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Ankle Braces/support for plus size runners?
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction - I'm a very plus sized woman doing multiple 5K walks this year...but I am also a complete klutz. I've sprained my ankle twice in one year (once from roller-skating, once from just falling off a stair), and it's been sprained multiple times before (same one), so the…
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5K advice from California?
I've done my first 5K event at last, and hungry for more - but as I search online for my next big event, I'm learning that these 5K's get pretty expensive (especially if I'm looking to get family to do it with me). I live in the Santa Cruz area, and am ridiculously poor right now. Do any local CA folks know of annual 5K…
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Finding that Balance...
I'm having a hard time finding that perfect moment to eat something, that moment of hunger that's somewhere between "Yeah, I could eat something now" and "FEED ME, SEYMOUR!!!". I don't want to eat before I'm truly physically hungry (not just feeling a snack craving) but don't want to be crazy-starved to the point of…
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Tricky Menu for a sleepover
My daughter is inviting her friend over for a sleepover this weekend, and while her mom said yes, she also told me that her daughter is highly allergic to both gluten and dairy. I'm having a hard time figuring out what to serve for dinner that night and breakfast the following morning. Are egg whites ok? Anyone have a…
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Walking/Sandy Terrain Question
So I just started, and apologize if this has already been answered somewhere, but I'm trying to log my beach walks in, and wonder if there's any specific way to calculate how many calories you burn walking on dry sand, as opposed to dirt or sidewalk? I know I'm getting exhausted and sweating a lot more walking on the beach…
