Posts by ducklingerthank

Regardless of whether you're talking about skin colour, it's still racist to say that "African's act like wild animals"

Edit: Just realised I'd missed an entire page of replies before posting this.

Fat and happy. If you're happy being fat (in this hypothetical situation) you wouldn't want to change surely. I'd like to be thin because it sometimes makes me unhappy being fat. But if I was more unhappy thin then that wouldn't solve anything!

After a pleasing half marathon time last year, 6 months into my running career I got shin splints and my times started to get worse. Yesterday I did that same half marathon again and was so nervous I'd do worse than last year but I PB'd by 4.5 mins - 1:40:53! (And beat my boyfriend - who beat me last week in a 10k)

Original Post by pbear999:

Original Post by li_li:

The best type of shoes depend on your feet and your gait----some shoes focus on support over cushioning, some cushioning over support, some brands are wider, some narrower, etc.--the right shoe really depends on your foot and your body mechanics.  Getting the proper shoe for you is super important for avoiding injuries.

I'd recommend going to a specialty shop (a true running shop not just a fashion sports shop) and get them to help you find out what type of shoes to buy...if everything there is out of your price range shop around (sales!!) given the new info you've acquired from the experts!

 +1 on this.  A good shoe for one person might cause you grief if you don't have a similar gait.  Although others might tell you you're better off running barefoot. :)  But that's the subject for a new thread!

Clint

Agree. Though this can be expensive. I assume if you've been going to the gym you have some shoes you can wear to just start out until you decide you actually like running. Then get some proper running shoes that suit you.

I did a 5 mile race yesterday and from the very start I noticed a funny squeaking noise but I was racing so didn't have time to look and just ignored it. At the end I looked and found a rock, an actual rock about 1" square lodged in the tread under my heel. I could probably have come 2nd instead of 3rd without that rock lol! And on the way home I got another one rammed in there. Really strange - it's never happened before.

Sell it. I think they're ridiculous looking.

I don't have a car because I live in the centre of London/don't need one. But if I wanted one I'd still sell the smart car and buy a different car.

8.35 mile run today. Didn't realise the Thames festival was on so I spent a LOT of time dodging tourists.

And in reply to the OP:

I'm almost the opposite. I've frequented these boards for years and thought I knew a lot about EDs and the mindset etc and would disagree with those who would troll around saying 'just eat something', but over the past couple of years my friend has developed anorexia, and it's so frustrating to me. I'm starting to understand less and less and I really do just want to scream at her. She's such an intelligent girl. She knows full well what she's doing to herself. But she's changed in personality too. She's not the girl we knew and everyone notices this. Also, however selfish this sounds it just adds to my point of how experiencing it first hand has almost decreased my understanding - she's 'choosing' (I know, I know - she can't help it etc. but I mean no-one's doing it to her) to do it to herself, but what about what she's doing to her family and friends? And then I go round in circles and just feel so sad for her again.

Anyway, I'll be doing my psych rotation in about 9 months so I'll see if all this changes again.

Long run paces – should it be 60 to 90 seconds slower than middle run paces, or 60 to 90 seconds slower than the pace I intend on running during the actual marathon?

I think about 60 seconds slower than the pace you intend to run the marathon.

Should I run my first few miles of the marathon at a slower pace than my other miles, or should I just keep the same pace the whole way through?

It will be hard not to run slower at the start I expect due to crowding.

How many times do you have to pee during the marathon? Do you have to wait in line?

The lines weren't long and I didn't need to go that much but I kept stopping every couple of miles when there were toilets out of paranoia that if I didn't go now, I might need to before the next opportunity. Probably wasted about 10-20 mins on toilet stops.

Did you walk during the marathon? At what mile and for how long?

Through water stations and on and off after about mile 20 for a total of maybe half a mile. I was suffering badly!

Do you recommend caffeine? How much? Will it make me pee?

I don't drink tea/coffee ever so I'm not really a caffeine girl. EVERYTHING makes me pee!

It's officially against the rules to have an Ipod, but I read a blog that said it's not enforced at the marine corp marathon. Should I bring my ipod? Do you run with music? 

I never run with music mainly because I can't get headphones to stay in my mini ears.

Should I bring my race belt to hold water/gel/chapstick and anything else I need?

I did a 20 mile race with a race belt and found it really annoying because it kept moving. I wouldn't have needed to hold water because there were enough stations. Though a belt that could hold some gels/vaseline for underarm chafing would have been awesome.

How do I pick a good goal time? My longest run has been 20 miles thus far - should I use my average pace on that run to predict my marathon time?

I used this basing it on a training run before I did my half marathon and it was quite accurate: http://www.liebreich.com/LDC/HTML/Various/Run Calculator.html ; - not so accurate from the marathon cos my training went to pot.

Do you talk to people while you’re running?

Briefly maybe but not really. Didn't stick with anyone. It would have been nice to have a running partner to chat a bit on long training runs, and to encourage eachother in the race though.

What do you do after the race? Did you go straight home and take an ice bath? Did you just stretch? Did you get a massage?

Rummaged through my goodie bag, found an apple, munched that, downed a bottle of water, ate a bag of jellie babies, then wandered around like a lost puppy looking for my parents at the overcrowded finish. Stretched a bit. Then walked for what seemed like an age (and included steps - STEPS!) to a tube station to go back to our hotel then drive home. Took some photos on the way back, changed out of those grim clothes, and brushed my hair :)

Ran a very slow mile the next day, got a sports massage the day after that. And went straight back into training at my normal schedule (albeit slower and lower intensity), and did my first triathlon a week later.

 

Original Post by mermaid3011:

Theoretically studying (which means your brain is active and needs more energy) is not included in the sedentary calorie amount. 

 

I think it is included. The sedentary setting on here assumes you do sedentary activities, of which studying/reading/watching TV/eating/sleeping/washing are some. The sedentary count is not equal to actually being completely sedentary/in a coma. It factors in some activity!

Butternut squash risotto - tastes great especially with goats cheese and sage if you have room in your calories allowance.

It does sound a lot but Saturday is a rest day(?) and sometimes Sunday so he is having 1/2 rest days a week.

I started running last March and did my first race (a half marathon in October). I have my 3rd triathlon on Sunday.

So in one year I will have done:

2 x 10k
Half marathon in 1:45.34
20 mile race
Marathon
2 run-bike-run duathlons
3 sprint triathlons

I'm so proud and I'm doing that same half marathon again this October to start next year in the same vein. These are definitely non-scale brags because I was so obsessed and upset about weight before but once I had something to train FOR (the marathon) instead of just training to lose weight, I stopped worrying and I was happier. But I've put on weight and started worrying again. I also got shin splints and so my marathon time and recent training haven't gone to plan. If I can do just as many races this year and really get back in to training at the same time as looking at my diet as I did before then that would be good ie. I did a year of eating well and losing weight, a year of training hard and gaining weight. Now I want to eat well and train hard!

Original Post by cassenyalogan:

It's too much work to add in all the little moments of exercising (like walking around the mall for 10 minutes, walking from my apartment to the garbage compactor and back up the 3 flights of stairs, etc) However, at work, I will be trying to keep a rough guesstimation of time spent walking or playing with the kids (also looking into getting a pedometer)

 

If this was in reply to what I said, I didn't mean you should add in all these things. I meant that you burn calories when you don't consider yourself to be exercising. You burn calories just being alive and doing nothing. Someone of  220lbs would burn way more than 370 calories just through being alive. The rule of thumb is a 5'0", 100lb woman would burn on average 1200 calories a day without doing anything.

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