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I'm 5'6.5" and 153 lbs. I wear anything from an 8-10 and 30"-32" in jeans, depending on where they hit at the waist. I have wider hips though, so like an earlier poster said, even if I lost 100 lbs, I don't think I would ever be a size 2 or 4. I just don't have the body type.
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Congrats on your first half! Sounds like it will be a fun one! When I trained for my first half, the group I was training with losely followed the Hal Higdon program. That program has you running a max of 10 miles. I was skeptical and thought, really, we don't do the race distance? On race day, I was okay until 11.5 miles,…
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YES! I agree 110%. I read all three books in 6 days.
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Congrats on registering for your first half! Personally I do not like to carry water and plan my routes around known water sources. However, I think it depends on the weather as well as distance. If it is the middle of summer and super hot outside, I need water by mile 4. In cooler weather, I can go 7 miles or so without…
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I love my Brooks adrenelines. Every time I try a new shoe (new balance, saucony, nike, mizuno) I end up going back to my Brooks. But everyone is different, so definitely get fitted.
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I ran the Great Race of Agoura HM in March (my 4th HM). This Saturday I am running the Soldier Field 10 miler, so I am taking it easy this week! =) Not sure what is next. I am doing a sprint triathlon in June, but there is probably another HM in my future in Oct or Nov.
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Thanks everyone. Seems the consensus is to log it. Makes sense to me!
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Yes, you can wear the same shoes to bike and run with. The benefit to having bike shoes that clip into your pedals is you get extra speed from the pulling up motion in addition to the pushing down motion. Plus the soles on a bike shoe are extra stiff to give you foot some support.
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I couldn't agree more with this! I went for a bike ride last week, 17 miles in about an hour and 10 minutes. This is a rate of 14.5mph. My HRM said I burned 334 calories. When I went to enter it into the MFP using the database (biking 14-16mph) it said I burned over 800 calories! I have been finding other big discrepancies…
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I have done a few sprint and olympic distance tris and I have seen people use mountain bikes for the sprint ones, but not so much for the olympic ones. There are no rules telling you what kind of bike to use, you can use whatever you like. It's just a matter of comfort, speed and efficiency.
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I have also noticed a big discrepancy between the database and my HRM. When I first started logging on MFP I wasn't wearing my heart rate monitor. Then I wanted to see how accurate the exercise database was. I went for a 17 mile bike ride (at a rate of about 14.5 mph) and a 2 mile run (at 9min/mi). My HRM said I burned 334…
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Dr. Praeger's California Veggie Burgers are a favorite in our house (well, for me and my 3 year old, my husband, not so much). =) You can get them at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, or I got my big box at Costco. Here is the ingredient list: Carrots, Onions, String Beans, Oat Bran, Soybeans, Zucchini, Peas, Broccoli, Corn, Soy…
