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It takes as long as it takes
I've been here since July 2013. I lost a few kg up until November 2013, after which my weight began to creep up instead of down. There was some yoyoing back and forth, until I reached my all-time high in spring this year. During these years, my personal and professional life has been a bit of a mess to put it nicely, but…
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Travelling and planning the itinerary
Hi guys, I'm wondering whether you have a very simple solution how to map out your sightseeing wishes? I use an iPhone 4 with iOS7 and an iPad 2 with iOS8. What I need is a map where I can place permanent pins or whatever they are called, whilst seeing all of it in offline mode. That really is all I need, but the apps I've…
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Let's Talk Steaks
The thread on eating in restaurants led to some interesting contributions on steaks, so let's talk steak. What cut(s) is(are) your preference? How do you prepare it usually? How do you prepare for just a few people versus for a bunch? Do you prefer the oven or a Dutch oven like Le Creuset on the stovetop? Do you marinate?…
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January Goals
What are your January goals? New year, fresh start and all that :)
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Lifestyle Change
What does lifestyle change mean to you? I'm not looking for a great debate here, but simply to get an idea of what people do perceive by these two words.
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Tactical Dehydration
I read this yesterday in the August issue of Runner's World: http://www.runnersworld.com/hydration-dehydration/tactical-dehydration-increases-speed The comments are worth skimming through, as well. Thoughts?
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Virtual 5K - 2-8 June
Continuing the Virtual 5K tradition here in the group, join in a race lasting a week, 2-8 June 2014. Measure the distance on an online map, lace your shoes, set the timer, run, and report back once you're done! Here's an idea for what you might want to share with the group: Name: Gender: Age: Level: Type of surroundings:…
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Virtual 5K
Anyone interested in a virtual 5K race? I'd like to know exactly how far that 5K is. My current intervals take me on about 3K, so 2 kilometres on top of those isn't too bad. I can't run it all yet, but I do have the capacity to walk pre- and post-C25K so to speak. It could be a lot of fun to pick a weekend or such, then…
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Running Magazines
Hello everyone, I downloaded some of my running magazines to the iPad last night, since it's a free subscription via my library. Check with yours whether they have signed up for RB Digital Gateway and you might get them, too, to read on the Zinio app. It hit me there might be someone else out there reading the same stuff,…
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Americans and the World Map
Is this really true? Or a joke? It has to be a joke right? http://themetapicture.com/americans-were-asked-to-place-european-countries-on-a-map/
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Being a role model to your kids
I'm here because of now, but also because of my future. I want to be another kind of role model for my future kids than the ones my parents were to me; less "do it by yourself" and more "let's do sports together as a family". Recently when taking a walk I ran into a family of three, all on bikes, and both parents and child…
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Virtual 5K - September 23-29
Time for our second virtual 5K - and a perfect opportunity for those currently off-wagon to hop back on! This 5K lasts for a week, which allows for everyone to find a time to participate in their part of the world. If you want, you can use the structure from our previous 5K or you can add/remove some details according to…
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Youtube videos on good running form
I recognise some runners already, their running form in particular, and they all have very different styles. I doubt flapping one's arms like wings is great, though, so yesterday I found some videos on Youtube that I want to ask whether that's how it's done. How To Run: DOs & DON'Ts, THNKR:…
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Virtual 5K - August 23-25, 2013
Time for our first Virtual 5K this upcoming weekend, August 23-25! You'll race mostly against yourself, but it'll be great to see where we could be when training more, so please join also if you have finished C25K already! If you like, you can use this as backbone for your result: Name: Gender: Age: Level: Type of…
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Arm band for iPod and iPhone
My milestone is approaching and I've decided to buy an arm band as a reward. I have no reason to think my iPod will die anytime soon, but sometimes it might be handy to bring the phone along, so I'm looking for one that could fit both (not simultaneously of course). The iPod is a nano of 2nd generation so size-wise in the…
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Intro
Hello everyone, glad to be here! I have tried WW, which wasn't a match (the points feel artificial to me), as well as a free other website. I needed a clean break, a fresh start, so here I am since a couple of days ago. What I have learned so far: - every day is a new beginning but also a new commitment - beating myself up…
