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I periodically train for long distance running events (half and full marathons), and I find that as I increase my weekly distance, I get noticeably more tired and hungry. I have to go to bed earlier every night, and usually find that after a long run on the weekend, I tend not to do very much the rest of the day. I don't…

I think there are a lot of variables in how long running shoes last; including shoe, terrain and person variables. I think body weight has a big impact, maybe the biggest. I'm light so my shoes last a long time - I retired my last pair after 1600 km (1000 miles), and my current pair are up to 1200 km. I have had no…

Quick check-in to update running kms. 5km this morning. It's still slow and hard, but this is only my second week back, and I have already noticed this morning my average heart rate decreasing, and pace slightly increasing for the same distance, so that's a positive. 1 Jan: rest 2 Jan: rest 3 Jan: rest 4 Jan: 5.32 km 5…

@Orphia - you ran an amazing race! Well done! Does that mean Strava won't record it as a 10km PB if it came in at 9.9?

1 Jan: rest 2 Jan: rest 3 Jan: rest 4 Jan: 5 km 5 Jan: rest 6 Jan: 5 km 7 Jan: 8.1 km Total: 18 km / 100 km 8 km this morning. Overcast and windy, but still 22C, so very comfortable. It's funny, but 8km doesn't feel any different to 5km, I'm just out there longer. I had blisters on the outside of both of my pinky toes and…

@Orphia - good luck with your 10 km on the weekend! Sorry, I'm not caught up with everyone, but welcome the late comers! (I started late, too). I made it out for an early morning run before work! This is an achievement for me, because I have been finding it impossibly hard to get out of bed to run in the morning, but this…

I'm going to try for 100 km this month. I haven't done much running over the last 6 months, because life has been pretty busy, but hoping to keep my motivation up by dropping in here again. Great to see so many familiar faces still here! 01/01: rest 02/01: rest 03/01: rest 04/01: 5.3 km Total: 5.3/100 km

Hi everyone, I am back for July - in for 160 km this month. I did my first marathon on Sunday in 4:56:58 (net time)! I am pretty stoked with that; my goal was 5 hrs. It was the Gold Coast Marathon, a really flat, beautiful course. The weather always seems to be good for it. During the first half of the race, I thought I…

@7lenny7 - I so love your idea of putting songs from your family members on your running playlist so you can think about them as you're running. You are a great dad / hubby! @ROBOTFOOD - good luck on your marathon this weekend! @Orphia - another 5 km PB! How fast can you go?! @RespectTheKitty - congrats on running 20 mins!…

@cariTJR – so sorry to hear about your mother. I hope you and your family are doing ok. @lporter229 - thanks for the race recap! So glad you were able to enjoy the atmosphere of the race after your friend got sick. @instantmartian - well done on toughing out your race in those miserable conditions! I wonder what caused the…

@Ohhim - thanks for the recap - what a magnificent race you had! I am particularly interested in the heart rate stuff you talked about. I am interested in gauging my effort and moderating my pace during my marathon using HR. How did you work out your marathon HR? Do you use a certain percentage of your HR max to calculate…

@Ohhim -love the costume; and congrats on the BQ! @kristinegift - super PR! @Elise4270 - sorry that your foot is still not ready @WhatMeRunning - congrats on your HM! @_nikkiwolf_ - happy belated birthday for last week! And I am glad those cows were not worried about you running through them! @juliet3455 and @MNLittleFinn…

I'm in for May, and beginning with a rest day :/ If I have a perfect month, I could hit 290 km, but a 270 km goal gives me a little leeway for life... however, I did hit 279.9 km in April, so I think I will split the difference and set my goal at 280 km / 174 miles, to make sure May is a little bigger than April. When I…

Haha @PoppetsMaster , @ROBOTFOOD , @juliet3455 @WhatMeRunning for running shoes one-upmanship. I definitely can't weigh into this, as I only wear 1 pair at a time, with my old pair as walking shoes. Apr 1 – Rest Apr 2 – 27.55 km Apr 3 – Rest Apr 4 – 8.59 km Apr 5 – 8.72 km Apr 6 – 13.32 km Apr 7 – Rest Apr 8 – 8.58 km Apr…

I never seem to have enough time to catch up on the thread :/ @ ariceroni Sorry to hear about your knee - good idea to rest it, and start back on your core and strength training. Hope it feels better soon! @Elise4270 congrats on finishing your HM with your foot injury! I hope you can rest up for a bit to let it heal.…

@Orphia - fantastic! What an achievement, and what a change in just 12 months!

I haven't been keeping up well here at all! @Orphia - killing it at those park runs! And nice pic - looking good. Can see you're close to your goal weight. @Elise4270 - good luck with your surgery. I would be nervous, too. But if you can be pain free afterwards, it's a good thing, right? @MobyCarp - best of luck at Boston!…

Week 16 of 27 Marathon training program complete. 69 km this week over 5 runs. 3 x 8.5 km runs, a 15 km midweek longish run, and a 28.2 km long run this morning. Long run pace 7:34 min/km, av HR 134, max HR 152. Ran down to the beach and out along the beach road, and had a pretty stiff headwind on the way back. My husband…

I just saw we have a "like" and an "awesome" button! How cool - will be going back through posts to like and awesome shortly :) Did my midweek longish run today. 15.3 kms @ 7:19 min/km; av HR 137, max HR 152. It was a bit hotter this morning because I went out a bit later, but humidity was down to 78%. I ran down to the…

@Orphia congrats on your PB and other achievements, and your positivity! @Amandajs232 good luck straightening that foot! I had to straighten up one of mine I noticed turned out slightly a couple of years ago. Totally doable! It was on my dodgy side. That side is still a bit dodgy, because it wasn't just the foot that was…

Just updating running kms; will try to catch up on the thread later! It is growing every month! Apr 1 – Rest Apr 2 – 27.55 km Apr 3 – Rest Apr 4 – 8.59 km Apr 5 – 8.72 km Apr 6 – 13.32 km Apr 7 – Rest Apr 8 – 8.58 km Total: 66.76 km / 240 km Races: 5 June Rocky River Run 21km 3 July Gold Coast Marathon

Easy 8.7 km this morning, at 7:08 min/km; av HR 131; max HR 148. Nice, cool conditions this morning, at 20C. Winter is coming, I guess. Apr 1 – Rest Apr 2 – 27.55 km Apr 3 – Rest Apr 4 – 8.59 km Apr 5 – 8.72 km Total: 44.86 km / 240 km Races: 5 June Rocky River Run 21km 3 July Gold Coast Marathon

@MNLittleFinn Pleased to hear you are getting a headlamp for running through national forest in the dark! I always wear my head lamp when I am running early before it's light, and it helps me spot any spider webs across the path before I run through them (I really hate running through spider webs - it is almost enough to…

@ceciliaslater I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to your poor Maggie! You all must be traumatised by what has happened. I am so scared of aggressive dogs; we often hear about terrible dog attacks on small children here. Aggressive dogs really need to be restrained and contained at all times!

Oh my! I just tracked through the last few pages of posts and see at least 6 people PRing their races on the weekend! Congrats to: @Stoshew71 for your HM - awesome race report, pics and loot! @kristinegift for your HM - great result in windy conditions! @ariceroni for that fast 8km! @louubelle16 for your HM - super PR! I…

Easy 8.59 km this morning; @ 7:28 min/km; av HR 127, max HR 140. Weather is cooling off a bit here, and humidity easing off (at last!); so a lovely 21C with 83% humidity to run in this morning. Didn't know how I would feel after my long run Saturday, but all good. Apr 1 – Rest Apr 2 – 27.55 km Apr 3 – Rest Apr 4 – 8.59 km…

@mrswhitehog welcome to the challenge group! @Elise4270 I very much relate to your "rungries". There are just not enough calories! I would definitely gain weight marathon training if I didn't keep an eye on it. @louubelle16 haha! Phew! So pleased you didn't have an injury! Good luck in your HM tomorrow! @kristinegift good…

@username301 haha! I got a stitch this morning on my long run! I think I was a bit dehydrated. @WhatMeRunning I find myself at the top of the GC and Strava leaderboards by default! Because I am in Australia, I am about a day ahead of everyone else, so I get all my runs in earlier, making me look really good. I am never at…

Hi all, I'm Michele, from Yeppoon, a seaside town in Queensland, Australia. I joined the monthly running challenge group in January, and was sure that I had already introduced myself here, but maybe I did not. I started running about 12 years ago, on and off as I had my last 3 children, and a pregnancy-related pelvic joint…

@kristinegift that's super you have marathon shorts! I hope they don't ride up too high when you're running! I wear 3/4 length skins to avoid that possibility ever happening! @JaneKnoll1 Yes, welcome! Sounds like you are doing fantastic! Congrats on running 25 min straight, and reaching your weight loss goal! Surpassed my…