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For me it's about being as light as possible moving into the race, and the easiest way of doing that is to get rid of excess, harmful body fluids. So I tend to go out the night before, get really drunk on high alcohol sugary cocktails, and be violently sick for the remainder of the evening. In the morning I head to the…

Three things:* don't want to fall behind in training, having invested all this time / effort already * having to keep an eye on food intake for the day * habit Solutions to these are all about mindset. * Make 'rest day' the 'planning day' - review previous days, chart progress, look to the future * Make rest day the…

Low intensity, like walking, easy swimming etc. Depends on what training schedule I'm on and how the body is feeling as well - if it's a rest day between two long runs then I'll drop back to just a walk. Otherwise I'll go for a short ride or whatever. I do one day a week which is committed rest (ie nothing more than…

What's your normal training gear for 50 degrees? Run in that. I train in between 0C and 35C (35 to 90F) in the same gear, the only big difference is a skin layer of compression in the cold, and runners gloves in the heat. I'd be wearing a disposable long sleeve for before the start (go to the local thrift store, pick them…

Yeah that's about 99.6% of the people on MFP. Unfort there is no exercise that will specifically target belly fat. You can only generally remove fat. Imagine a plastic bag filled with sand. Once you get to a certain body fat % there is so little subcutaneous fat left that you start to get definition of abs etc. However, if…

Your body is telling you that you just walked 22 miles. You may be tight & sore for a while. If you're doing this regularly, consider a foam roller.

Read this, follow its instructions. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

If you're getting bored, try gamification. Zombies Run is a fantastic app which will motivate you to work out daily. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/zombies-run!/id503519713?mt=8 Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sixtostart.zombiesrun&hl=en

more like raisins and watermelons.

Good luck with the 5km, welcome to the runner's club. 5km by July is very achievable - you have close to six months to do it in. With this amount of time you could potentially look to do a longer distance than 5km (if you go in 3 month blocks you could go from 0 to 5km, then from 5km to 10km). I am very glad you're not…

http://connect.garmin.com/mfp That is all.

When does it become too much? When you get overconfident and start pushing more than your body wants you to. Luckily your body does give casual little clues to when it's being worked too hard. These are called 'injuries'. As you progress into the wonderful world of exercise, injuries will become like angry ex-girlfriends;…

Depends on what you're doing. For high impact sports like contact sport, running, vigorous swimming etc warm up is essential as it gradually gets your muscles and ligaments warm and loose, essential for stretching which helps prevent injury. For lower impact sports like cycling, some gym workouts etc it is not quite as…

When lifting heavy objects, be sure to use your back like a crane, and always lift in a jerking, turning motion.

Worth it. Just don't do it at night. I nearly had a heart attack when the motorcycle scene started up and I was on a country path.

It can be breathing related, especially if you breathe in on footstrike. Easy way to check is if you control your breathing and keep it out of sync with your pace. Re hunching and arms, every so often let your arms flop and dangle while you run. it feels very odd but helps to free up tightness in the upper body.

For me (good and bad all mixed together)* Change in what you want to eat (less motivated to eat junk food) * Better sleep (although if you workout in the morning - your body starts to expect it) * Your energy levels initially dip, then go through the roof. * Far more resilient in everyday activities. Six hours on your…

Endorphins, mainly. Swap one addiction for another.

I'm pretty sure most runners are partially lobotomised, or at least have the common sense centres removed from their frontal cortex*....I mean, how else do you explain the 5am outdoor winter weekday sessions? *myself included

Hey some quick solutions * Wear army surplus camo, it's designed to make it harder for people to see you. * Run at night; be sure to wear pure black from head to toe, wraparound sunglasses and a hat for that additional anonymity * Find places where there are no other people, and run there. You know, middle of the woods at…

Smaller number.

Heyo, the instructions you have provided are exactly as I would do it...

https://www.endomondo.com/teams/2349993 - MFP group on Endomondo http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/8727-endomondo - Endomondo group on MFP

Heyo, there are Endomondo groups in the MFP community, and an MFP group in the Endomondo community. Heaps of runners at a variety of levels.

One of the hard things for people to do is to understand what motivates you to be fit / lose weight / focus on your diet / calorie track. It's different from what they do, and it can be threatening and scary - someone they know, and are comfortable with, is suddenly doing these really different things that they don't…

By far my fav - long intro but totally worth it.

There are a couple of approaches: 1 - Calculate the combined weight of the stroller and the kids, and add that to your weight when calculating calorie burns (ie if you're 60kg and the kids + stroller are 25kg together, then calculate a calorie burn at 85kg) 2 - Manually adjust based on an estimate of around 180 cal per…

Do you run? Yes? Congratulations, you are a runner. :-) See, that was easy. Race pace is almost always faster than training pace so it's not surprising that your outdoor pace is faster than your indoor. You should also notice you're a lot more sore after a race - you generally work a lot harder in races than you do in…

the first thing that sprang to mind reading your title is the classic running quote: "It doesn't get easier. you just get faster." which admittedly is a pretty sh!tty way to respond to a heartfelt request, so sorry about that. But it is true. There is a second quote which is a bit nicer: "if you run, you are a runner". I…