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Sooo...I suck. Poorly Trained for HM Tommorow - Run, Walk or Bail??
So, back in December after I had finished my first Half and was psyched to grab my next one quickly, I found a Half Marathon in the end of March on my FAVORITE local trail...a fund raiser, for a good cause, cheap entry even if you didn't fund raise (which, I ended up not)...and figured that signing up for it would be a…
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Fund Racing??
Anyone ever do this? I like the idea of earning money for a cause and having the race fees go to more than just bibs, shirts and medals (not that I don't like that stuff too, cuz I do :smiley: ) But I don't know... This is going to sound awful but....did you have to be part of a "team" on race day? (ie wear a team shirt,…
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YakTrax???
I live in Maryland and the ground has been a frozen sheet of ice for about 2 weeks now...which means I'm running on a treadmill...which means my mind frequently wanders off while running and plots ways to DESTROY the evil person who invented the machine that makes you run without actually getting anywhere and makes 30…
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Running my FIRST HM tomorrow morning...Any last minute bits of advice?
Feel pretty good...nervous, but ready...I've calmed down about what my time is going to be because since it's my first one, just finishing will be a PR so...(or, at least that's what I keep trying to convince myself :wink: ) Any tips/tricks/etc for me? My biggest worry is the cold...it's only supposed to be 29 degrees…
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Shoe Mileage?
I noticed that the last couple runs I've done (3-8 miles, so nothing ridiculous) my ankles seem to really be bothering me. I have some other medical stuff going on, so that could be all it is, but I am wondering if maybe I could be in need of new shoes as well...I've only got about 250-300 miles on these, and the tread…
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Half Way !!
I realize that this isn't as big of a change as a lot of people here have had...but I told myself I would post a success story when I got to my half way point (30lbs out of a 60lb goal) and I hit that mark this morning...so here it is 3 months ago we were leaving to go on vacation and there was going to be a big hot tub…
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Much slooooower in the heat?
I just really dove in and ran in real HEAT yesterday...it was like 89 degrees with a heat index of 97 I believe, at around 7pm....it was disgusting, no doubt. I ran on a fairly wooded trail and stuck to the first part of the trail that has the most trees and just did a couple "laps" of that part. But...I was WAY slower…
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ZenLabs 10K does NOT sync with MFP ???
Is this right?? Or am I just doing something wrong?? I flipped from the C25K program to the 10K program because with ZenLabs the first 8 weeks are all the same so I just picked up at W6D3 and figured I'd keep rolling along on that one beyond W8...I just liked the idea of having the 10K program because that is now my…
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Ran my 1st 5K yesterday....
...and I did GREAT!! It was soooo much fun too...I am completely hooked now :smile: My official chip time was 36:12 with a pace of 11:40/mile...a personal best :happy: I can't wait to do another one!!!!!
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Graduate or Keep Working the Weeks???
I posted this in the weekly update thread too, but I wanted to make sure it was seen... Okay soooo....I knocked W5D3 out of the PARK yesterday!! Actually...when the 20 minutes was up, I ran through the 5 mintue cool down too....then 10 minutes longer to the end of my trail...which made my total running time and…
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Women at work won't stop saying how HORRIBLE running is...
I'm trying to fight it but it's really briniging me down...every day at work I have been going walking/jogging at lunch and I have been so excited and talking about my upcoming 5K and everyone at work just keeps telling me how bad running is for my knees, and it's not a full body exercise, I'm going to end up with chicken…
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MFP not giving accurate "credit" for C25K workout
So, while I know this isn't really the point, I am just sort of curious if anyone else notices that MFP seems to really short change you on the cardio credit from your workout?? Today I did W2D3, which totals to walking 22 minutes and running 9 minutes. I tracked my distance to be 2.2 miles (and did it two different ways…
