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Help - half marathon on keto
I'm looking for some help with fueling for a trail half marathon tomorrow. I've been running halfs for a long time (at least one per month for several years) and generally fuel with about 300 - 400 high carb calories before the run and 1 Clif Shot (25 g carbs) at about the half way point. I switched to a keto diet just…
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help - half marathon on keto
Double-posting. I put this in the excercise and fitness forum but looking for all the advice I can get. I'm looking for some help with fueling for a trail half marathon tomorrow. I've been running halfs for a long time (at least one per month for several years) and generally fuel with about 300 - 400 high carb calories…
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Bronchitis and a dislocated rib, too.
So frustrated!!! I went to the doctor last night with severe chest pain. I found out that the sinus infection in November which turned into a chest infection in December is now full on bronchitis. Not only am I on my third round of antibiotics, I also found out that the chest pain was caused by a dislocated rib. I don't…
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bowel issues and long runs
Ok, this is a little embarrassing. I've been running for a few years now and have developed a new problem on my long runs. It seems that I have an emergency loose BM situation almost every time I go above 10 miles. It seems to come out of the blue and happens even if I go before I leave the house. Has anyone else dealt…
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Swimming workouts?
I'd like to start swimming as cross-training on some of my non-running days just to work some different muscles and give the feet a break from the pounding. Any recommendations for a starting swim workout or where to find one. I can swim well and was on a team back in the day, I just don't know where to get started to find…
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Need help starting with weight training.
I've been running fairly seriously for a few years now. I'm not great about cross-training, but I do go the the Y for core class and yoga a few times a week. I think that the core class has been good at getting me stronger and giving me a little muscle definition and I'd like to improve on that with weight training. I have…
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OK to substitute in with long run in marathon training?
I'm doing my third road marathon in in a few weeks and am now tapering. After the marathon, I'd like to keep up the mileage and shoot for my first trail ultra - 50K - in June. I ran 22 miles last weekend. I'm supposed to do 17 this weekend, 12 the next, then the marathon. I saw a trail run coming up this weekend which is…
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Am I ready to try a 50K?
Looking for words of wisdom here. I want to run my first 50K trail run in June. It's about 7,500 feet of gain over 2 25K loops and a 9 hour cutoff. My only goal is to finish. Most of the trail ultras around here have about that type of elevation gain - or more - so I didn't choose one that was purposely hard. I've done two…
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First night time trail run. I need a light.
I will be doing a 10-mile race this weekend which begins in the late afternoon, so at least the second half of it will be run in the dark. This is a trail run, so there will be rocks, elevation, roots etc. It will be my first night race; I figured it would be a good intro for me since it's two loops and I can probably…
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Need help with last long run for marathon training
I screwed up. For a couple months, I've had the Beat the Blerch half marathon on my calendar for the weekend of the 27th which was perfect because it was the first taper weekend before the Chicago marathon. I was wrong. Beat the Blerch is on the 20th instead - and that is supposed to be my last long run (22 miles). What do…
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need help with training for Quadzuki
I don't know what possessed me to sign up (probably the cool medal and bragging rights that come with the shirt), but I am doing Quadzuki this year - a Seattle event that involves running 4 half marathons over the 4 days of Thanksgiving holiday: There's also Quadzilla which is four marathons in four days...maybe one day.…
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Sharknado 2 airs tonight!!!
Who's watching?
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Need advice about the long run
I like going to Saturday morning runs with my running Club or participating in half marathons on a regular basis; however, I'm getting to the point in my marathon training where my long runs need to be longer than what my running club typically does (around 8 miles per Saturday run) and longer than a half marathon. I…
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My nose runs faster than I do
Does anyone else have a nose that runs incessantly when you run? If so, what do you do about it? I did a 14.5 mile trail run last weekend and my nose ran the entire way and it was seriously annoying. I'm sure it was allergies since everything is in bloom right now. I figured out how to do the one-nostril-blow and keep…
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Would you enter a race knowing you could come in last?
One of my 2014 goals is to run one half marathon or more per month. I've found only two races in July that don't conflict with my marathon training or other obligations, or aren't ridiculously inconvenient to get to. One is a road race - and I do ok on road races - but, it's is two hours from my house and it doesn't appear…
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Has anyone used the PEAR apps and heart rate monitor?
Does anyone have any experience with this app and the training programs that go along with it? If so, did you find it helpful? I'm thinking about purchasing it for use with one of the marathon training programs to help me along to my second marathon (Chicago). The PEAR app and training programs seem appealing because they…
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training with a heart rate monitor?
do you do it? I'm just getting ready to start training for my second marathon - Chicago in October. I already run about 25 - 30 miles per week and do at least one half marathon a month. I thought I had marathon training all figured out and was going to use HH's Intermediate 1. However, I just purchased Matt Fitzgerald's…
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Anyone else waiting for the Chicago Marathon lottery today?
I can't stop checking my email!
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What's your favorite inspirational running movie?
What are your favorite inspirational running movies and why? I'm making a list. I watched "Spirit of the Marathon" just before my first marathon last year and cried like a baby. I'd hit the wall on my last training run and lost all confidence that I could do it. While I was feeling wretched and recovering, my friend showed…
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question about body fat scales
I picked up a scale that also measures body fat this weekend from a thrift store. The weight seems accurate and matches my old scale, but I was shocked to see the estimate for body fat - it is 10-15% higher than the values I've been getting with calipers and with online calculations based on body measurements. There was no…
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I went shoe-crazy! How many pairs do you have?
Last week, I posted a question about trail shoes and got a lot of good advice, so Saturday morning I set off happily to my favorite running store to pick out a new pair. I ended up with a pair of Brooks Adrenaline ASRs which I love. While I was there, I also tried on the Brooks Ariels and loved those too so they also came…
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Not sure where to start with trail running shoes
I've been doing trail runs lately at distances from 10K to half marathon. I've been using my road shoes, but want to get some trail shoes for better grip after I fell off the trail this weekend. (Slipped in the mud and slid face first into a log....of course, both arms and knees landed in nettles, too. :laugh: ) Does…
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I lost my badass
I'm feeling lost right now. I've felt pretty badass for a few years - meaning I've been pushing myself with goals and achieving things I thought weren't possible for me - and that has kept me happy and motivated. But lately, I seem to have lost the feeling. A few years ago, I lost 70 pounds and wore a bikini on vacation…
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Snow during my half marathon this weekend...help!
I am supposed to run a trail half marathon this weekend. I just looked at the weather and saw that 1 to 3 inches of snow is forecasted for the time that the run is taking place. I live in Seattle and I'm used to running with damp feet, but the weather isn't usually this cold and we rarely have low snow. I already know that…
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dumped and lonely
My boyfriend and I just broke up and I need to find ways to move ahead with my life. I was with him for three years and have spent the rest of my adult life married and raising my kids. I haven't ever really been single as an adult. I was completely family-focused for so long that I never really developed social friends…
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complete burnout after marathon
I ran my first marathon just over two weeks ago. This is a goal that I've wanted to accomplish my whole life. I'm not an athlete. My only goal was to finish - which I did (and ran every step of the way), but it was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. It seems like now that the marathon is over, I have lost…
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Sports bra nightmare
I'm running my first marathon this weekend and I have major bra problem. Over the past few months as my runs have got longer and longer, I have been very careful about using the clothing that is going to work best for the marathon. I thought I had it all down. I wore the exact same outfit for my 18-mile run, 20-mile run,…
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Carb loading for marathon
I am running my first marathon in a few weeks. I've run a 20 miler with no problem - at the time I was eating around 2,000 per day. For my final long training run yesterday, I tried to run 22 miles and completely hit the wall at mile 20. My legs felt like lead, I was shaky and confused, and I felt like I was going to throw…
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running in the rain
I'm running a half marathon on Sunday and there is a 70% chance of rain. The last time I ran 6 miles in the rain, my clothes literally tore my skin up. My feet got blisters, my sports bra rubbed the skin off my chest, and my tech shirt rubbed the skin off my collarbone. I'm afraid of what will happen for a Half Marathon. I…
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my ankles are killing me - running question
I've been running for about a year now. I completed two half marathons and am now training for a marathon. I have had no problems with my joints or any pain until recently. I ran 18 miles 10 days ago with no problems and was able to do another 7 mile run 2 days later with no problems. Then, due to bad weather, I was unable…
