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Everybody is different so there is no iron rule. Listen to your body! It also depends on how much of running you have under your belt. I only started two years ago and at the beginning I ran about 3-4 times per week, roughly 5-8km. Now I am running a minimum of 10 km pretty much daily with a rest day every 10 days or so.…

Biking or elliptical for me plus regularly weight training. I also use the trampolin for leg training without the impact that running has on my legs.

I am stopping eating at a deficit a couple of weeks before a race. As said above, having less weight to run with is hugely beneficial, but eating enough before a race is a must for me. And yes...enough sleep!

http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/ I have done it for some time with great success. See the above forum.

No worries, every day!

If you are in Canada check out Vega One.

Almond oil, avocado oil and coconut oil are three of the healthier, high heat oils. Virgin olive oil has a lower heat tolerance and is therefore less suited for high heat cooking and more useful for salads. It should say on the bottle.

On exercise days I eat most of my calories back and non exercise days I don't. But then...I go by weekly calorie goals and it works for me. I have been maintaining my goal weight for nearly a year now.

Most of my running jackets have automatically reflective stripes and I believe most come with some sort of reflective things.

Your GPS should work fine. I have a Polar V800 and I do not have to download anything for taking it anywhere in the world. I very much assume it is the same for your Forerunner. For Garmin GPS devices, such as the ones you buy for hiking with pre-loaded maps, it is different as they only come with certain maps. Same for…

I was in exactly the same position last year. I had an overuse injury and I did back out of my first half marathon. I ran one a couple of months later and this was a good decision as it took me without the race over four weeks to get pain free.

Isogold or Optimum Nutrition. Check on sugar content!

I run in every weather. If there is a lot of snow I might use crampons on my shoes otherwise, trail shoes work very well. Clothes wise- layers, layers and more layers! I might use a running backpack and when I get to hot I just carry the clothes in my backpack.

Running - long distances!

Superb news! Congrats to all of you! I need to turn at least 80 before I have a chance to qualify! But then...I just ran my very first ever full marathon - successfully (at least in a sense that I ran it through, without hitting a wall or collapsing - albeit in slightly over 5 hours - still very proud!) Stef.

CarsonRuns: "If it takes you 3:30 to run 22 miles, you are running at a 9:33 pace. This runner is going to be more fit and will have a more successful marathon (assuming proper pacing, etc)." That would mean for me, as a 50 year old, female runner, to run my first marathon at a Boston Qualifier time... "If it takes you…

Adding you. I am 50 and just finished my first full marathon after 18 months of training. Not bad considering that before those 18 months I had no clue what running was all about. Stef.

Yes. I quit in January 2013, smoking a pack of Red Marlboro daily. I started running in 2014 with the C25K app. Since then I have run numerous 10k and half marathon races and just today I finished successfully my first full marathon.

Greek yoghurt (unsweetened, plain) with fruit (preferably berries); oatmeal and flax or chia seeds for breakfast; fish, chicken and tons of veggies. Quinoa and Farro instead of white rice. Water and tea instead of soft drinks or juices. Coffee is apparently good for your metabolism and I have two cups before doing my…

Yes, forgot to say, most importantly, just 1g sugar. I have researched tons of protein bars and I have found none that have that small sugar amount!

I love them, particularly the white chocolate, raspberry one. Some people put them for a couple of seconds in the microwave. They are a superb source of protein. I know you can easily get the same amount of protein by eating e.g. a Greek yoghurt, but frankly a Questbar a day or every two days is a treat for me. Stef.

As mentioned above, there are numerous reasons why you might have "gained" 10 lbs. Buying a new scale though is a good move, but do not compare your initial weight to the one from the doctor. Start afresh. Note your initial weight from your new scale and weigh yourself under the same (!) circumstances: at the same time of…

I know, I should do strength training, but I am currently training for a marathon, running around 80 km per week. On top of that I am hiking with my dogs. At the moment I just don't have the will to add gym training.

Running seems to burn the most for me, roller blading or biking are good as well.

I have been successfully in maintenance for about a year now and I still log all my intake. I go though by weekly goals and not daily ones. If I go over one day I make up on another.

Always alone. I might do shorter runs with friends but frankly chating while running is not my thing. For me running is a bit like scuba diving: I enjoy the silence

Running, hiking, biking, roller blading, swimming, skiing, scuba diving (in that order)

It was godsend for me. I was a serious couch potatoe and never in my life did I run. I lacked the confidence and more importantly the motivation to go out and run. Once I started the program I got the urge to continue and I looked forward to achieving the small goals set by the program. I started this running journey about…

Best buys: Blendtec; slow cooker; food scale

Yes to recomp. Also at least for me it is very difficult to be that precise re 100 calories. I do log everything, but I am sure that I am regularly off my 100 calories. I have been in maintenance for a year now, but I go by weekly goals. Stef.