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Ultra runner
I finished my first trail 50K this past weekend. I had a good time, it was rough..but not too rough. I finished in just under 7 hours. Not a "fantastic" time, but I'm proud of it. Around mile 22 my knee started to hurt (I think I stressed my IT band or something) but I was able to push myself through and finish. It was…
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fueling for slower race
I am running back to back halves this weekend. Saturday I'm running my first trail half, totally excited about it :) But my question is in regards to fueling. Now I have run 9 halves and a full and have run plenty of long runs..so normally I know how to fuel..but my second half on Sunday I'm running with friend. The pace…
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first 50K
So I have ran 8 half marathons and 1 marathon in the last 2 years...and when I finished the full last fall I told myself I would not sign up for another full either ever or for a long time. I have ran 2 halves since that time. I was on vacation in sunny CA and found a great trail in and out of canyon and I went for a…
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back of packers
http://relentlessforwardcommotion.com/2014/06/the-reality-of-the-back-of-the-pack-heartbreak-hill-half-marathon/#comment-12806 So as I am preparing to run my 8th half next weekend and also preparing to pace my friend on her first half this fall. I found this article. I am truly a middle of pack runner, occasionally on…
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halves 1 week apart
I am going to pace friend in her first half in September. It should be a really easy pace for me about 4 minutes a mile slower than I run a half. But that means I will be out there for a lot longer than I am used to. (I have ran one full last fall so I have been on my feet for longer) But I am debating about running a half…
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stomach bug week before half
So I got some sort of stomach bug late last week...I have actually lost 5-6 lbs since Wednesday. I'm feeling better, but food overall still isn't all that appealing. I have a half this Sunday, I am hoping to finally make it under the 2 hour window (I have missed it by 30 seconds my last two halves)...any advise on getting…
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loosing weight while training for a marathon
Is it possible to lose weight training for a marathon? I know that sounds like a silly question..but most people I know (including myself) gained weight training. I have just started my training for a half in May, which my goal is to PR, but am considering signing up for full in late June. This would be my second full and…
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my marathon report
So I ran my first full marathon this past weekend. I started running two years ago almost to the day of the full. I had run 6 halves, 5 of them being since January of this year. I went from a 2:21 half to a 2:00 in 4 months. I felt good going into training, no injuries. I ran two 20 mile runs and a 22 miler. I ran 2 half…
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first marathon 5 days away!
My fist marathon is 5 days away! I am both nervous and excited. I have adjusted my goal time, I know I just want to finish. I think I should be ok there, I ran a 22 miler and two 20 milers without a problem, so unless something major happens I should be able to finish. Second goal 4:30. But my main goal is 4:10. My half PR…
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half marathon PR 2:00:36 Marathon in under 4 hours?
So my most recent half marathon PR was 2:00:36, I'm currently training for my first full (October 20th) I will run two halves in September as training runs. One I'm really just running for training, just gunning for under 2:10 the other I want to try to PR (we will see since I'm running a 20 miler the weekend before. But…
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running with no socks
So today I go to the gym to change for my run over lunch. I didn't pack my running socks, and I hadn't worn socks to work..so I decided to just run without socks as I have read that people have done that with my shoes (Saucony Kinvara) I figured I only had 4 miles on my schedule, so I should be fine. It actually felt…
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just finished 4th half, just signed up for first full!
I just finished my 4th half marathon on Saturday. I didn't quite hit my goal time, but did PR. So I'm happy! I finished in 2:00:36 ( you can probably guess what my goal time was!) but I did manage to PR by 2 minutes. So what did I do to celebrate?? I just registered for my first full. It will be in October. By then it will…
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Grandma's Marathon/Duluth MN
So I'm running the half this weekend. I have heard a rumor that after the full the runners jump into Lake Superior (which I can't imagine, so cold!!!) Just curious if anyone here has ever ran the race and can contest to that or not :)
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running with allergies
So I have just been "diagnosed" with seasonal allergies. I have been "sick" for over a month. Kind of off and on, even ran my last half marathon though it. But this past weekend it got to the point of unbearable. So I went to a clinic (because I assumed sinus infection) and now I have taken zyrtec for 3 days, Flonase for 2…
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Kids running
I am just curious about people's opinions on young kids running. My son (who is 6 1/2) has run 4 5Ks and a couple of kids dashes. Last year when he was 5 1/2 we did a color run, we walked a lot of it and I carried him on parts of it, the second was an ugly Christms Sweater race we walked about half of it and ran half it,…
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results of half
Finished my third half yesterday, couldn't be happier! My first two halves I finished in 2:21, walked through parts of them and was so sore after them (the first one was a year ago, the second one was this past January) I kicked up my training and ran my third this weekend and nailed it in 2:02, a 19 minute improvement!! I…
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getting sick 4 days before my half!
So I've been training very hard for my third half (which is this Sunday!) I'm hoping to blow my PR out of the water by 15-20 minutes. But with that being said, I have a cold coming on. It isn't something I can't run through (sore throat and cough) I've ran through worst :) But I did pick up some of the zinc cold therapy,…
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getting a cold 3 days before my half!
So I've been training very hard for my third half (which is this Sunday!) I'm hoping to blow my PR out of the water by 15-20 minutes. But with that being said, I have a cold coming on. It isn't something I can't run through (sore throat and cough) I've ran through worst :) But I did pick up some of the zinc cold therapy,…
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women bench pressing
How much can you bench press? I've had guys tell me they can't bench as much as me....I'm just curious if what I bench is "normal" for a lady my size.... I'm 5'4" 151lbs I started strength training two years ago, took a hiatious to take up running..now I'm doing both :) anyways..I normally bench 100-105 (I can remember if…
