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Is Intermittent Fasting Harder as you get Older?
Hmmm, so I was a strong practitioner of 5:2 fasting in my late 20's/early 30's (female). Loved it, lost 4 stone in 2 years and found it super easy. Then I got into distance running and couldn't make IF work alongside my training routines. Coupled with the pandemic, injuries etc, I've not been running as much, got a bit…
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Swimming Pool Mouth
I went for my long swim last night (75 mins) and did get a few mouthfuls of water during that time - the lane discipline was terrible and so people were overtaking, cutting up, splashing etc. So today, the idea of drinking plain water makes me feel a bit queasy and I can taste swimming pool in my mouth. Brushed teeth,…
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Garmin Swim Watch
Hi everyone I've just come back to swimming after a long-ish break. I'm quite a data-orientated person, I like stats about my workouts (one of the reasons I stopped swimming was not being able to tell what it was doing for me calorie-wise). I'm a Garmin junkie for cycling and running, is the Garmin swim watch worth it?…
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Does anyone have any experience of B12 deficiency or Anaemia
Hi everyone Yes, I know I need to go to the docs, and I've got an appointment booked for tomorrow (minor miracle!), but I'm having various non-specific symptoms which fit the general bracket of B12 deficiency and/or iron deficiency anaemia, but would like to hear from anyone who has had these conditions whether it sounds…
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London 46 sportive
Just found out I've got a provisional ballot place for this event on 30 July. Its a 46 mile bike ride around London. not sure what to do. I cycle to work (25k round trip) 4 days a week, but never cycle a single distance of more than about 10 miles. I'm just off marathon fitness, so in pretty good shape really. Just not…
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Marathon training :(
Having had a really positive start to marathon training, I'm now having a nightmare! So my marathon is on April 9, first go at this distance. I'm following Galloway run/walk I found it easy to get up to the half distance, did my first half last August, then ran that distance pretty regularly since then. However, since…
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Days when your body doesn't want to run :(
Beautiful morning this morning. Nice temperature, crisp air, wonderful sunrise. I was really looking forward to this run - until I started, and my body made it very clear it didn't want to. Tried running through the aches, which usually loosens everything up, but everything got tighter. Had a little walk, felt really good,…
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Breathing while hill training
I'm having some issues with my hill training. I'm asthmatic, so get a bit panicky if I can't catch my breath. Normally running is fine as my breath is totally under control. However, I'm finding that, doing hill repeats, my breathing rate is increasing, then I feel panicky and out of control, then I stop running. I've…
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Asthma and easy running pace
Hmm. So all the plans say a long run should be at easy pace, which is the pace you can maintain a conversation without feeling breathless. However I'm asthmatic, I can't maintain a conversation running at any pace, not necessarily because I can't breathe, but because the sensation of trying to talk and breathe just makes…
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Hip pain after HM
So I ran my second 1/2 yesterday. It was rainy and very muddy and I slipped at about mile 9. Didnt fall, but came very, very close and felt myself wrench my left hip round to stay upright. Knew it wasn't good as I couldn't run on immediately so I walked it out for 2 minutes, then ran on feeling like I'd been stabbed in the…
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Am I ready for a half?
I'm training for a marathon next April. I'm following Jeff Galloway run walk run, as it works best around injuries and asthma. Anyway, I'm at 18 km now. I've signed up for a 10k at the end of august, but there is an option to do a half marathon instead. In my head, I know I should take the challenge and go for the half,…
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Muscle pain for first 4-5K of run
Hi all, I'm starting to have a weird issue in my longer training runs... For about the first 5KM, I'm in a fair bit of pain and tightness from my calves, achilles and ankles, which then eases off dramatically at about 5K. I can then carry on pain free for the rest of my run. It's mainly on my runs home from work, where…
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Struggling with balancing exercise and calorie consumption
Hi all, Just looking for some advice really. I'm currently training for a marathon, so running around 30-40K a week. I'm also cycling around 100K a week (20K x working day in 2 journeys). According to my fitbit/cycle GPS/running GPS, I'm burning around 600 exercise calories a day. My MFP baseline calorie goal is 1400…
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Exercise for children - constructive and positive
So, I've been thinking about when I was a kid and the problems I had with sport. And the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I've not long finished the C25K, a wonderful supportive, confidence building programme. And I was chatting with my friend who has just learnt to swim as an adult - in a warm pool, small class,…
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Where do I put the scales?
So I made an interesting discovery this morning. If I put the scale in front of the bathroom sink and step on, I weigh 77.6KG By the bath- 75.0 By the door - 73.7 I've been using the by the bath position for the last few weeks, so I decided to stick with that to keep my weight within a sensible range, and not have a 2kg…
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Has sweat killed my Fitbit?
Sorry - a bit grim. I accidently clipped my Fitbit Zip inside my sports bra, rather than on the outside before my 15K run today. Got back to find the holder was full of sweat (like brimming - ewww) and my Fitbit is dead :( I've put it in a box with a silica sachet to try and dry it out, but not sure whether the sweat…
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gained 4 kilos between yesterday and this morning!
How is that even possible? What freak of biomechanics has caused this?! And I was under calories yesterday! ! Went for a training run too!! :(
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Looking for some sympathy
I'm feeling sorry for myself. I went flying over a wonky paving slab yesterday 8.5K into my training run. Two very sore knees and somehow I managed to land awkwardly on my GPS and have bruised a rib and strained my shoulder, so I'm feeling super-sorry for myself today. Sitting hurts, standing hurts, breathing hurts and I…
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Running on the spot at red lights
Following on from the what nobody told you about running thread... I still jog on the spot at traffic lights. I find my legs get cold and sore if I stand in place and wait, and then I cramp up as I kick off when they change (disclosure - I have dodgy circulation, so my feet and lower legs don't get as much blood as they…
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Hardcopy Recipes and Calorie Counts
Hi all, Just wondering what others do about preparing hardcopy recipes and calorie counts. I prepared a lunch recipe recently that was (according to the book) 450 calories per serving. However, it really didn't "feel" like eating 450 calories - salad, beans, salsa. When I put the ingredients into MFP, it came out closer to…
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Games runners play
Just finished my long run of the week. My game at the moment is to work out the percentages of my run distance and cheer myself when I reach them. Also, there's a very visible landmark right near my house. when I turn for home and see it, I like imagining it's calling me home and cheering me on. When the going gets really…
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Garmin and Fitbit discrepancy - running
Hi all, Just looking for some advice really. I use a Garmin for pacing and timing during runs and a fitbit for general stepcounting. I've got negative adjustments enabled in MFP. Recently, as I've upped my long runs to 10K+ and my pace has improved, Garmin has been giving me 800+ exercise calories for each run. However,…
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Cleaning a juicer
OK, so without wanting to start a juicing debate - I'm not juice fasting or anything like that, I just enjoy the sheer hedonistic pleasure of pushing fruit/veg into the juicing machine and drinking the lovely fresh juice made to my own preference :) But - the juicer is such a nuisance to clean and never feels clean unless…
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Increasing number of runs
Hi all, Having some running trouble :( So I've upped my average distance no problem, and went from 5k-10k runs in about 2 months. Great - 10K seems to suit me so much better, the pace is better, my cadence and rhythm are better over the longer distance. But... I'm struggling to increase the number of runs a week. I…
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Running - Training in hilly area
Hi runners :) I'm looking for some advice. I'm running about 30K per week, usually 2 10's and 2 5's. The area I live in is very hilly (average elevation gain on my 10K's according to Garmin is 100m). My 10K time at home is around 1.07, and on the flat 1.01. I love running loops from home, I love the feeling of running…
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Garmin or me?
I run about 3 times a week, around 15 -20k total. I've noticed recently that my garmin forerunner 10 has been reporting times that feel very slow compared to my perception of pace. I'd assume this was me, but my last parkrun, the official time came out 30 seconds faster than garmin, and I didn't start at the front. My…
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Hiding protein in food
Hi, My DH has just had an operation, and has been recommended to eat lots of good fats and lots of protein by the hospital (he's had a chunk of skin removed, so needs to rebuild from the inside) I eat protein powder and olive oil every day, but he is less keen. The only protein powder we've got is unflavoured hemp (my…
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Why am I craving salt?
I've recently started moving towards veganism, eating no animal products Mon - Fri. I'm also training for a 10k, and tend to eat mostly wholefoods, not a lot that's pre - processed. In the last couple of weeks, I've had a real hankering for salt. Not necessarily in crisps or anything like that, just salt on my food and…
