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I make my own energy bars too. My recipe is from Runner's World, modified by me: Banana Oat Energy Bars / Makes 16 Ingredients: 4 very overripe bananas ½ cup vegetable oil ½ cup peanut butter (optional – if omitting, add ½ cup oil) ½ cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 cups rolled oats 1 ½ cup whole wheat flour ½ cup…

Also, if your quads are tight, you could try using a foam roller on them.

I've seen lots of different plans and there seems to be many schools of thought. Some plans say you never need to train more than 16 miles. Some say you should do several 20 mile runs. Nova had a segment a few years ago called "Marathon Challenge". It was a great show and one of the things that stuck with me was that after…

I was also going to post the Roosevelt "Daring Greatly" quote. Also this: "If you keep doin' what you're doin', you're gonna keep gettin' what you're gettin" -- my high school Physics teacher "You don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have" -- unknown

03/29: 4 mi running 03/30: 2 mi walking 03/31: 3 mi running, 0.5 mi walking, 0.5 mi swimming Grand total: 63.5 mi :happy:

03/24: 3 mi running, 0.5 mi walking, 0.5 mi swimming 03/26: 3 mi running, 0.5 mi walking 03/27: 0.5 mi swimming 53.5 mi. 4 days left in March!

For chocolate cravings, I snack on a square of Baker's chocolate: the bittersweet ones or the white chocolate ones. If it's just a general sweetness craving, I spoon out a bit of honey and just eat it. Mmm... I swear, both of these are satisfying and low cal.

03/12: 3.5mi running, 0.5 mi walking 03/13: 1 mi swimming 03/14: 4 mi walking, 0.5 mi walking 03/17: 3 mi running, 0.5 mi walking, 0.5 mi swimming 03/18: 3 mi running, 0.5 mi walking 03/19: 3 mi running, 0.5 mi walking 03/21: 5 mi running, 0.5 mi walking 45.5 mi in. It's been a great month!

All of the reasons people have listed already PLUS sharing the sidewalk with other pedestrians have caused me problems in the past. People like to walk beside each other, or have kids and dogs with them so I end up having to go off sidewalk and what's where the injuries happen. If people are coming towards you and are…

Get fit in the gym Lose weight in the kitchen :happy:

I would love to be tall. When I gain 10 pounds, I look like a completely different person. When I buy pants, I have to hem them even when shopping at the petite stores. Skirts look terrible on me. Do we all want what we don't have?

Skipped a few entries: March 10: 3 mi running, 0.5 mi walking, 0.5 mi swimming March 11: 2.5 mi running 19.5 mi in, 15.5 to go!

Love it! Mine is: Portion control matters, like it or not :happy:

Good for you! Keep at it! I have run a few half marathons as well and I find some days you just don't have a good run, no matter what the distance is. Don't get discouraged. Your next run will probably be better. If it's not and you still feel sluggish, it's ok to take an extra rest day. Good luck on race day! :wink:

March 6 = 0.5 mi swimming March 7 = 3 mi running 13 miles in, 22 to go!

March 1 = 0 March 2 = 0:explode: March 3 = 3 mi running, 0.5 mi swimming March 4 = 3 mi running March 5 = 3 mi running 9.5 miles in, 25.5 to go!:bigsmile:

Yep! Like the posters below, it's about portion control. And the type of chocolate you pick. I find that a small piece of dark chocolate satisfies my craving more than two whole kit kats, and it's way less sugar. It's the sugar that's the problem.