (the "Yams" in US supermarkets and that are referred to in the recipe are actually sweet potatoes): http://allrecipes.com/recipe/golden-yam-brownies/ They don't offer any nutrition benefits over chocolate brownies IMO, but they do taste really…

My HRM says I burned 1950 during an 11 mile run this morning in almost exactly 2 hours, but when I plug the numbers into the running world calculator (weight, distance and time is what they use) it says something like 1500, so I think my max heart rate must be higher than 220-age that is estimated on endomondo (App that my…

Well I like eating and I've come to enjoy running, which seem to be a natural synergy. But I don't think it accelerated my weight loss much. I do HIIT for 30 minutes 5-6 days a week and since I've been training my long distance running, a lot of the "lower intensity" active rest exercises (jumping jacks, mountain climbers…

For sure... I'll have to think of something goofy to wear

Guilty!

To clarify: HRM will work to show/track your heart rate during said activities, but will not work well estimating calorie burns during anything but steady state cardio. I use a polar wearlink+ that connects to my phone and it seems to work well (since I have my phone anyways then I don't need to have a watch to go with the…

I'm wondering if my shoes need to get replaced too, but I've only put ~200 miles on them between walking and running. The felt fine on saturday for my 11 mile long run, but my feet were hurting after monday night 4 mile run... I've read that running shoes typically last 400 miles, so I'd be a bit bummed if I already have…

SW: 270 CW: 191 GW: 185 Weigh in Dates: 8/5 - 8/12 - 8/19 - 8/26 - End of Month -

Need to get better photos, but here is one from about about 6 months before I started losing (~270 LB): and here is one from about a month ago - about 8 months (~195 LB):

Shoes would be the first thing I would check - if you haven't already get fitted at a running specialty store so they can analyze how you walk/run and recommend a shoe. I have basically zero arch and used to have issue with my feet falling asleep and/or pain, but this time around , with proper shoes and a mid foot strike I…

Not a seasoned runner, but the advice I've read is for the most gains for a new runner are to train for the distance "up" from what you are trying to improve in at a slower pace. So if you are trying to improve your mile time, do a 5k program for example. Just make sure that when you increase your distance/time that you go…

Well done! I agree - people have asked me what my "secret" is, when in truth, there is no secret - create a calorie deficit and you will lose. Hoping to make one of these threads in a few months when I hit my goal!

Thanks!

Most of it was portion size, eating out too much and a lifelong "I'm not that fat attitude" combined with basically no health problems that made me even think about living a "healthy" lifestyle. The change came when I realized that it really wasn't that difficult to create a calorie deficit and that it actually worked.…

5'8" 26 years old SW: 270 (Nov 2012) CW: 191 GW: 170 (body comp based after that) Ultimate Goal: Complete a Marathon in 4 hours or less (long ways to go!)

I trained for a 10K (mostly) without using a plan and and then decided I would need a plan to do a half. I am mostly following the Higdon plan (more strict on the long runs, but a little different during the week). Bonus is that I can use the same plan to train for a full once I see how the half goes.

Thanks a ton for the promo, what a great deal! Helped pushed me over the edge to decide to sign up - looking forward to it!