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7 miles this morning. 56 total. Made it on the last day!

Updates: Nov. 19 - 2 miles Nov. 22 - 7 miles Nov. 23 - 4 miles Nov. 24 - 4 miles Nov. 28 - 5 miles All above are pavement running. 49 miles so far. Looks like I might make it!

6.2 miles on pavement. Just call it 6. 27 total so far.

There's usually a Subway near fast food places. They make salads in addition to the sandwiches.

Nailed it. Dynamite arrows are the way to go. You've seen Dukes of Hazzard, right?

3 miles on pavement this evening. 21 miles total.

5-mile trail run today. Now up to 18.

2 miles pavement. Total of 13 so far.

I'm in. November 2 - 6 miles (2 miles pavement running and 4 miles of trail running) November 3 - 2 miles pavement. November 5 - 3 miles pavement 11 miles so far, and I'm rounding everything down. Today, for instance, was 3.1 miles (5K distance), and I beat my personal record.

Ran one of my fastest miles to date, and I put in 6.5 miles between regular (paved) running and trail running.

I recently completed the C25K program and actually wound up winning my division (Masters) in my first 5K. I used the Zen Labs version. I'm not as crazy about the 10K program, however. The intervals don't make as much sense to what my body can do, and at present, I'm doing a warm up walk and then just running. I like that I…

The first month, I walked a lot, usually in 2-4 mile increments. Not leisurely strolls, but honest, brisk walking (4 mph). I did so in part to strengthen legs and knees for the C25K I was planning. 1200 a day seems tough. I was grouchy and short the first few weeks of adjusting to 1700 a day. You might want to manipulate…

We went on vacation to the coast this past week. I like seafood, and so I went totally off the rails for five days (~700 to1000 calories over per day). Thing is, I was so active on the beach and jetties, in the pool, etc. that I actually wound up losing a couple of pounds. I never just laid on the beach or by the pool. Oh,…

To lose weight, all I've really worried about is calories. Sugar is near impossible to clear, especially with the amounts in any kind of packaged or processed foods.

24:36. I placed 11th out of 362 runners and won my age bracket.

I finished my first 5K this past weekend. Official, posted time was 24:36 (7:55 min/mile). I placed 11th overall out of over 360 runners, and I was 1st in the 40-44 age group. Here's some advice on C25K. Don't get behind! I did, and then in Week 7, I ran 4-5 days in a row in order to catch up. I wound up with some…

Good post. I nearly doubled up last Saturday because of an event with LOTS of food, and I thought I might see a lull in my weight loss. Wasn't even a blip. I've continued at the same basic rate. One free day does not a tragedy make.

W5D2 (Zen Labs) done. Looking forward to next run and 20 minutes straight. Going to take my GPS unit and see how far I can get in 20 minutes.

W4D2 in the books.

Apparently, I can get over 50,000 dresses on sale???

This is it. MFP has made me realize just how poor my choices were in the past and how much better I need to be, going forward. On the way home today, I passed a Taco Bell and thought, "Hmmm... what if?" Looked up a regular crunchy taco and found it to be 170 calories. I would have scarfed down four or five of those without…

Two weeks under my belt, and I'm starting to feel the motor get stronger. I can accelerate up hills and simply feel more power in my stride. I'm really glad I decided to do the C25K so that I build up slowly and avoid knee pain.

W2D1 in the bag.

A cold crimped my style last week, and I didn't run, but I got back on the wagon this weekend. I knocked out W1D2 yesterday morning, and I just finished up with W1D3 this evening. I'm using the Zen Labs 8-week (because that's how much time I have) training app on the iPhone. So... seven weeks to go!!!

I'm on it. I registered for my first 5K in October, and I started C25K yesterday. On the "off" days, I'm still going to do my normal 2-mile "brisk" (4 mph) walks in the morning. I'll probably do Week 1, Day 2 tomorrow.

It just seems like some folks are up on their high horses here and should realize everybody is not exactly the same. "Push Mowing The number of calories you burn is calculated primarily on your weight and the amount of time you spend on any particular activity. If you weigh 155 pounds and spend 30 minutes mowing the grass…

So why does myfitnesspal include "Walking, 2.0 mph, slow pace" as exercise?

Thanks. Two days in a row I've come in under my calorie count, and it really hasn't been all that hard. The only place I've been in the red is on sugars. Need to work on that area. Tomorrow morning, going to try to get in some exercise for a full hour.

What if it's outside the house work? Say, cutting with a pushmower for an hour in 95 degree heat and 90% humidity?