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I am so impressed. First I see that you have lost over 100 pounds! Then you tell us that you are running a 2:06 HM at the age of 64! Know that is very impressive. I think that if you can lose that much weight, then you can do just about anything. Especially since you said that it is a flatter course. That will help you out…

Thanks for the advice everyone. It looks like the current pace we are running is at the 2 hour mark for the HM. I know that I could keep up that pace but my buddy is a tad slower than me. He asks me a lot if he is holding me back and I keep telling him to not worry about it. To me this is about us BOTH achieving a goal of…

Thanks for the info. It is helpful. Not to throw anyone under the bus but my buddy had blisters the size of Texas on both feet. It happened because it was raining when we started a 10 mile run. He was not wearing the right shoes and was wearing regular cotton socks. We continued our training over the next few days, even…

Cam, I know what you mean. Most AF members only want to run the 1.5 because it is all they are tested on. A 9 minute mile is awesome!!! I managed a 10:42 last year which is great for me. I was a 12:30+ runner. I used to hate running. Not so much now. I really enjoy it. Sheena, Lisa and Linda, Thanks for the info. I will…

Missing, thanks for the idea. I lifted weights several years ago but did not know what I was doing really. I did it for about 5 months and stopped. I was not going up in weight very much but my friends were so I got disgruntled and stopped altogether. I am glad that the book is helping you and you are starting to see…