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Thanks. I'm nervous about altitude sickness and weather; otherwise, hoping I can just gut it out for the long hike. I'm not too fond of camping either, but I'm hoping to grow into it :)

Wow! I'm impressed with your accomplishment and your attitude! Seems like it will be a lot healthier in the long run to keep up your no-surgery strategy. Congrats!

Wow! You look gorgeous and what an impressive accomplishment! You are very inspiring!

I use endomondo on my Android phone, and I like it :smile:

Wow! You look fabulous! What a huge accomplishment!

Wow! Amazing progress! I'm really impressed and really happy for you!

Excellent post! Copying and sending to someone who will also love it. Thanks!

Big change! You look great!

I am a little appalled at people who hate people for giving their opinions. There are few things more easy to ignore than someone else's opinion. I mean, how does someone "shove" their opinion down your throat? I kind of enjoy people with opinions I disagree with because then it gives me an opportunity to feel secretly…

I was eating papaya when I saw this thread. I cut it into chunks and drizzle a little honey and lime juice on it. It's got a little funky flavor, but I like it, and it supposedly aids in digestion. :happy:

It's human nature according to the Bible, and I suffer from this problem too :smile: I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. Romans 7:15

What a great result! You look beautiful!

So what you're saying is you have better food AND you enjoy trying to insult large groups of people? Lucky.

I'm really impressed by your attitude and hard work. You look fantastic! Congratulations on your success!

Wow, great job! You look fantastic.

Bought the slightly stabilizing Asics GT-2000 2, and they've been pretty awesome.

I was running injury free for about six months, and then upped my mileage training for a half marathon. Out of nowhere, I first felt some IT band pain on one side, took a week off, and then when I went back, i was having pain in both knees that fit the description for "runners knee." My solution has been getting new shoes…

Sensible advice.

You're both looking gorgeous! Nice work!

Wow! Great job. I'm impressed!!

Congratulations! What a huge achievement!

Thanks. The pain has only just started lasting past when I stop the activity, so I'm assuming there's inflammation there. I'm doing a small amount of NSAIDs, but I'm happy to try the natural stuff.

I will pay more attention to this. I am highly motivated to get past this. I watched a few videos about ITB stretching/foam rolling. I guess I need to spend more money and get a foam roller. Thanks for the tip!

Sounds like "runner's knee" might be the culprit. Particularly if your job has you seated all day, you get tight, weak hamstrings and looser quads, so the knee cap is being pulled to the outside of the knee every time you flex the leg (running or not). The overly tight hamstrings may also explain your low back twinges.…

I think I'll add that since I have to stay mostly with the gym while the knees hurt. I usually do some weights and elliptical.

I've added some stretching and strength training that I've heard is good for ITB, but no foam roller. The rest of the body feels good. I sometimes get a small amount of lower back twinge on long runs.

It's bilateral, and it's kind of diffuse around the knee caps. Maybe mostly a sensation under the knee cap but a little bit of ITB sensation also on the sides when I'm actually running. The lingering pain when I stop running is related to the knee cap.

Guys who wear very strong cologne/body spray to the gym. Can't say I've noticed a woman do it yet, but there are multiple men, including a trainer who is there all the time.

Dark chocolate sea salt almonds. A little goes a long way. (And food is not dirty)

"Chariots of Fire." "Prefontaine" was good, but not in the same league.