<p>Thanks, NRE and MOWC. I guess I can do that. Last time I was there I saw the teeny little gal with the half marathon tee shirt take a break after she hit an hour and come back. First time I’ve noticed anybody there continuing on with a treadmill for more than an hour, so I thought, okay, that’s what you do. I’m not used to stopping in the middle unless I’m doing intervals (in which case I’m still walking when I break from running), so I have to think about how I’d want to try to do that pace-wise. New challenge, or I can just go outside. ;)</p>
<p>“I don’t need a workout reason to go home and sleep for twelve hours but it’s nice to have one.”
-I envy you!!! if you are capable of sleeping for 12 hours, yes, please, DO IT. This talent will not last forever, use it while it lasts. I am capapble of sleeping on average some 4 hours (unlucky days - 2 hours, better days, maybe 5). I would not think twice to sleep or not, I would sleep if I can.
On the other hand, I never need any reason to exercise at all. Do we ask ourselves about reasons for sleep, eat, visiting bathroom…few other nutural needs, we just do them. I am plainly looking forward to my carefully selected to my liking exercises in the same fashion that I am looking forward to eat or sometime for bathroom being close or I just wish that I am looking forward to sleep (does not happen very often, this one is almost a job, somekind of hope that it will happen maybe, but never ever for 12 hours)</p>
<p>Deborah- runners stop all the time in training, so don’t feel bad at all about stopping at an hour and restarting. We stop for bathroom breaks, drink breaks, to chat with someone on the trail, to adjust a shoe or clean sunglasses, to cough up a bug or to look at deer! It’s rare that I don’t have to stop for something (maybe even traffic) during a training run over 3 miles or so. You just never know.</p>
<p>I hadn’t been thinking about that, but it makes sense that the longer I run, the more flexible I should prepare to be, and with warmer weather I might have to start thinking about water, too.</p>
<p>Deborah, definitely get ready to carry a water bottle with you if you plan on running for an hour or longer outside. I usually put a dash of Gu Brew powder in my water for runs under 2 hours; for longer runs I use the full strength stuff. Sometimes I use Endurolite capsules to replenish the salt I sweat out. :)</p>
<p>PG, here is my personal experiences: increase the base first. Once my base raises significantly, my speed over short distance improves. </p>
<p>However, you need to have a realistic target. I would never ran a 5K in 15 minutes, for example, not matter how hard I train. </p>
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<p>Thank you BC, but I know for sure I could never get to be in the same league as MOWC in term of distance.</p>
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<p>You Said it!!! </p>
<p>I have done reset on the gym treadmill. Depend on the brand, you could hit the red button several times to reset the machine in a couple of seconds. In my case, the machine will automatically hit the cool down cycle at 55 minutes and stop right around 60 minutes. I would do the quick reset and start running again.</p>
<p>Thanks for the water, Gu Brew, and Endurolite capsule tips, BB!</p>
<p>Dad II, yeah, I’m not sure why, but some of the treadmills at the gym where I go are more finicky about starting than others.</p>
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This IS the reason I signed up for the full marathon training. They promise to have water stations alone the training route. The second reason is to have someone leading me to pass the mental barriers.</p>
<p>AlterG night. warmup mile. then 6 miles a 5:00 pace. 1st 4 miles at 70% weight, 5th mile at 80% weight and 6th mile 85% weight. mile warmdown. Running IS stupid.</p>
<p>Nah. You guys have it all wrong. Rear foot elevated split squats are stupid. :)</p>
<p>ValSlides are stupid!</p>
<p>Bosu Ball is the stupidest thing on the planet! :D</p>
<p>Mr B stopped making fun of my Bosu Ball balance routines after his personal epic fail. :)</p>
<p>1.25 miles this afternoon, 1.5 miles this evening. I found that walking with feet at a slightly obtuse angle greatly decreases knee strain. Did upper abs and obliques, dips and pullups.</p>
<p>I’m going to do short runs (< 2 miles) in multiple (probably two) sessions for a few days to prevent injury. I can’t always tell if I’m developing an injury while running but doing a little and then a little more later on will allow me to determine if I have a problem before it gets too bad.</p>
<p>Yes. ValSlides definitely are stupid.</p>
<p>I’ve never had the pleasure of climbing on a bosu ball, but it sure looks like it could be seriously stupid.</p>
<p>I would nominate burpees for inclusion in the stupid category, too.</p>
<p>[Major</a> Study Examines Meat-Diabetes Link - WSJ.com](<a href=“Major Study Examines Meat-Diabetes Link - WSJ”>Major Study Examines Meat-Diabetes Link - WSJ)</p>
<p>“People who increased their consumption of red meat during a four-year period were more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes in a subsequent four-year period, according to an analysis involving about 150,000 people.”</p>
<p>That’s funny. Insulin resistance, which is the underlying cause of Type 2 diabetes, is not really seen very often in people who eat high protein/high fat red meat, low sugar low carb diets.</p>
<p>The lipid markers for insulin sensitivity (lower triglycerides, higher HDL) have been consistently shown in virtually every diet study including a low carb cohort, even in studies where the low carb group didn’t lose more weight. One of the consistent findings from diet studies is how quickly these markers improve.</p>
<p>The improved metabolic syndrome markers are, IMO, the biggest reason to favor sugar/carb restriction over other diet options. Improvement in these markers seem to suggest lower odds of obesity, of high blood pressure, of type 2 diabetes, of coronary artery disease, and even of mortality from certain common forms of cancer.</p>
<p>I have to read the study in JAMA, but the skeptical side of me wonders if the increased meat consumption coincided with the increased consumption of hamburger buns and diet Coke. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Nice full body workout in the gym today. One workout per muscle group. Try it out every other day for 4-6 weeks and you will get big muscles for a guy.</p>
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<p>in the 1970s, John Yudkin “proved” that television ownership in the UK “caused” type 2 diabetes!</p>
<p>The most glaring problem with these kinds of studies is that they ask people to accurately remember what they eat “on average”. Heck, I can barely remember what I ate yesterday. Despite tracking my food daily for months at a time, I couldn’t begin to tell you how many servings of red meat I eat “on average”.</p>
<p>That sad thing is that this is the level of accuracy at which nutrition science operates. But, I’m sure the popular media will eat this one up. It’ll be on every morning TV show and every magazine in the next couple of weeks.</p>
<p>I’m sure that Coca Cola and the other sugar water companies will work to make sure it gets maximum publicity. Wouldn’t want people to think that sugar consumption has anything to do with Type 2 diabetes (or insulin resistance!). Everybody loves dumping on red meat. And, don’t forget egg yolks!</p>