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Its never too late to start running!
Need some motivation? Look at the great accomplishments of those below! Fauja Singh was the first 100-year-old to ever run a marathon. Due to a birth defect he could not walk until the age of five. He did not run his first marathon until the age of 89: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/09/sport/fauja-singh-marathon-oldest/ At…
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Mo vs Bolt at 565 meters
At what distance would Mo Farah and Usain Bolt would be evenly matched? I would love to see this race! http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/mo-v-bolt-the-physiology
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One mile Indoor Race on Jan 13th
Meet of the Miles, U of M, Jan 13 Just show up and pay $5, Mile heats begin at 6:00 pm I had a lot of fun last year. Runners of all ages and ability levels were present. We were divided into many heats based on our anticipated finish times so the track was not too crowded. http://runmdra.org/index.php/grand-prix
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Four Main Food Groups
"We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup." - Buddy the Elf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS8MegEiKLk Moral of the story? Eat all the candy you want this Christmas! Just make sure you burn off the extra calories building toys and training reindeer
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Treadmill Marathon
After only running one mile today, I am considering doing something crazy tomorrow to redeem myself (I am still on the fence). I turned to Google to see if anyone else is as crazy as I am. It turns out they are! http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/treadmill-marathon-at-la-bar-set-for-sunday…
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Effectiveness of exercise vs drug interventions on mortality
Interesting study which I am reading now: Comparative effectiveness of exercise and drug interventions on mortality outcomes: metaepidemiological study "....14,716 participants were randomised to physical activity interventions in 57 trials. No statistically detectable differences were evident between exercise and drug…
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Reese's Pieces One Week Challenge
One week challenge starting tomorrow: 1. Eat a minimum of one theater sized (113 gram) box of Reese's Pieces every day 2. Fit them into your macronutrient targets Nutrition Data (per box) Calories: 600 Carbs: 75 Fat: 27 Protein: 15 Why participate? Because Reese's Pieces taste great! Who wants to join me?
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Running Streaks
http://www.runeveryday.com/lists/USRSA-Active-List.html 7 people currently have active streaks over 40 years! Any opinions on this? I plan to run every day this winter (at least one mile) and found this organization by accident after a Google search. In regards to the danger of overuse injuries I found this: "Those in the…
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Couch to 140.6 with chocolate milk!
I started running last fall and just completed my first marathon last month. After being inspired by the stories below, I will be adding chocolate milk to my training plan. I hope to make the jump from 26.2 to 140.6 in the next few years! As of February of this year Hines Ward never ran more than 1 mile at one time. This…
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If he can do it anyone can
Running is awesome. Never let anyone convince you that you cant do it because of your size: Kelly Gneiting, a 400-pound sumo wrestler, set a Guinness World Record as the heaviest man to complete a marathon, after finishing on Sunday in 9 hours 48 minutes 52 seconds. Gneiting weighed 396.2 pounds after the marathon,…
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How to pick up a girl at the gym
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F39Z1upK8wQ
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Intermittent fasting, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Intermittent fasting: a dietary intervention for prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease? British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease March/April 2013 vol. 13 no. 2 68-72 http://dvd.sagepub.com/content/13/2/68.full.pdf+html "The use of intermittent fasting offers the potential to improve weight loss and…
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Thanksgiving - Christmas Challenge!
With plenty of protein in my holiday meal plan (ham, turkey, etc) it seems like the ideal time to step up my strength training efforts. I started by bulk at the beginning of November and plan to continue until the end of the year. My goal is to gain about 1 kilogram (2.20462 pounds) between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Who…
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Healthy Cereal Recipe
Has anyone tried this recipe? It actually looks really good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOLOm7pGM7s
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Ice Cream Challenge
I plan to attempt this protocol next week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMfstHcQS0s Any tips on how to eat very quickly and still avoid brain freeze?
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Sad ending to an inspirational story
http://www.runnersworld.com/new-york-city-marathon/new-york-city-marathons-oldest-female-finisher-dies
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From the creator of Segway comes this monstrosity...
From the inventor of Segway (Dean Kamen) a new weight loss tool lets you pump food from your stomach at home! http://abcnews.go.com/Health/stomach-pumping-machine-makes-calories-disappear/story?id=18164739&singlePage=true#.UdUnDPm8684 http://www.aspirebariatrics.com/how-it-works.html Now if only they would install an…
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Ryan Hall Treadmill Challenge
A few of you asked why I needed to run on a treadmill that had a certain max speed. My gym treadmills max out at 12.5 MPH. Recently I found out that other gym locations have treadmills that run at 14 MPH. My goal was to find out how fast I could run at max speed. It turns out lots of people think the same way I do See the…
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2013 NYC Marathon Thread
I know many of you are watching the race. Lets talk about it here! Wheel chair racers and professional women runners have already started http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/live http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/spectators/tune-in.htm http://www.nycgo.com/articles/marathon-guide-2013 Track your…
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Excellent Sprinting Tutorial
I see lots of helpful threads on MFP regarding distance running. However I see far less information on sprinting. Here is excellent sprinting tutorial on YouTube I thought that some of you might enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQFzHrridw8
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Frank Yang Diet
Anyone try this? It appeals to me as it does not appear to be overly restrictive. In fact it looks like he basically ate whatever he wanted and was successful in achieving his goal. Diet Program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2rpqubbGt4 I will be testing the program today and will be including pizza, ice cream and…
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Favorite Racing Distance
What is your favorite distance to race any why? Since I have started running about a year ago I have ran: 2 one mile races (3 if you count my recent beer mile race) 4 5k races 2 10k races 1 15k race 1 half marathon 1 25k race 1 marathon I am undecided on which distance I like the best. Some days I like the 1 mile or 5k and…
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Taking yourself too seriously
I have a number of friends who are very fit/healthy yet are often talking about needing to lose that last few kilograms or maintain an ideal weight for a certain occasion (soccer season, marathon, beach vacation, etc). In the past I never worried about my weight. Today I realized that since I joined MFP I had become one of…
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Beer Mile Training
Anyone interested in training for this with me? I have been running about a year but am not much of a beer drinker (I prefer hard liquor) so it will be a challenge for me to record the time goal I have in mind http://www.studenteventfinder.com/event.php?e=492793967440432# (this link is from the last event, but don't worry…
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Anybody else like Oreo's and Running?
If you like Oreo's I highly recommend this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzd8KLryjJM Before you knock Oreo's, please note that the cookie monster in this video can run a 5k race in 17 minutes. Maybe we should all be eating more Oreos so we can run faster as well!
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NSV!!! Being referred to as a football player (with video)
NSV!!! First time ever being referred to as a football player (with video) Until today I had not lifted weights in several weeks (I took a break before my marathon). Today was my first day working out since my marathon (short run this morning and lifting over lunch). After leaving the gym I stopped by McDonald's for a…
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Favorite Marathon Signs
I saw more big signs than I could count during my first marathon yesterday. What are your favorites? Here a a few that I can remember: "Chuck Norris Never Ran a Marathon" "Beer Ahead" "Your Pace or Mine?" "You are all Crazy!" "Motivating Sign" "You are ahead of everyone behind you!" "Give up now before you have a heart…
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Quest Bars
I know that many of you are big fan of Quest Bars. Have you tried this particular recipe? I am intrigued but a little intimidated at the same time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4rGOTxyRxc
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Beer Mile
Diet and Fitness should be fun! I had fun completing the 5 Mile Doughnut Run Challenge: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1039938-krispy-kreme-challenge Who wants to commit to try the beer mile with me next week? http://www.beermile.com/faq.beer#rules http://www.youtube.com/watch? Here is an alternative for those who…
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Anytime Fitness
I have never been to Anytime Fitness but would like the ability to workout anytime I wish (my gym closes at midnight during the week and earlier on weekends). I found these Anytime Fitness workout video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh-LFQRICR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAl95iEcJl4…
