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I switched to compression bras and that totally solved my chafing problems. I just got the Champion brand from Target - they weren't expensive at all. They can be hard to get on because they don't have hooks, but they work great. As others said, no cotton, Bodyglide is useful.

Well, friend, if you say it's possible, then I believe it is. I'll look for the book for sure. I've been running my long runs lately with a 2L Nathan hydration pack and experimenting with S-caps since I've had cramps in heat before. I've also learned to eat food while I run - I'll study up on the right calorie intake.

Yes. Some said I should have got a separate medal for it.

I ran the entire Chicago marathon to just Nickelback. Want my playlist? Lol. In all seriousness, I t set a good pace for me. Most of their songs are about 155 to 160 bpm.

Another vote for Matt Fitzgerald's book. I run anything up to a half marathon distance on an empty stomach (well, maybe some coffee). For runs longer than a half, I usually have a bagel -sometimes I eat it while I run, but that isn't for most people. I'm not hungry after a run, but I do have something with whey protein to…

I do train on a lot of hills. Many of the half marathons that I do are +/- 2,000 feet. 7,500 is a lot of elevation, but much of that is on the initial part of the loop so I'd hit a lot of it on the first few miles and then again at 16 miles and can hike it if needed. Thanks everyone. Since no one is telling me I'm overly…

Yay! First time in a month and a half. I'm cautiously optimistic.

It wasn't so much the words, but the context.... I was dating a guy a few years older than me and he reached over and touched my face all clinical-like and said "you have such young, smooth skin" like he was examining it. It totally made me think of Buffalo Bill.

My 11 year old ran his first half marathon this year. He started running with me doing local 5K and 10K fun runs. We then joined a neighborhood running club that we found online and did Saturday morning runs up to 8 or 9 miles. For his long training runs, we'd run at the with the run club and then kept going on our own.…

I maintained a vegan diet for three years. I felt fine when I was on it until I started long distance running. When I hit high mileage, I lost a huge amount of muscle mass and had a very hard time getting the protein I needed (protein levels for athletes, not protein levels for everyday eating which are easy enough to get…

this. You can always get him back by asking him about shrinkage the next time he steps out of the shower.

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This rant makes all my problems seem so trivial. Poor OP.

Another vote for amphidpod. I love mine because it doesn't bounce. (you can also buy cool bib tabs for it, so you'll never have to use safety pins for a race again)

My 11 year old wanted to run a half marathon this year so I told him that if he trained for real, I would sign him up for one. He held up his end of the deal. He put in weekly mileage on his own and we got up early Saturday mornings all spring to do the long runs together. We did the half marathon in June. As we got close…

"My ex just told me he'd like to try to work things out." "All my friends are really pressuring me to get married soon."

You are an omnivore who sometimes orders vegetarian meals. If you eat meat, you aren't vegetarian. No need to create a special category here.

Yes, but in a different way. I used to go out with a guy who expected me to drive every single time we went out so he could drink. That got old really fast.

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Just a reminder that age and weight aren't always associated with fitness levels. Your boyfriend's mom sounds awesome.

Congratuations! I've done a number of trail halfs here in the PNW with roots, rocks, mud, and elevation and can appreciate how much harder they are than road races. I can't imagine a whole marathon. :drinker:

I'd put the cutoff on whether or not one needs a "manziere" (or is that a bro?), not age. There are plenty of men over 35 that look pretty good shirtless where I run.

How is flirting between married people any different than general flirting? You need your own group for this?!

Over 40 and in the best shape of my life. Feel free to add me.

swim or vinyasa yoga

Congratulations and best of luck. You can do it. If you have days when you feel like giving up, remember that it benefits your friends and family, too. My mom was a smoker. My brother always had bronchitis as a kid because of it. Our house smelled bad, my mom's car smelled bad, our clothes smelled bad. She died of lung…

I'm doing the Beat the Blerch Half Marathon - my 13th half this year.

I don't care what the instructor looks like as long as they can demonstrate what they are teaching and they are engaged in teaching it. I've been to way too many classes where the instructors aren't interested at all and actually seem bored teaching. I go to a core workout class sometimes where the very fit-looking…

Thanks everyone. I was making it too complicated! (I'm pretty nervous about Chicago, as my first marathon was a disaster.) I like the idea of a couple miles warm up and a couple miles cool down before and after the race to get close to the miles. I'll do that and call it good.

them: "what is your sport?" me: "running" them: "you can't look like that from just running" yeah, I can.