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Marathon in Oct2014, when to start training?
Hi Everyone, I signed up for a marathon thats in October 2014. I plan to follow the Higdon Novice 1 training plan which is a 16 week plan. I have been running for the past 7-8 months, ran my first half last month. I am wondering when should I start training for the full. I don't want to overburn myself starting so early.…
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Suggestions for 1/2 marathon training plans.
I am not really a regular runner but have done a couple of 5Ks and can run 3-4 miles without much difficulty. I want to sign up for a half marathon which is on Oct 27th. Have been doing some research online and found Hal Higdons and Jeff Galloways training programs. They have so many options, 12 week, 16 week, 20 week…
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Confused about my activity level
I am just confused on how I should log my activity level. I do a fitness boot camp 5 days in a week and as per my HRM I burn around an average of 400cals with every workout. Some weeks when I do get a chance, I do half an hr of elliptical, not very high intensity and burn around 150 cals during my lunch break at the office…
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Gained 3 lbs by doing the exact same thing like last week :(
I usually weigh in on Mondays at my gym. Last Monday I was 137 lbs, did the same exercises, same calories the entire week and today I was 140 lbs. I am trying my best to not feel down about all this. I know that I ate good, exercised the entire week . So weight can fluctuate on a daily basis. Do u think it would be a good…
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Someone please confirm if my calories calculated are correct
Hi, I am 5'4 female , Age 34 Wt : 142 lbs and workout 5 days a week for an hr at an outdoor fitness boot camp where I burn an average of 450 cals(as per my HRM). After putting in my numbers in the calculator ( I counted the above as light activity) and doing a TDEE-20%, my calories come to 1550. Thats what I have setup in…
