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  • I finished the C25k and kept right on going toward 10k. I love this program, and I feel awesome when I finish an hour of running. I already knew I enjoyed running, but by sticking to this program I didn't overdo it early and give up. I second the idea of picking a 5k to run in for about the time you "should" finish the…
  • I've been doing kneeling push ups for months without feeling any better able to do the full plank type push up. I think I'll try them against some surface higher than the floor and lower than the wall to see if I can get to what I think of as "real" push ups. I keep wondering what I'm doing wrong that I'm not seeming to…
    in Push ups Comment by Nekrachael June 2014
  • I mow a similar amount to what you describe, but I only eat half the calories. I now also make sure not to mow more than an hour on days I run. I can DEFINITELY feel that I've been mowing about half way into 50 minutes of running. I figure that is a pretty good indication that I was doing something when I was mowing. My…
  • I also wear capri style tights, but I wear a skirt over it. I'm modest anyway, and the skirt makes me chuckle to myself as I run.
  • I found recovery from a miscarriage after a blighted ovum more difficult than after a full term pregnancy. I was shocked at how depleted I was. I am sorry for your loss.
  • I can only answer in an anecdotal way, but I react strongly to strong sunlight. I deliberately run when I can be in the shade or I run in the cooler parts of the day. I've only run 1 5k so far, but I had the same concerns you express, because the route was on roads- not under trees. It turned out that the thrill of being…
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