mbrada

Congratulations on your first 5K! Stay with it, the rewards of running, augmented with walking, are generous. I lost 30lbs and changed my body fat composition just by sticking with it - and same result for my wife. When we started, we were lucky to go 1 mile. 1 year later, we are training for our first marathon. You won't…

I too am preparing for my first half, which I plan to run in November. Currently I run in the 6 to 7 mile range for my long run. I try to keep it slow and in fat burning mode (around 135bpm). It is hard to do and I sometimes have to walk just to bring my heart rate back down, but it is allowing me to stay on the course…