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Two marathons two weeks apart. Doable or is it crazy?
I need your input, as I am facing a dilemma. I am currently training for the Publix Georgia Marathon on March 18th. Last weekend, I had a long run of 16 miles and this week was a cut-back week. I ran only 9 miles. My training schedule calls for an 18-miler on Feb. 25th, a 20-miler on March 3rd, and then two weeks of…
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What's your power song?
I am building a new play list for my marathon tomorrow and was wondering which songs get you going. I have a few ones that I really love and am making sure that they feature a few times on my list. They are: Somebody Told Me - The Killers Uprising - The Muse My Body - Young the Giant
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Poll for Racing Runners: Do You Carry Your Own
Water or fluids at a race? I never did so far, but I am running a half marathon this weekend and thinking of doing so. I am clumsy at drinking and running at the same time so spill most of my water at the water stations if I do not stop running and walk through them. Would it be OK if I had a hand-held bottle at the race…
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Running A Half Marathon as Training for the Full
I am currently training for the Atlanta Marathon on October 30th and have also signed up for 13.1 Atlanta, which is this coming Sunday. I had a group run with some experienced runners that belong to the Track Club a couple of weeks ago who are running both races and they said they would treat the half marathon as a dress…
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My Messed Up Marathon Training Schedule
I am currently registered for an overseas marathon (which will be my first ever) to be held on October 16th and have been using Hal Higdon's Novice 1 training plan. I am about to finish week 14 of the 18-week plan. However, it seems more and more like I will not be able to take the trip to run the marathon due to…
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Question for runners
I am currently training for a marathon on October 16th and it is a destination race. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I may not be able to make the trip, so I have been looking at the inaugural Atlanta Marathon on October 30th as a back-up plan. (I will be damned if all this training goes to waste. I will RUN a…
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Runners - Training Schedule Dilemma: WWYD?
I am currently in week 12 of Hal Higdon's 18-week Novice 1 marathon training plan. This is a pull-back week, so my long run this Saturday is only 12 miles. Creating a problem for me is the fact that I am registered to run a 5K Saturday morning. A very close friend of mine, who had some serious health problems in the past…
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Runners - How Do You Hydrate on Long Runs?
I am training for a marathon that is 9 weeks away and my long runs are getting longer and longer. I have a 15-mile run scheduled for this Saturday and a 16-miler for the next. Given how muggy the weather is, I am worried about adequate hydration. I have an Amphipod hydration belt that holds six 8-oz bottles. That has been…
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Runners - WWYD Re: Running Shoes
First, some background. I am currently training for a marathon in October. When I first started running 1.5 years ago, I went to my local running store and got fitted with a support shoe. I have been using the same exact shoe model (I am on my 3rd pair now) ever since. I started the 3rd pair two weeks ago and used it for…
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Going to a social gathering on your own
Would you go to a Pub Crawl on your own? The friend that I thought I would go with flaked out on me. This is an event arranged by my Alumni Association and I already bought my own ticket, but I do not know anyone else there. I am usually shy with people I do not know and hate being the single one in such crowds.
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Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
Do any of you take CLA as a supplement? I read that 4 g of CLA a day helps reverse the slowing of the metabolism due to calorie restriction and have been taking it for a week. I just wanted to see if anyone has been taking it for a longer time and noticed any benefits. I am trying to decide if an extra 40 calories a day is…
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Where do you do your long runs?
I am training for a marathon in October and my long-runs are becoming really long. I have a very nice hilly loop in my neighborhood that is about 3 miles long. I have been running that loop so far in my training but I am thinking that running the same loop 4 or 5 times will get really boring, no matter how pretty it is. I…
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Anyone else training for a marathon and trying to lose weigh
Hello all. I am new to MFP, but not to weight loss. I lost 75 lbs in in 2009-2010 following Weight Watchers and have maintained my loss ever since. Now I want to lose my last 15 lbs, as I am on the higher end of the healthy BMI and I think I have more weight to lose. I am a very active person and got into running last…
