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Aspartame in Milk?
This scares me and if approved could set up a scary precedent! http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/02/21/55075.htm "Dairy Industry Wants to Put Aspartame in Milk By NICK MCCANN WASHINGTON (CN) - Dairy industry groups have asked the Food and Drug Administration to be able to put artificial sweeteners in milk, and not change…
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Question re Hills/Speed work
I posted this in the fitness category and didn't get any feedback, so going to try it here... I have patellofemoral syndrome. I have had it for a couple years, I've been checked out by PT and ortho and there's really nothing to do. It usually gets better as I lose weight, strengthen my quads/hammies and become more active.…
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Question for Runners re Speed/Hill work
I have patellofemoral syndrome. I have had it for a couple years, I've been checked out by PT and ortho and there's really nothing to do. It usually gets better as I lose weight, strengthen my quads/hammies and become more active. I'm training for a marathon and have been trying to work speed work and hills into my…
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Cold Weather Training
I live in MN... it gets cold here in the winter :) In the past, I've just gone running on a treadmill when it gets cold but I'm not looking forward to 10+ miles on a treadmill on a regular basis (I'm going to start training for a full marathon soon). I've checked out some local field houses and they're all around 7 laps =…
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EAT THE DAMN COOKIE!
I just thought this was a great article :) http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/resolved-eat-damn-cookie
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LADIES! No more need to double bag the girls!
So, my girls are big. When I started my journey they were 44G's (seriously). I'm now down to a 38DDD/F which means I have to sriously compress if I don't want to end up with black eyes while running. I've always double bagged the girls because I couldn't find a bra that worked singularly. I seriously tried them ALL... I…
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HRM + GPS Suggestions
I'm training for a marathon and want to find a HRM that also has GPS. I've looked at Garmin's on amazon and they all seem to have fairly low star ratings I found this one on amazon Ultega NavRun 2K11 but not sure about the brand, I've never heard of it. Does anyone have suggestions for watches that have worked for them? I…
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Cold Weather Training
I posted this elsewhere but wanted to see if anyone here had some advice for me, too. I will be running a full marathon in June *gulp* which means training over the winter, a Minnesota winter. I've been calling various places to see what their tracks are like and how many laps equal a mile as I anticipate much of my…
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Women Rock Run
On Sept 1st there is a women's rock run being put on by Team Ortho... I'm thinking of doing the 10k, is anyone else thinking about this one? http://womenrockmn.org/
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Does Obesity=Disability?
I work for my state processing disability claims for social security. I have on average 100 claims at any given time and get 3-6 new ones every day. I would say about 10% of my claims list "obesity" as an allegation for being disabled. This is not usually the only thing they list, most people allege a minimum of 2 things,…
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Calorie Cycling
I've seen references to this, as in people doing it, but am not sure what it entails... Can someone give me the low down and why people do it? Thanks :)
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STUPID... But glad it's over :)
Erbert and Gerberts opened a new store in the skyway near my job. I used to eat there in college (10+ years ago) and haven't been since as there are none near-by. So today I indulged. Sandwhich + chips = 1050 calories... OUCH -- but I KNEW they would because I looked up all the calories beforehand. However, it was NOT…
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DLF > DNF >> DNS
Dead last Finish is greater than did not finish is infintely greater than did not start I have to remember this on days like today I went to run over my lunch hour, 5 miles on the schedule. it is so bloody hot & humid that after 2 miles I stopped running and turned around and walked back to my office. I felt like I failed,…
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I'm gonna do it this time!
I lost 60 pounds 2 years ago. It was amazing, I felt great, I ran in 3 1/2 marathons and had so much energy. Last year I gained almost all of it back. Now, I've lost 19 pounds again and I have another 58 to go. I have signed up for a 1/2 marathon on the 4th of July but I am really struggling this time around. I've luckily…
