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I’ve been run/walking lately and have realized that I kind of like it! I may stick to it even when I’m recovered. Today’s run was meh. March running 3/6: 3.1 miles 3/8: 3.1 miles 3/10: 3.8 miles Cumulative miles: 10 miles/I have no idea miles

Thanks to everyone who contributed an embarrassing fall story! Made me feel better about mine and made me smile, except for the ones that resulted in injuries :(

I’ve got another monthly question, if it counts as one haha. Inspired by a near faceplant during my run today, what is your most embarrassing running fall story, if you have one? Treadmill or outside counts. I’ll start: a few years ago, before I started running, I was with a friend at a very crowded gym. We were trying to…

Now that my half marathon is most likely no longer happening for April, I’m feeling kind of lost? I’m the kind of person that likes having a goal to work towards, so I think I may sign up for a local 5k/10K sometime over the next couple of months. Taking it easy seems to be helping the pain, which is good. I find that it…

Fellow runners of MFP, I’ve finally got a run on the board for March! Granted, it was a walk/run and probably the slowest I’ve ever run, and that’s including while I was going c25k, but I did it! The knee/hip issue has not really improved much, so I’m booking the PT appointment. It’s looking like I’m going to postpone my…

I’m in the process of training to run a half marathon, and I think I may have been overworking my legs because I’ve been having some killer knee/hip pain. Instead of giving up or ignoring it and making it worse, I’m taking a week off of running(though I’m not happy about it), and if the rest doesn’t help, will be seeing a…

I have unfortunately not been able to run in March at all yet! Thanks to the knee/hip pain that’s been bothering me for ages and my *kitten* health insurance, it’s gonna be a bit before I’m able to see a physical therapist. So I’m improvising by taking a week off of running and seeing if there’s any improvement. This is my…

And there’s my February goal! Probably won’t reach my stretch goal unless I’m feeling really good tomorrow. My left knee is still really bothering me, but switching back to my old shoes seems to have fixed the hip pain. 2/1: 3.5 miles 2/2: 5 miles 2/5: 4.3 miles 2/6: 2.2 miles 2/7: 3.5 miles 2/9: 5 miles 2/11: 0.5 miles…

@MegaMooseEsq thank you for your well wishes, I definitely need them. @Elise4270 I’m looking into booking an appointment with a physical therapist later this week, thank you for the suggestion. Depending on how often they need to see me, I may or may not be able to afford the massages. @rheddmobile I’m starting to think…

My half plan calls for 91 miles in March if I do every single run religiously, including the days where I can either run or cross train. So for March I’m setting my goal for 80 miles with a stretch goal of 91 miles. I’m nervous because my highest mileage in a month ever was 60 miles.

My size six skinny jeans are loose! Had to pull out a belt this morning!

Felt wonderful the first couple of miles, and then the hip, knee, and heel(idk where that one came from) pain kicked in. Maybe it’s my body telling me I’m not ready for a half just yet. 2/1: 3.5 miles 2/2: 5 miles 2/5: 4.3 miles 2/6: 2.2 miles 2/7: 3.5 miles 2/9: 5 miles 2/11: 0.5 miles 2/12: 3.75 miles 2/13: 2.25 miles…

Hey everyone! I’ve got 4.5 miles on the plan for later this afternoon on the treadmill. Ditched school today for a getting papers and projects and midterm studying done in the library day which I’m currently procrastinating. Anyways, stopping in for some advice. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m following Hal Higdon’s…

This week was a cutback week in my half marathon training plan and was only supposed to be a 5k long run for today, but I increased it to 4 miles since I skipped my run yesterday. Started off super sucky because I forgot my headphones. I tried running without music for the first mile and I couldn’t do it, so I played the…

According to my half training plan, im supposed to do 4 miles today. Im skipping my run today though because im going on a movie/dinner date with my mom, which I haven’t done in ages, so I’m not mad about it . I’ve been feeling worn out too, so I think my legs could use a break. Depending on what time we end up going, I…

My Fitbit is officially falling apart, so I need a replacement. I was looking into garmins, but they’re crazy expensive. Does anyone have any recommendations for fitness/running watches? I really like the Fitbit but I have the charge hr which is a super old model so idk how any of the new ones are.

Good short run today. I still stand by the fact that I strongly dislike the treadmills in my school gym. 2/1: 3.5 miles 2/2: 5 miles 2/5: 4.3 miles 2/6: 2.2 miles 2/7: 3.5 miles 2/9: 5 miles 2/11: 0.5 miles 2/12: 3.75 miles 2/13: 2.25 miles 2/15: 4 miles 2/16: 6 miles 2/20: 4 miles 2/21: 2 miles Cumulative total for…

Made it out today! Well, in, since it was a treadmill run, but it still counts. Because of the knee pain, I took what was supposed to be 2 days of rest/cross training between my long run and my next run and turned it into 3 days, and hopefully it’s done the trick. Did 4 relatively easy miles, but got some pretty bad…

@martaindale @Elise4270 here’s my orange cat(and his sister). What is with the orange cats and the purring like a motorboat? And also, sometimes I swear he’s a dog, not a cat. He literally loves water and baths. I’ll turn the faucet on and he’ll hop up there and stick his head directly under it like he’s taking a shower.…

Ended up doing my long run today. It was a mediocre run, a little sucky, and a little great, depending on what point of the run lol. My knee started bothering me again towards the end of it so I’m a little concerned. I’m starting to think it might be because my shoes are worn out, as I’ve been in the same pair since April.…

@eleanorhawkins @workaholic_nurse @PastorVincent thank you for your advice on the knee pain! I ended up doing some gentle stretching and kept it elevated while icing it a bit before bed last night. I still felt it this morning when I was going up/down stairs, but not when I walked, so I decided to give my run today a go. I…

I planned to do 4 miles today, but I don’t think it’s gonna happen, because my left knee is throbbing when I walk, let alone run. So I’m giving it a rest today and attempting it tomorrow. That means I’ve got to rearrange my weekend so that my long run is on Sunday instead of Saturday, but whatever it takes. Anyone have any…

2 1/4 easy miles on the treadmill today. Was supposed to be 2 according to the plan but like I said, I dislike uneven numbers in my total lol. February runs: 2/1: 3.5 miles 2/2: 5 miles 2/5: 4.3 miles 2/6: 2.2 miles 2/7: 3.5 miles 2/9: 5 miles 2/11: 0.5 miles 2/12: 3.75 miles 2/13: 2.25 miles Cumulative total for February:…

Ran out of time for my planned 4 mile run today as my school unexpectedly closed due to an impending snowstorm in the middle of my workout so that was great. So the decimal is back lmao. I’ll even it out tomorrow 🤷‍♀️ February runs: 2/1: 3.5 miles 2/2: 5 miles 2/5: 4.3 miles 2/6: 2.2 miles 2/7: 3.5 miles 2/9: 5 miles 2/11:…

Wasn’t supposed to run at all today. I only had Zumba on the schedule, but as I was walking out of the class I saw a friend of mine that I haven’t seen in ages on one of the treadmills so I decided to jog alongside him while we caught up for a few minutes. Also wanted to even out the pesky decimal in my total for the month…

Long run Saturday ✔️. I think upping my running is starting to do its job cuz I’m finally starting to notice a small difference on the scale! February runs: 2/1: 3.5 miles 2/2: 5 miles 2/5: 4.3 miles 2/6: 2.2 miles 2/7: 3.5 miles 2/9: 5 miles Cumulative total for February: 23.5/55 or 63.5 miles

Yay @garygse and @greyparks206 ! Amazing!

Another scheduled training run. I hate the treadmill at my school’s gym, for some reason it makes me feel so much more sore the next day. Also, for some reason they’ve got the heat cranking in there full blast so I probably lose five pounds just in sweat every time I run there. February runs: 2/1: 3.5 miles 2/2: 5 miles…

Today, Higdon’s novice 1 half training plan called for a quick 2 miles, so a quick 2 miles I did! Weather dropped from 65 degrees F to 40 today, which is sad, but better than the -10 degrees F we had last week, so I’ll keep my complaining to a minimum. February runs: 2/1: 3.5 miles 2/2: 5 miles 2/5: 4.3 miles 2/6: 2.2…

@amymoreorless personally, I think dieting is significantly harder than exercise, so I completely agree with you. Exercise has become a part of my lifestyle and is something I look forward to everyday. When it comes to limiting food, however, I have a really hard time. I love food. And by food, I mean the really not good…