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This suggests that this concentration of NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) may not be protective by pretreatment alone or the effective concentration of NAD may not last the duration of the experiment. That brings back memories. :smile:

I dunno... Given the sentiment, I think the CAPS is more than appropriate. :happy:

Have you done anything to work the muscles along your shin? Another common shin splint pain can occur when you over develop the calf but don't do anything for the front of your leg. One exercise I do it tie a resistance band around something fairly stationary and mt feet while sitting on the floor and then pull my toes up…

Thanks for the advice Risa! I got some Glide and made it through my recovery run. My cowboy walk has also improved! :wink:

So ran 9 miles today, but now I have a small problem. I can't help but walk like a cowboy. Got some inner thigh chaffing and was wondering how others dealt with it? Need to run a recovery run tomorrow, but not sure how easy that is gunna be.

Thanks for all the input. Mostly curious what other peoples opinions were. I think for me I like the term "cheat" because my "cheat" days are days where most of my calories are from bad food. The negative implications help me to not do them too often. I am currently currently being "bad" once a week (with varying degrees…

If it makes you feel any better this has been a recurring issue that really hasn't seen any resolution. I am also contastly over on sugars/ proteins/ fats and usually no where near my calorie goals. Balance is hard and I think balancing sugar is the hardest. I eat a lot of fruits and they tend to put me way over my sugars,…

My mom has been saying the same thing about baby pounds and I am almost thirty! :smile:

Ya Canada! Ontario boy, myself, but currently in The land O' the Free. Been at this for a couple weeks and still working out all the kinks.

Haha.. I would totally love to see force diagrams of ChiRunning. Maybe then I could understand it better. :smile:

It's a primary complaint for people just starting out running. Depending, two ways to deal with it is stretch out the calves before you start, do a 5 min warm up (brisk walk/slow slow jog) and then start at your normal pace, or vice-versa.

Personally, I don't like it.. I'd rather a Negar if we are talking Mexican beer, but, hey! I am not the one drinking it. It's all what you enjoy... Though I am a beer snob, I try not to be a jerk. :smile:

hmm... too hard to choose. Currently enjoying summer wheat beers and IPAs... But can never say no to a nice porter.

I will preface this reply with I am a super beer snob.:happy: Is there such a thing as any light beer with any taste? Let alone good (granted good is far to relative of a term). I think if you aren't a big drinker, have 2 good beers at the cost of your 5 low cal beers. My two cents. Feel free to leave in the "Take a penny…

Thanks for the info. Lightly active it is. Now I just need to figure out how to eat more calories without going over carbs, fats and protein.

I would say it is a question of the type of person you are and more importantly being healthy AND happy. You've obviously made some life style changes and are close to reaching your goals. So when you reach those goals setting new ones would be a great thing, but I think in setting those, I'll call them long term goals,…

Actually, I think these are really great questions! 1. Now, this is something that is different from person to person and depends on distance. Me personally (and this is probably bad) I don't drink water for anything less than 9 miles. I find that I drink too much when I run and cramp. 2. Music lists that are varied and…

You can also d/l Runkeeper and create C25K running programs. That is really nice if you can do that because it can give you a lot of information about how fast you are going, distance, time, elevation changes, and so on. Both my wife and I love the runkeeper app.

So made it through Week 1. The 7 mile wasn't too bad, made it through with no stops. On to Week 2.

Think this is the group for me. I am currently in week 1 of an 8 week program to run a 1/2 on July 4th, but after that I want to run another 1/2 in October (Run Like Hell). Did it last year with a friend and looking to do the Run Like Hell again to improve my time. Week 1 has gone well so far, ran 4.34miles on Tuesday, did…

I am also a cheese-junkie, but luckily I am training for a 1/2 marathon and on running days I tend to have lots of exercise calories and a lot of fats that I can eat, so I get to enjoy 3 ozs of cheese 4 times a week. So I guess if you are really a cheese-a-holic, start training for a 1/2 marathon! :happy:

I live in Oregon and have pretty much the same weather. I am training for a half marathon and have a 7 mile run on Saturaday, which is supposed to be rainy. I have a big problem of saying it is crappy, not going out to the point I won't walk over to my complex's gym and use the treadmill. But since I know I have something…

From what I always understood about the sugars listed under your carbohydrates are that these are always natural sugars a product contains and relatively simple (hence not considered a complex carbohydrate). So depending on your definition of "good" and "bad" sugars, the grams of sugars listed can be thought of as readily…

Yup, it is yer basic specialty running store that is very helpful both with getting supplies and they have groups for running and such. Been awhile since I have been to one, but the staff at the local one I went to seemed fairly with it.

natto!..... Though that may be super high in sodium also...

So far only over short distances. :happy: As for long distances, I am reminded of a certain LOTR quote about cross-country. :laugh: Thanks for the advice and encouragement!

Find a good 12 week training plan for you and stick to it. :smile: I am running my second 1/2. I ran my first and half assed the training thinking I was in good enough shape. Various parts had a bad hurt for a couple weeks. Though I am sure you are not as foolish as me... Not sure many people are. :laugh:

I had a personal trainer once who said to try and use your core in every exercise you do. So whether lungs, presses, push-ups, or curls ou always want to tighten your core. He explained it as it helps to bring stability to the exercise and as an offshoot it works the core muscles also. Dunno how much truth is in that, but…

Also looking to run a 10k, but waiting a few more days before I start running again on a consistent basis. Tried a 7k run yesterday, but my foot wasn't as happy as I would have liked it. :frown:

I've used it when I strained a tendon on the top of my foot. Worked nicely. It has got a lot more stretch than regular sports tape so when you need it to have some give it will and when you need it to stablize it can. As for taping a knee, can't really help there. KT does have a lot of vids on how to tape different parts…