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Hey there! • 24 yrs F grad student • very short: 4'11" • 12/4/12 - 112.4 lbs 12/11/12 - 112.4 12/18/12 - traveling 12/25/12 - holiday 1/01/13 - traveling 1/8/13 - 111.2 1/15/13 - 109.0 1/22/13 - 107.8 1/29/13 - 109.2 2/5/13 - 108.8 2/12/13 - break up / sick / lazy 2/20/13 - 107.8 2/26/13 - ? 3/5/13 - 105.2 3/12/13 - 105.4 3/20/13 - 109.2 3/26/13 -    Body Shape Now (12/12): DUMPY! Body Shape Goal (6/13): FIT! About me I've never been an "athletic person." Being short and shapeless, I always loathed running. So, evolving into grownuphood has shaken up my shoddy lifelong habits of being a pure carbitarian with anti-cardio inclinations. Just this year, I finally got motivated enough (and was talked to) to start changing my habits to do good for myself and become more capable for basic life situations like enduring long work days, dealing with future imagined kids, and especially... just looking better. I started to exercise sporadically but I'm ready to get more serious about it after being talked into running a MARATHON next year! I have never been in a race. Goals • Increase run distance-ability from my current 3 mile max all the way to marathon status and beyond (30 miles?) in the next 1 year • Be able to handle 7.5 and 8 on the treadmill (have never gone beyond 6) • Participate in a 5k, 8k, 10k, half, etc. to build up to longer distances • Start lifting some weights, I know this will help but it is tough for me to get motivated about. • Lose some extra weight - I would love to get to 100 lbs, but if I start lifting that probably won't happen. • Diet shift to decrease sugar and increase vegetables. I am a known cookieholic. • Next October, participate in the Portland Marathon and finish it! I would like to score in the top 100, but to do that I'd have to beat 3:30 (better than 8 minute mile). That may not be feasible for me yet.  GOAL 1: Be able to run 10k in 60 minutes by March 1 2013.  DONE 2/20ANNNND you need something better to look at. Here is my dog:  my running log: planned and completed and races (in miles of running) DEC 2-8 > 3 1 5, 5 ]9-15 > 3 2 2, 5 16-22 > traveling to montana - 2 miles 2x 23-29 > traveling to indiana/home - 4 miles 1x JAN 30-5 > x 2 3, 4 6-12 > 3 4 3 shin splints, took a break 13-19 > staired 20, biked 40,20; ran 4 mi - 5k3m race 30:24 still splinting, more break 20-26 > biked 40,20,35, 50 27-2 > bootcamp 25; biked 35; staired 30; biked 60. ran 3. FEB 3-9 > 5 2 //break up 10-16 > sick // 3 17-23 > 6 2 5, 7 24-2 > 5 2 5, 8 MAR 3-9 > 6 2 3, 10k6m race 10-16 > 7 2 9, 8 17-23 > 24-30 > APR 31-6 > 7-13 > 15k9m race 14-20 > 21-27 > MAY 28-4 > 5-11 > 12-18 > Half13m race 19-25 > 26-1 > TBC ********* NEW QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS  Should I eat breakfast? I am talking about 1 blue colored yoplait. every day. sometimes I'm hungry in the morning, sometimes not. FYI My total caloric intake isn't bad, probably in the 1000-1500 rangeish, slowly shifting to half vegetables at each meal. (that is not going to change much except I am trying to go for less sugar  )
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| # ? May 21, 2013 21:12 |
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Good luck with your running goals, also good luck with grad school that sounds hard.
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 05:59 |
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TODAY I DID: 3 miles in 31 minutes! (treadmill) 15 push-ups in a row. *THANKS CARIN* -- oh hey there, thank you!!  yeah it can be difficult, but it's doable.
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 06:01 |
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Hey distance TOXX'es are awesome-- I'm sure you'll blow it away =) Yea your marathon ambitions are lofty for this year... I'd give it a couple years for sure. But your starting run is already a *really* good base so keep at it!!
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 06:11 |
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swyys posted:Hey distance TOXX'es are awesome-- I'm sure you'll blow it away =) YAY!!! Okay trainer!! Pshhhh yeah, running for 3+ hours STRAIGHT is prettyyy insane. But, my goal is just to complete it, so even if I have to cruise along for a consistent (10min) 4 hours and 20 minutes, if I work on endurance I really believe I can do it. X) Although I really listen to you and I know you know what's realistic, so I am glad you think the toxx is achievable!
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 06:17 |
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Good luck on the log! No matter what, KEEP POSTING... even if you have a few off days, post about it Helps to stay in check.
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 07:36 |
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chai latte posted:• Lose some extra weight - I would love to get to 100 lbs, but if I start lifting that probably won't happen. It doesn't really work like that. Read the stickied threads in the main forum (YLLS) and you'll find out
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 14:45 |
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Millow posted:It doesn't really work like that. Read the stickied threads in the main forum (YLLS) and you'll find out Yeah I lost 80 pounds this year while lifting regularly and I'm a man -- it works even LESS like that for a woman.
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 15:27 |
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chai latte posted:Goals These goals are awesome, do you have a plan to get there? Also you're more likely to really get into running if you do it outside and avoid the treadmill. You can probably find a casual running club in your area if you check out the local running store.
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 15:34 |
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Aww that dog.  I would check out the running threads for heaps of good info and check out Zugwang's log cause he is pretty much the expert on all things running! I don't run myself but that seems like a totally doable goal, you just need to figure out a good plan. Also, while you may not see weight loss immediately you will see a lot more body changes with lifting that will basically make you look very good, and help you lose inches all over. There's been a lot of women in here that look way smaller at the same weight just by lifting weights and getting much stronger. Anyways, good luck!
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 15:45 |
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Grad school is evil. I literally put on 100 lbs when I was a student--I'm impressed that you've maintained as much fitness as you have, and having good goals will get you where you want to go. Good luck! Echoing Andy Dufresne: running outside is so much more rewarding and easier to stick with than treadmill runs. If you can do that, do it! If you're in Montana or somewhere that winter running isn't going to happen, you don't have much choice other than the treadmill. But also don't be afraid of weights--like everyone said: lifting weights not only won't "bulk you up," it'll do wonders for your weight loss, confidence, and overall fitness. 
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 16:14 |
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Hey -- way to start a log and begin your amazing running journey. A friend started me running not too long ago also, so I'm in a similar boat. Great progress so far. Edit: Also, DEFINITELY start weight lifting. It'll change your life. sink fucked around with this message at Dec 5, 2012 around 16:39 |
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CRAWWWWLLLING INNNNN MY SKINNNNNNN
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Hello there cute shortie! IF you're already regularly doing 5Ks, a marathon within a year is doable if you are vigilant, careful and listen to your body.
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 16:43 |
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Hey fellow budding runner! I agree that you should get out and run - while I wish I had a treadmill for some days, pacing yourself on real asphalt is a completely different thing.
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TODAY: short run, 1 mile in 10 minutes. It was a struggle, I was definitely riding the max HR (185ish) 1 Plank 1:30 Experimented a little with the weights Bench Press 45 8x 50 8x 55 8x Squats I did 20 with the bar. Dead lifts twice 50 15x Tired today, need to make time this weekend to do some actual weight lifting research to figure out what I'm doing and do it right! Re: Omniblivion Thank you, I love this suggestion! I will do that Re: Millow; Dross I am a littlllle confused on what you guys are saying.... I can imagine that lifting will help a bunch for metabolism, but also muscle mass is heavy, so I won't JUST lose weight, I'll gain some too - that's what I imagined! Re: Andy Hmm, yeah I should develop a more concrete plan, but I suppose with Christmas vacation coming up and kind of an unpredictable schedule every week, I'm just generalizing to get to the gym when ever possible, and work up my max run distance each week by 1 mile, also slowly increasing my routine baseline runs. I will also see how far I progress in the next couple of weeks to figure out more concrete goals. Re: Citrine Thank you for the support, that is so encouraging!!!! I will totally check out Zugwang's. I need lots of advice. XD Re: Macaroni thank you supermuch for the encouragement too, all I've been hearing around SA is the importance of FREE weights, so I will shift my focus to that. Yes I have run outside a couple of times and I love it, but every day by the time I get home it's dark, and it rains a ton in Oregon, so I'm pretty limited for outdoor workouts. I will go on the weekends  Re: sink yes sink yes I am so excited I have been initiated for a purpose!! it was invaluable. you can totally get there too, way before I do... marathon status!!!!! keep chugging! Re: Marshmallow Mayhem THANK YOU I am sooo excited that you think I can do a marathon in just 10 months! it's huge, but.. yeah....  All I have to do is make it to the end.Re: Gau yay, fellow runner! I do like running outside, but I just can't get myself to go out in the dark because there are very few street lights. ALTHOUGH, I do live right next to a large parking lot that is well lit, and on a hillside, so maybe I could go out and race back and forth some nights the hilliness will be goodThis is amazing there are so many supportive posters on the forums!  you guys are so cool!
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 05:01 |
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chai latte posted:TODAY: O_o that's kinda amazing you just charged in there and did squats AND deadlifts for the first time! Great job!! Definitely take some videos if you can and post here or to the form check thread if you're unsure. I'm really excited that you're working in free weights with short run days! (FYI the bar is 45 lbs) Next time you do a 1 mile run I think you should attempt a 6.3 - 6.5 mph speed... if you can hold ~5.8 for 3 miles you can *definitely* up that for 1 mile!
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 06:00 |
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By the way check out this training plan if you didn't already find it or one similar to get from running a little to finishing a marathon in only 5 months or so! Yes its so possible  http://www.halhigdon.com/training/5...raining-Program hal higdon is widely considered a big well known name/resource in training strategies.
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 06:09 |
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swyys posted:O_o that's kinda amazing you just charged in there and did squats AND deadlifts for the first time! Great job!! Definitely take some videos if you can and post here or to the form check thread if you're unsure. I'm really excited that you're working in free weights with short run days! (FYI the bar is 45 lbs) Yes I gotta do more research/planning on the weights part! Later... when I have time X| Thats a great idea, I will go faster for short AND I got Koa to run for *8 MINUTES* for the first time! wooo Marshmallow Mayhem posted:By the way check out this training plan if you didn't already find it or one similar to get from running a little to finishing a marathon in only 5 months or so! Yes its so possible Oh man thank you so much! this is exactly what I have been looking for!!
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 06:13 |
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chai latte posted:
A pound of muscle is smaller than a pound of fat. Therefore, if you are eating the same amount, the version of you with more muscle will be smaller than the version of you with more fat. TLDR, you won't get heavier you'll get smaller.
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 06:18 |
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chai latte posted:I am a littlllle confused on what you guys are saying.... I can imagine that lifting will help a bunch for metabolism, but also muscle mass is heavy, so I won't JUST lose weight, I'll gain some too - that's what I imagined! But, you've already made it past IMO the hardest step of giving it a try. The women's weightlifting thread might be a good resource for you, if you haven't come across it already.
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Listen, I didn't face ten long tours against the goddamn 'bots to come back home and lift baby weights.
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chai latte posted:short run, 1 mile in 10 minutes. It was a struggle, I was definitely riding the max HR (185ish) A++ Keep up that routine and you'll see huge results in no time. STRETCH after too... that way you don't end up (as) sore and tight after the workouts
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 07:07 |
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chai latte posted:Pshhhh yeah, running for 3+ hours STRAIGHT is prettyyy insane. But, my goal is just to complete it, so even if I have to cruise along for a consistent (10min) 4 hours and 20 minutes, if I work on endurance I really believe I can do it. X) In 14 months I went from no exercise at all to finishing a marathon in 4:15, and that included a knee injury that cost me a few months. And I was fatter (and still am) that you are. It should definitely be doable if you're careful with ramping up mileage before you start your training plan and stick with that plan after that. Your aims for 3:30, well, you'll probably want to revise your aims once you're more used to running longer distances.
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Re: slinkimalinki; Dem Bones ahhh.. ok I think I get it; someone told me... ultimately cardio/endurance will only get me so far, but weight lifting is what's going to change body shape to A++! well, I care much more about losing blub and being physically capable than showing any signs of muscle. XDI know calorie intake is big, I can't focus on numbers because I've tried in the past with some pretty drastic results (binge eating, undoing it, etc).. I have some kind of OCD that kills it for me. So, I am all focused on what I can achieve at the gym. + PERFECT thread - thank you!! this is what I needed. Re: Omniblivion YAY, glad you think I did something worthwhile yesterday... I was really just messing around, only my pecs are sore now so I could have tried harder. I think that's where the 3+ sets comes in to play. Except, maybe I can dead lift the 50 lb bar, but it's getting it back up onto the rack that kills me. I couldn't do it by myself. blah. Re: Noxville Awesome, I am so delighted to hear that you could achieve it in that timeframe. I do agree now that 3:30 is going to be pretty ridiculous, so I will probably figure out something more realistic later like you said. Thanks everyone for all your support!! 
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 15:39 |
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TODAY I RAN THE LONGESt I HAVE EVER  it was really tough! Degrees: 47 Actually though... I am ready to throw my ipod AWAY. Nike plus is so bad on it when it tells me "46:33 per mile. 34:15 per mile." Or i'm walking: "Zero per mile." I only walked a little toward the end, not a whole 15 minutes worth. And all those times I was running my best, and it quoted me "8:36 per mile" about four times, and now there is nothing like that on the graph. ??? agh
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That sounds obnoxious. I use Runkeeper, and it's really good with tracking pacing and distance. Also, congrats on the personal best! I pretty much died the last time I ran four miles.
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 00:44 |
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chai latte posted:TODAY I RAN THE LONGESt I HAVE EVER NOICE 
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 00:47 |
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chai latte posted:TODAY I RAN THE LONGESt I HAVE EVER Dude that's an amazing PR!! Yea I would just not worry about the real-time pacer and use the overall pace/time/distance to gage your performance. I maintain that your TOXX is too easy =P
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 05:55 |
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Well done on the PR 
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 06:09 |
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Nice PR! Also, great function Nike well done(nike)
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 06:18 |
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today i..... rested  had a class holiday party tonight for which we made 10 cups of fried rice!!! Not very healthy eh XD Thanks everybody for your ongoing support!! Hey I think my toxx is gonna be pretty challenging. hopefully i'll make it!And I still have the breakfast question, which I added to my firstpost!
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| # ? Dec 8, 2012 05:54 |
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Andy Dufresne posted:These goals are awesome, do you have a plan to get there? tradmills are lame. Run to the hills, and then run on the hills. You will drop pounds, and become more beastly then you ever thought was possible.
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Re: TheUnknownPoster TODAY WAS really difficult.   Challenges: 1) Running somewhere I have never been 2) Starting.. and finishing. I could not have gone any faster! I walked for 1 minute. 3) toward the end I was feeling my knees. Sidewalk is hard to run on Actually the weather was fine! 45 degrees. And... the evidence supports the terrible inaccuracy of Nike+ guessing distance. I was going by what my ipod said, so I thought I had to go an extra .2 miles to get to 5, but my original planned loop was sufficient. Blahhh. I feel pretty accomplished in that I actually DID IT, (it was a lofty goal) but unaccomplished in that it was sooo hard to do.  then I did 20 push-ups in a row.
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Oh hey, you're in PDX! Hallo, PNW goon! (Spokane here. Yes, I know, you're sorry.) I think I'm doing the color run there in September or something, with fennecky. (Also good job on that run!)
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chai latte posted:Re: TheUnknownPoster Holy magikarp that is really impressive! Way to just tackle a new route fearlessly =P Seriously the most important thing is just completing it and developing your mental capabilities to handle sustained running and then you can start layering on endurance/speed. You'll be reaping the benefits of this in a week or two!
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Re: Gau Heyy, washington! XD I've heard it's been super rainy up there, and I think that would be sucky weather to run in. And I almost did the color run this year, maybe next time! It looks fun Re: swiss YES it's good I actually did the whole thing! I definitely wanted to quit throughout that. But running somewhere new was way harder than I anticipated... your mind does get used to routes and hopefully then places around here will get easier for me. This also makes me think of running race routes before they happen X) THANKS always for your encouragement!! --------------------------------------------------- So I have decided to do this workout for strength based on the womens lifting thread TODAY I: - cycled for 20 minutes, went 3.9 miles  Lifted 10 reps of -Lat Pulldown 45,50,55 -Shoulder press 20,20,20 -Dumbbell row 10,12.5,12.5 -Benched 45,50,55 -Crunches... 15, held each for 5 seconds 3x I am not sure if I'm doing these right, so I should double check on some lifting threads... and, see how sore I am tomorrow. Maybe I'll have to up the reps or weight. Surprisingly, after yesterday's long run escapade, the only thing I feel is my shoulders significantly sore on both sides, like topmost trapezius. Maybe I'm clenching my arms too much, I know I keep a tight grip when I run. 
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chai latte posted:Re: Gau Haha that's weird! I find that I have trouble running old routes because I anticipate every uphill and overturned rock. New routes seem to go so fast and easy! Re: soreness, that is perfect normal in the beginning! So a couple things-- try to keep your shoulders relaxed while running and don't clench your fists. Your fingers should be naturally curved but any extra tension is energy taken away from running. Also, you should try to swing your arms forward along the plane of motion so you also don't waste energy tossing your body around. If you watch any videos of marathon runners you can get a good sense for how your arms should swing and how long/fast strides should be.
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Re: swiss Reaallyyyy !!! Hahaha I way prefer to get used to things so they are easy as possible for me and my brain can shut off. I will try to focus on less tension when I run =/ that's tough for me when I feel like I am trying so hard! Re: yesterday's lift Totally not sore.  My abs, a little if I stretch. Maybe I gotta lift more sets next time. but people told me today that it doesn't have to be sore to be effective?Shoulders still hurt from the run. TODAY I: Ran 3 miles each less than 10 minutes! On the treadmill. I tried to use Nike+ but it was a load of crap and this is way wrong, at the end I was at 4 miles and went faster than these.  I had the speed up to 6.3 - 6.5 and back to 6.0 or 5.5 toward the end... definitely a struggle today, but I managed to fully run each mile. Totally cardio limited. I consistently always keep the incline at 2 so that probably makes it harder as well. I hope that soon these things start getting easier for me, because as the days go by I find I am through and through a 5.0 kind of girl. 
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| # ? Dec 11, 2012 04:16 |
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Your running routes look badass and fun as heck.
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| # ? Dec 11, 2012 06:05 |
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Yea Nike+ is not meant for the treadmill... nor any sort of positioning/velocity measuring device Hey but great job on keeping your incline high and mile pace fast-- you'll definitely be reaping the benefits of that soon on your longer runs!
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chai latte posted:it doesn't have to be sore to be effective? Not necessarily- You're not always going to be sore every time you have a good lift session. That said, if you do go quite a few sessions without being "sore", then you probably want to step up your lifts to induce more growth. Ninja Edit: I use way too many faces, bad habit.
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