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Thanks for all the good ideas and suggestions, everyone! I'll definitely take all this into consideration this coming week and see how I feel. Will check back in with an update!

Thanks! What do you mean by this - recovery after the run, like stretching? Or recovery between runs?

Hi! Yes, it had been warm and muggy here (Indian Summer I guess), but when I run in the mornings it isnt _too_ bad, like 70-75 degrees.

Thanks! Though at the same time I'm also trying to lose weight and I feel like I need to "cut" carbs. Guess its hard for me to find the happy balance. Can you give me some thoughts on which foods are good/bad for the running part, while I can still lose weight, and portions? What is glycogen? I'm such a newbie!

Thanks for the advice - I always have wondered what I need to eat, what specific foods/food groups are good for this? What would you suggest?

Thank you to those who actually gave me constructive info, pointers and encouragement - the purpose of these boards. There were some snarky, patronizing responses which are not only unhelpful but can potentially be hurtful to those who can't brush it off. All I'll say to those posters is watch what you say, people are on…

Yes, grams over goal. I don't think I'm significantly under consuming fat/carbs, but I am cutting them down.

Hey Running Friends! OP here with a GREAT UPDATE! I DID MY 5K!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I ran (jogged) the WHOLE thing! I didnt walk once! I finished in 39 minutes! So freaking proud of myself. My brother in law was such a great support, he's a runner too, but he kept with me the whole time. Thanks everyone here…

OP check in again! I cant believe it!!! Monday I actually ran for 2 miles straight!!! ^_^ And in under 25 minutes :happy: Never thought I could do that. Whenever I felt myself start to gasp, I slowed it down until I wasn't. WOOT! 5k in 3 weeks here I come!

Well played, Dr. Hannibal, well plays - made my day (made me laugh) sitting at my boring desk.

.......why cant you delete a post you made?!! >.< ignore my last post.

Oh my god THIS! ^_^ Totally made my day, clicking on this topic and seeing your pic and description first. Well done, Mr. Hannibal, well done!

OP reporting in with an update on her running! did C25k Week 5 Day 3 this morning, which was daunting in that it was the 5 min warm up and cool down, but instead of 2-3 runs broken up by some walking it was a straight _20 minute run_!!!!!!!!!! But.... I DID IT!!! I've never run (and by run, I mean jog) that long/far in my…

Thanks! I'll take a look. (btw, you look _awesome!_ ^_^) Good for you! I really wish I liked nuts to snack on...I like them in salads just fine...but not like a bag snacking on them... Going to try more avocados and cheese apparently (I love cheese, and I thought I'd have to cut it out!) Thats a great idea you have of…

Mon, weds and fri are my couch-to-5k running program, of which I just finished week 4 (might repeat it), those same evenings, (mostly) I do kickboxing class for 30mins (unless I have a work meeting or such, then just 2 eves a week). Tues and Thurs are gym days, where I do 20-25mins of elliptical trainer and then 15-20mins…

Normal range for my age/weight/height. I do have an arrhythmia in my heart, but no pressure issues.

What about sodium intake? How bad is it to go over that or sugar intake by over 100?

I'm 5'3", currently at 174lbs, I know I did a body fat % calc but I cant remember. I'm 29y/o.

OP here! Did my Week 4, Day 3 of C25K this morning and I took the advice that was given here about _slowing down_. It changed by overall pace to a 13.9 min/mile, completed the intervals doing 1.61 miles in 21:30. But the good thing is - I didn't have to switch to walking in any of my run intervals!!!! :bigsmile: First time…

I live 50miles west of Philadelphia....land of the large rolling hills -_-. There are _no_ flat surfaces out where I live.

OP here! Wow thanks to EVERYONE for all the tips! Got my C25K week 4 day 3 tomorrow morning, I'll sloooooooow it down on my run intervals, see how that goes. Thanks for all the support! Glad to know its not just me that has a hard time getting into the running gig. ^_^

I did my BMR and TDEE calculations, for me it comes out that I should be eating over 2000 calories a day!! Just cant wrap my head around that one...plus I really dont think I can even _force_ myself to eat that much. I was hard for me today to just get above 1400 :noway: How is this even real? I mean, everyone hears about,…

Thanks everyone! You've been a huge help. I'm going to up my calorie intake - with healthy foods! I'll check back in here in about a week or so and tell you how its going. Great advice thanks so much!

Thanks guys! I'm really a newbie at all this, so your advice means a lot. I do have a very sedentary job, the only activity I have is when I do my work outs (ie I sit at a desk 8+ hours every day) So even with that I should be eating more around 1400+ calories a day? Sorry for all the questions but I dont know the lingo:…