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Ok, trying to catch up. After my HM Sunday morning we had a rather large party at our place Sunday afternoon with a ton of people so I pretty much got out of bed Monday to do two things - I'll let you figure out what they were. :wink: Not so sure a huge party is the best idea after a HM but I survived both. My left leg is…

@lporter229 and @katharmonic - congrats to both of you for your HMs today! WooHoo @RunRachelleRun for your finish today - sounds like a tough one with that weather. I had my HM today, too - my first one ever. Time was 2:31 so 11:34 min/mile. Every step after 10.5 miles was a PR for me. :smiley: I am so happy that I made it…

Got in a nice run this morning. The weather actually felt really good at 42 degrees. I was thinking that would be really cold (don't laugh!) but just my hands were cold so I tucked them into my sleeves. May need to get some light gloves. 11/2: 4.15 11/5: 3.6 11/7: 3.7 Upcoming races: 11/12: Monterey Bay Half Marathon…

Out of town last week so I missed 18 pages so I'm going to try and be all fancy by having this thread up on two screens so I can actually respond to a few folks as I see things. :smile: Frist, welcome to all the newbies! @eponine1984, congrats on finishing c25k and running a 5k! Great milestone. And, what a little cutie…

@WandaVaughn, good news about your friend. :) Got in a good 4.7 mile run this morning. I'm happy that I was able to recover enough from the 10+ on Sunday to run this morning without pain. Looks like the exercises and foam rolling I'm doing is working nicely. Finished off October with 61 miles - way under my goal but I was…

@WandaVaughn, so sorry to hear about your friend. Hoping for a full recovery. Got out and did 10+ miles yesterday morning and am still getting sore after that distance. It was a nice run, though, because the weather was perfect and I ran in a new neighborhood and I like to look at how people do their landscaping. Two weeks…

@seanevan10, nice medal! Sorry you're having some pain and hope you get it worked out.

Congratulations, @eponine1984, for finishing the C25k program and getting in 3.6! Nice 3.3 miles for me this morning. Well, my monthly goal has been blown to smithereens by this piriformis issue. I have a whopping 39 miles out of a scheduled 115. :neutral:

So, managed to get 9+ miles in yesterday after not running much the last couple weeks. Did well for about 6-7 miles and then started getting some pain. Changing my foot position every once in a while seemed to give me some relief during the run, although it felt really odd. Lots of foam-rolling (which I hate) and…

You will be fantastic - you already ran the distance so you know you can do it!

@hjeppley, congrats to both you and your son! @ctclaws44, super cool pics and medal. So many racers this past weekend!

Congratulations on finishing and sorry it didn't go as planned! Anyone who finishes a marathon is amazing in my book. Woo hoo!!! Awesome job finishing anything of that distance. So impressed. @Runningmischka, congratulations on the half! Sounds like a great time and lovely pic!

Woo hoo!!

@fitoverfortymom, congratulations on the loss! That's an awesome accomplishment. @RunTimer, great photo and glad to hear the air quality is getting better. I'm in San Jose and will be up in the city beginning of November for a few days and love to run the Embarcedero when I'm there. Especially before/after a long day of…

Thanks, @skippygirlsmom and @PastorVincent, for the pace group feedback - I signed up. I might try a short run tomorrow morning and see if I can get back into training. Three weeks from Sunday so not much time!

So, thoughts on joining a pace group for my first HM? Do they help? How do they work? I got an email today with sign-ups for them and not sure if I should or not. @WandaVaughn, been wondering about you! Glad to hear you're on track for your race. Can't wait to hear how you do!

@girlinahat, catching up on threads this morning and was going to respond but see several others have by now as well. I'm sorry you're having to deal with that. I don't have any spectacular advice because I have similar issues and just avoid the situations. I can be in a crowd of complete strangers and be perfectly fine as…

@JessicaMcB, wow, so impressed. Love the race report! I tried a run yesterday and no go. Spent the day feeling sorry for myself and wondering how on earth I'm going to do a HM if I can't train. I'll give it a couple more days and try again. I'm going to be so disappointed if I'm not able to run it.

I know this is super late but congrats to @ariceroni for the marathon finish. Nice photos! I think I've figured out my butt/leg pain - I think it's my piriformis. Self-diagnosed but I found a description that fits perfectly: If you are sitting down in a chair and lift your knee on the affected side straight up toward your…

Raw, unsalted almonds are one of my favorite snacks to carry in my car and purse in case I get stuck somewhere without food. 1 ounce at 160 calories is filling (for me) enough to get me through a couple hours until I can eat. I'm careful to pre-portion, though!

Late to the party again, 24 pages in. My HM is coming up in a few weeks and my training plan all went to heck with this pain in the back of my leg. I'm supposed to get around 113 miles this month but there's no way I can make that. Certain movements don't seem to bother it - went for about 4 miles this morning with about…

@amymoreorless, be safe! @RespectTheKitty, sending good thoughts and wishes your way. Sounds like several of us struggle with this as well so you're not alone. I know it's tough. @HonuNui, owie! Those scrapes looks painful. And, thanks for sharing your story although @JessicaMcB almost made me cry! On the running front,…

That's kind of where I'm at as well. I picked up some Gu chews last week and then forgot them when I went on my long run this past Sunday, although I did have a banana before so I think that helped a bit. I'll try again this Sunday to see if the chews help. I tend to really start lagging around 8 miles so I might try them…

Hi, everyone. I've been MIA most of September - 800+ posts - having some issues with the depression. Trying to dig my way out at this point. Thankfully I didn't entirely stop running and still hope to finish my HM in November. Also experiencing some pain in my leg and it's dumb but I can't figure out exactly where it's…

Still nursing that weird pain in my leg so missed my goal for August but in for 75 miles in September. First run of the month will be Sunday. @Sliedur, so sorry to hear about your mom. Hugs to you. @skippygirlsmom, thanks for sharing your experience. ______________________________ Upcoming race: Monterey Bay Half Marathon…

@Orphia, congratulations on the marathon. Loved your recap and the pics! @RespectTheKitty, hope you feel better soon. Did my first run since getting back from vacation this morning. 3.6 miles. I've been trying to rest a bit because I've got a weird pain in my glute/hamstring that's been giving me issues. Anyway, going to…

Got back from camping and 542 new messages. :smile: Got in a couple shorter runs and lots of bike riding but I wasn't tracking it so not sure what my August mileage actually is. Back to training plan tomorrow. I think I'll just pick it up where I should be instead of where I left off and see how that goes.

Agree with going slow. Also, you may have to redo some weeks until it feels more comfortable. I had to redo several weeks. (It must've worked because I'm now training for a half marathon and just did my first 10 mile run a couple days ago.) Trust the program but also trust how you're feeling if you're not quite ready to…

@amymoreorless, I'm doing MapMyRun for my HM training plan, too. Next run is supposed to be 4 6-minute intervals at a 10 minute mile, which will be fast for me. We'll see how it goes! @WandaVaughn, my goal is just to finish as well. No speed goals for me for this first one. 3.48 for me today. Was supposed to be yesterday…

Welcome! And, @Orphia, love the costume.