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Cool weather cycling gear
Hello! I used to only ride my hybrid in the summer but since I'm trying for some races, I started riding last week. I realized I only have riding shorts and tanktops/short sleeve shirts! So a friend let me borrrow a windbreaker last week which was great, but this week will be cooler. Generally it'll be a little too chilly…
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Faster Half Marathon
Sorry if this was covered in a previous discussion but I couldn't find one when I performed a search. This year I ran my first half marathon in March, my time was 2:07:43 (9:45min/mi pace). I ran another one in June, the course was more difficult and I wasn't prepared for the weather so I didn't do as well, 2:16 and…
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First wetsuit
I completed my first Sprint Tri in early August where I didn't need a wetsuit due to the water temps. Next year I plan to complete 3 more Sprints and my first Oly. The first and last race I expect to need a wetsuit with it being colder, the middle ones I'm unsure about. I was thinking of trying to catch one of the end of…
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Water and/or food/gel during longer runs?
Hi, I'm new to runs lasting an hour and more but I've been running more often and plan to run my first half marathon this year. How long are runs where you bring water with you? What about food or gel? Do you have any preference? I have searched for some information on this but a lot of it sounds like personal preference.…
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Not thirsty but need to rinse mouth too often while running
Depending on the heat and humidity, I feel as though I need to rinse my mouth out on runs every 1-3 miles (In the winter I can go for at least 4 miles without it). I am 5'4" about 133lbs, 29yo and I've been drinking about 3/4-1gal water (not including other types of fluids, coffee, sports drinks, etc...) every day for…
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Matt Fitzgerald - Ideal race weight
I was just wondering how much stock to put into the Matt Fitzgerald Ideal Race Weight calculator. I checked it out and it's saying that my ideal race weight is 123lbs and 13.6% BF. Right now I'm maintaining around 133lbs (5'4") and I can't really imagine myself 10lbs lighter. The last time I was 123lbs, I was a sophomore…
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Weekly mileage before starting 1st marathon training
I'm still far away from starting but I wanted to have a good foundation before I sign up for my first one. I've read that something as low as 15-20 miles a week is fine for starting marathon training. I expected something higher than that considering a marathon is longer that that weekly start. I've completed my first half…
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Breakfast before a 15k-half marathon distance run/race
I'm wondering what experienced runners like to eat before races or medium/long runs. For a race/run around 8am, what do you eat for breakfast if the run is somewhere between 15k-half marathon distance? I've tried fasted runs and I can only do that for short runs (max 3 miles). So far I've been having rolled oats, almond…
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Female lifters - what shoes do you use?
I'm looking to buy shoes specifically for days when I'm lifting. I've had cross trainers and running sneakers and tried lifting in just socks but it creeped me out too much to not wear shoes in my gym. Any brand and style suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!
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First Half Marathon in April couple questions
I decided that since I'm nearing the end of my weight loss journey (another 6-9lbs to go, vanity lbs tbh) I wanted to sign up for my first half marathon. Right now I'm in pretty decent shape, I need to work on my pacing but I think that comes with time. I also contacted a local running club so I'm going to try a weekly run…
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Deciding between ICF 5x5 or SL 5x5
Hi, I've been doing my own lifting program up until now. I planned to do SL 5x5 starting on Monday but then I recently read about ICF 5x5 novice program. ICF is closer to what I'm normally do and honestly only doing 3 lifts a day, 3 days a week sounded low and I was nervous I won't continue to lose at my current deficit.…
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High Protein, Low fat dinner ideas please and thank you!
I normally pre-log my food for the week however in an epic space case moment, I cooked dinner for the week then left it out overnight. So dinner is gone and I need a recipe that will somewhat replace it. I am 6g from meeting my fat macro for the day, still need a lot of protein and I have 592 cals to work with. Anyone have…
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Starting Strength or 5/3/1
A little background on my lifting: I've been lifting on and off over the past 4 years, it started out with the idea that i should never lift less than 12 reps of a weight but progressively moving up if it got to 15reps and wasn't too strenuous. That mindset has changed, I aim to lift 10reps, if I can do 12 then I up the…
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Can you lift and train for a marathon?
I'm currently not training for any marathon but it's on my bucket list to complete someday. This is just for future reference when I decide to finally sign up and train for one. I love lifting and want to keep that up but I've read some things that basically say you can't lift on a normal schedule and actually train for a…
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At home/travel work out ideas you've tried and liked
I visit my parents pretty often for being about 4 hours away, about once a month or so I take a trip home. When it's a weekend trip I only end up missing my work out for one or two days but I'm going to visit them from Saturday through Tuesday this time. I don't want to miss four days in a row and on top of that, I should…
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Not morning people - how do you work out in the morning?
Hi! I'm not a big morning person, I usually snooze the alarm long past what is considered reasonable. But this week I started a new work out plan and based on the work out length and equipment I need, I'm trying to wake up and work out in the morning. I eat whole wheat toast, natural peanut butter and a banana before going…
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Women who weight train! (Men are ok too!)
Hey everyone! I'm not new to MFP but I created a new account and I'm looking for like-minded people who know the importance of weight training in dieting and generally in their life. I started weight training in a boot camp class when I worked in NYC and I loved seeing my body change and the muscles I gained. I continued…
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macro help!
Hi, I used to use MFP back in March but stopped for a while and created a new account today. I remember I used to be able to adjust my macros so they actually made sense and didn't have a ridiculous amount of carbs listed. I can't find the settings to adjust this anymore. Did they get rid of that option in this MFP…
