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At what point would you say something?
My friends and I were having a discussion at lunch today which basically boils down to a question of what point it becomes the right thing to do to have a discussion with a loved one about their weight (either a high or low weight, I'm not sure it matters)? For background: one of my friend's sisters is in a relationship…
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Oh crap...
Less than 2 weeks to go until my next half marathon and I've injured my leg. I think it's a minor quad strain, so I'm icing it and resting it for at least 72 hours, but I'm panicking this will might affect my race. Basically looking for advice or reassurance that I will heal in time!
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Runkeeper and Fitbit
I just got a Fitbit Flex for Christmas, which I like so far. Prior to having that I was using the Runkeeper app on my iPhone to track my runs. I felt like its calorie estimates were accurate and as I've been using it for 2+ years it has a lot of data saved on there (over 100 previous runs, month-to-month comparisons,…
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Joining a running club
I'm just after people's thoughts/experiences regarding running clubs/groups. I'm considering joining one (there are about 3 or 4 that operate in my local area, which are open to everyone and all meet for runs which are located within reasonable driving distance in my town). I've never been part of one before, but I'm…
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Tapering for a half?
I am going to run my first half marathon 2 weeks today. I have been training properly for 3 months, but I've been running regularly for coming up to 2 years this winter. My last race was a hilly 10K in February, which I completed in 1hr 2, so I'm not fast but I was pleased with that time. As it's my first half, the goal is…
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Question after physio visit
Hi, hopefully someone much wiser than me can help me out. I'd had a sore hip for a few weeks so I went to visit a sports physio yesterday. I've seen her a few years ago for a old knee injury, which she helped me to sort out wonderfully. The physio said my sciatic nerve was being pinched, and that I had an overly tight…
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Runkeeper to MFP glitch - over-optimistic calorie burns
I know some other users have had a few problems with the calorie levels set by MFP this week (such as it recommending daily goals of 900ish) but I wondered if anyone had any problems with other apps/devices linking through to MFP? I use the Runkeeper app, which shares info from MFP about my height, age, weight, gender…
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Ways to improve 10K speed in a short time frame
Hello! I'm going to be running my first 10K race on the 1st of Feb. I've done a 5K before which I completed in 29 minutes, and at the moment I can run the 10K in about 66 minutes, including a few brief walking breaks in that time. I run outside as much as possible, although sometimes when the weather's been bad lately I've…
