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New to long distance running, signed up for a half
Hey y'all! I signed up for a half marathon at the end of March, and have started training using the Higdon Novice 2 plan. I'm currently running week 3 - might repeat a week or two in there, but thought I'd start a little early in case of injury or illness. I'm going to peruse the group and see what good advice I can find,…
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Suggestions for a Half Marathon Training Program
Hey guys! I recently signed up for a half marathon on 30 March 2015 (bucket list item - but I think I might be slightly crazy). Currently I routinely run only 3 miles per run, I CAN run up to 7 without hitting 'the wall'. I'm looking for training program suggestions from you experienced runners out there - as well as any…
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Q4 Goals
Dorkyfaery created this thread for the 3rd quarter, and I thought it was a great idea, so here's one for the 4th quarter. I'm in maintenance AND am an injured runner (currently thinking I may be recovered?) so I only have a few goals. 1) To not allow my weight to go over 135 during the holidays (and hopefully to not gain…
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28SEP2014 Color Run in DC
Any takers? I just signed up for the 9 AM start time. :) Info and sign up is located here: http://thecolorrun.com/washington/2014-09-28/ I hope to see you there!
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Side stitches during sprints. Help!
I have been trying to increase my speed for relatively short runs. I took up running again in late winter, and ran a 9:30 minute Kilometer at the beginning. I've increased my distance to at least 5K three times a week (sometimes as far as 7K), and my pace has settled into about 7:30 per kilometer. The past few runs, I've…
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One year down, the rest of my life to go!
Hey guys! Over the weekend, I hit 365 days of straight logging. I wanted to do this post on day 365, but time got away from me - so I'm taking a few minutes out of my work day to put this out there. Last year, I meandered back over to MFP just to log my food intake. I was astounded at how many calories I was eating every…
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Things I hate about salad...
1. When some overzealous waiter puts one on my burger.:noway: 2. When the lettuce still has dirt on it... and I crunch into a piece of dirt. I'd rather hear nails on a chalk board! :sad:
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What did running do for you?
I was walking into work this morning, and I realized I was standing up straighter. I think this is because when you're running, if you slouch you get side stitches (or maybe that's just me). In order to run, I had to fix my slouchy posture. So I was wondering - what did running do for YOU? For me: 1. Helped with my crappy…
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New Running Shoes
OK, so I know you're supposed to change out your running shoes every 200 miles or so. How do you know you've run 200 miles? Do you keep a run log? Do you get new shoes when you start to notice shin splints or some other indicator? Just curious, since I don't tend to pay attention to how many miles my shoes have seen...
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Using a Trampoline?
I was just wondering if there were any other folks out there using a trampoline (or rebounder) for exercise. If so, I was wondering about any fitness goals you're reached or any unexpected side-effects? I just started using a trampoline (it's awesome to bounce while watching TV - burns calories and helps me meet my fitbit…
