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Beginners Q's
I feel like I shouldn't classify myself as a beginner, because I did run all last summer, but a still feel like I am because I stopped all winter. Background: starting actually running last year, somewhere around June switched from Walk/Running to running. Did my 2nd 5k that July (this was the first time I ran a 5k the…
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First Half Marathon (Staten Island Half)
Well, I did it! 4 months after taking up running, I have completed my first half marathon! I chose the Staten Island Half Marathon since I was born in S.I., so I made the 3.5 hour commute from Upstate NY to the city for this huge race. I thought I trained well , but was so spent somewhere around mile 11. I left my Gatorade…
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OK to change Goals because I'm not reaching them?
I just reset my goals because I have not been able to reach my calorie goals for the past month. I was set on 1/lbs per week, and through the summer I did great with that, but with my kids' schedules, since Sept I have not been able to: A) exercise at the time I had been , which was working well for me, and B) keep my late…
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Distance Increases , should I ease up?
Hi All, First time post here. So I feel I should give a little background to make the topic question relevant. Therefore, this next paragraph is going to be long. I was out of shape, hitting my my max weight this past January. I have been simultaneously tracking my cal's and starting to walk/jog/run since about June... I…
