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Thanks for all the support! You guys are great!!!!!!

WOW!

Wow! Congrats on your huge accomplishment so far. What a difference. You should be very proud of yourself. Keep up the great work!

I do eat most of my exercise calories but it depends on the day. Mondays tend to be my highest workout day 2.5 hours of exercise but since I don't have a monitor to tell me the exact # of calories burned, I try to just guess so I ususally don't eat them all. I have not measured my BMI so I don't know if that has changed or…

Thanks for the advice. I made a dr. appointment for later this month. Hopefully nothing is wrong but then again, if it is, at least I will know what to do next. I don't want to keep working out this hard for no results.

I finished my first 1/2 marathon on May 22. I was slower than I hoped to be (2:29) but it was a hot day, with more hills than I expected and a sore hip to deal with. I am just glad I finished. Since then however, my runs have been really bad. The longest I have made it is 6 miles since the 13.1 race. I feel so exhausted…

Thanks to all of you for the congrats! It does feel good - and a bit surreal that it's actually over. I am kind of bummed that I don't have a current goal to work towards.

I sort of followed Hal Higdon's half marathon training but did some adjustments to it to make it work for me. I trained on my own the entire time so maybe that was my downfall. It may have been better to have a running club or running partner so someone was there to push me. I thought I would be the hardest on myself but I…

Thank you everyone for the support and advice! This website is awesome and so are all of you!!!!! Your encouragement is priceless! I will keep plugging away and pray for good weather over the upcoming weekends so I can try to bump up my long runs to 11 or 12 miles, or at least try to feel more comfortable with the 10…

Thanks for the feedback. I tried on a number of pairs and I think I am leaning towards these.

I am no where near ready for a full marathon, but I am running a 1/2 (my first ever) in Gurnee in May at KeyLime Cove. Just thought I would let you know in case you wanted a practice marathon to prep yourself for the big one in Chicago. Good luck!

Great questions! I am training for my first 1/2 marathon in May and have been trying to find these answers online and haven't had any luck. I am most scared of not fueling myself properly (or fueling myself too much before the race which can cause more problems!). Hopefully once I start getting to the long runs of 10 miles…

Exactly what I was going to say!

Me too! Body soreness just comes with the territory. But it never hurts during the workouts so to me that means keep going! :)

Oops- I meant to say 373 days straight of running for me and still going!

I am exactly the same way. I am now up to 373 of running every single day for the calorie burn and exercise. I have never felt better. Yes, my muscles get sore, but ususally only after my weight classes once a week on top of the running. If I didnt have a cardio work out every day, I would never be able to stay under my…

Congrats on finishing your first 1/2 marathon. What an amazing accomplishment! I am running my very first one this May and am already terrified about it! I am so nervous that I won't finish. I have done only 1 5k and 1 10k and did well with both of those but a 1/2 marathon is something I never imagined being able to do. Be…

Thank you so much everyone!!!! I really appreciate all the great feedback and support! I am in IL so weather is crummy here too so there were MANY, MANY days of treadmill runs instead of pavement. (Actually, the majority was treadmill runs) but I averaged 4.5 miles a day so I'll take it! I never imagined myself being a…

I do drink a ton of water- all day. I would say probably 4-5 water bottles ful (which is at least 80 oz a day. I feel like that should be enough. Never thought about the thyroid question. I know my mom has had issues in the past with her thyroid. I may have to look into that. I will probably consider taking a day off of…

Thanks so much everyone for your responses. It sounds like the overall consensus is that I may be working out too much and may not be eating enough. I do feel like I am always starving which I am sure is because of the amount of excersize I am getting. But, I am afraid to not excersize too. If I am gaining while doing this…

You look AMAZING! You have given me inspiration too. I have done a 5k and a 10k and have secretly been considering a half marathon someday and you make me think I may actually be able to do it! Great job!! You are beautiful!

Love it. We have great family time geocaching in the forest preserves, while hiking and "treasure hunting" as my kids call it. It's a great form of excersize for the whole family!

I love my Asics running shoes. Not sure how much they would cost for you but I bought them in IL for only $35. Great running shoes that didn't even need to be broken in.

When you know where every outhouse/ public restroom is where your outdoor runs take place.

Everyday so I can eat more! :)

Congrats! You are doing an amazing job! Keep up the great work!

Thanks so much everyone!!!!!! I am still so excited about it and shocked that I could do it!!!!!!!! Half marathon next? Just kidding!

Thank you all so much for the support and advice! I GREATLY appreciate it. I definitely want my goal to be- just to finish (with very little walking or no walk breaks) but mainly just to cross that finish line. I can't wait to have that satisfaction. Now I just need to find a way to settle my nerves over the next 9 days. I…

Great question! I have been wondering the same thing and look forward to hearing some answers.

Congrats on your health! You are inspiration!