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What a great post that provides so many key details!! I wished I had this when I trained for my first half marathon years ago. I finally figured it out after finishing a full this year :) For the shoes, when you go get fitted (do this!), you may end up getting shoes that are bigger than your normal size (e.g. I wear size 6…

@Daniel A Half Marathon is 13.1 miles (26.2 for a full). Good luck! I'm not sure if you a believer in taking meds, but when I did a long run the first time, I didn't take anything before the run. My husband suggested taking 2 Motrins before hand. I followed his advice for runs longer than 10 miles and they've helped with…

@Daniel A Half Marathon is 13.1 miles (26.2 for a full). Good luck! I'm not sure if you a believer in taking meds, but when I did a long run the first time, I didn't take anything before the run. My husband suggested taking 2 Motrins before hand. I followed his advice for runs longer than 10 miles and they've helped with…

Is there a way to do this without having to do crunches/ab work out? I train for half-marathons and just ran a full one all year long and I swear I lose fat in all my body, but my ab area! I realize these are vanity fat losses, but it's frustrating.

That's so awesome! I'm running my first marathon this coming Sunday. Hoping to average 15min/mile. I've never gone below 11.5min/mile with the half marathons I've ran. Great job!!