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  • I'm a runner. Call me what you want though. I may not be fast but I will lap anyone that's still sitting on their couch. ;)
  • I started running at 230 lbs. I am now 165 and I only have knee pain when I run 13.1 miles. LOL If you enjoy running, RUN!!
  • Thanks..the potty stop really frustrated me but I am glad it hit when it did because it was convenient. There were no other porta potties along the rest of the course that I could see. AND I ran the entire thing without music...alone, which has never happened before.
  • The first time I trained for a half I didn't focus much on speed but adding distance and just being able to complete this distance. This second time I incorporated speed training into my training plan and it helped a lot BUT over the course of the year when I was not training I did more speed workouts than long distance.…
  • Find a training plan that works for you and stick to it. If you have to repeat a week, that's fine! Just keep plugging away. If you have not been fitted for proper shoes for you, go do that. Work with different fueling methods on the long run to find what works best for you. Good luck!
  • Have you been doing anything else? I notice I have pain there but never thought it was related to running... for me I think it comes from spin class.
  • I do a total body strength training class 2 days a week and do a kettlebell strength workout (total body) 1 day a week. my running schedule is 4 days a week..with 2 easy runs (one usually becomes a speed workout), one tempo and one long run.
  • Look for a Fleet Feet or other specialty running store in your area and get fitted for shoes!
  • I ran a half marathon yesterday (13.1 ATL) and am on the fence about a half marathon at the end of the month. I keep going back and forth with what I want to do! Yesterday I was saying I do not want to run the half at the end of the month but right now I totally want to do it.
  • Congrats SLB and Funrun on your amazing half marathon finishes!!! I Pr'd my half marathon yesterday. I had wanted to come in around 2:20 but made it in 2:23:03 which is 5 minutes less than when I finished a half marathon in the spring. I'm super stoked with my time and the fact that with the exception of a potty stop and…
  • 99 ... sad compared to August when I did 126 but the last week or so of Sept was taper mode for my half marathon yesterday. October miles will likely be low too.
  • This is as inspirational as any weight loss before/after as I have seen. huge congrats to you! Keep up the great work!!!
  • Pre race I eat half a bagel or an eng muffin/toast with a tbsp of peanut butter. At mile 6 I eat a few Honey Stinger chews or Sportsbeans then I just refuel during the race (or long run) as I need to. I have tried Gu and can't stand the texture, Gu chomps are huge and it takes me forever to chew one... The sportsbeans are…
  • I know when I do a good 30-45 min kettlebell workout with 16lbs, 32 lbs and 54lbs kettlebells that I can burn about 400 cals in that amount of time. But I know what specific exercises I am doing and my intensity level. It helps a great deal to have a HRM. If I were you I would guess about 200 cals because you definitely…
  • Sounds high for just a 5 lb kettlebell and a short amount of time.
  • I'm 5'2-3 and start weight before any weight loss was 230. I started MFP at 168 and am currently 165. My goal weight is 142 but I will settle at 150 (at least for a short while!). I am mostly a size 10 and still some 12s.
  • If you plan to run a 5k race and will be doing all your training on the treadmill then set the treadmill to 2% incline. The treadmill is going to be easier than running outside because you can control the environment inside better than you can outside. I encourage you to keep doing some running outside though!
  • Good luck! Smash the half! Can't wait to hear about it. :)
  • Yes usually, but this race is out of town and I won't have access to a gym or even any free weights. So, I will be just doing whatever walking and playing with the kids we do that day at my mother's. I could pack a kettlebell but the ones we have for home are pretty big 54lbs and up and usually anything KB I do is total…
  • I love love love my Garmin 305! Yes, it's big and bulky but I love it. I have the HRM strap with it as well.
  • This is what I do. If I look straight ahead and see how much farther I have to go I get discouraged so I just watch my feet. Before I know it I'm at the top and the hill has not defeated me. You can also take one run a week and make it hill repeats. Then once you do a long run on those hills it won't be as daunting.
  • Yay for the gym!! Put that treadmill on 2% incline and it'll be as close to running outside as you can get.! Crosstraining and upper body day for me. I'm going to let my legs rest the next 2 days for my half. Tonight I will be packing everything for my trip. My friends and I got matching (but different colored) shirts for…
  • I take a few classes at my gym in the early morning while hubby gets the kids ready for school. I go after work a few nights a week and put the kids in my gym's childcare. I do my long runs on the weekend with friends and either let hubby stay with the kids, put them in the gym childcare or get a sitter. I don't let having…
  • For my last training (race is on Sunday) I used the training plan in the August (or could be July) edition of Runner's World magazine. On one of the EZ run days I did interval/speed training. Just because it isn't ON the plan doesn't mean you can't work it in there yourself. Just change one of the workouts or two even (if…
  • The only one I have ran was in Knoxville, TN.. it's pretty but I'm sure there are better races as far as scenery goes. I have ran a 5k in Cades Cove (Great Smoky Mtns National Park) but it was a one time only deal. I do some of my long runs there and every single time I am amazed at the beauty. My upcoming race is in Atl.…
  • OP... watch your sales papers. Buy when stuff is on sale and freeze when you can.
  • Try making your own lighter version at home. Not only will you save calories but I'm guessing it would save money too. 400-500 calories is a lot for a drink/treat 4-5 days a week.
  • Squats and lunges!
  • Slb - thank you!! :) I did BodyPump last night a very very short run. I got frustrated because everyone kept calling my cell phone and I would have left the phone but I have to keep it with me because of the gym's childcare policy. SO, I gave up on running at half a mile and called BodyPump good enough for the day. I…
  • 3.1 miles My first race? I was 230 lbs and just started running. My experience was not the best but I was excited as my bff signed me up. It was the moment that started my journey to running (hello, half marathons!) and weight loss (goodbye 70lbs). I started with Couch to 5k after slogging my way through that first 5k and…
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