Just ran into 2 players from my beloved Vandy basketball team in the Charlotte airport. I am really, really small. But I bet they can’t run a marathon! 
<p>Me too - ill just go BUY a cool shirt ! </p>
<p>Seems whenever I say I’m doing or have done a race people always automatically say, “the half?” - I think a half must be becoming much more common place??? I think after herong some people talk about it, I realize that many are also not running it all - like several walk breaks- is that typical?? I just don’t think I have the patience/attention span for that long! </p>
<p>I’m really satisfied with the 5ks . MAYBE one day consider a 10 k but honestly think that would be a big stretch for me. I’m ok with that!</p>
<p>Deborah, next Saturday is my novelty race - a dance dash - I’m sure ill have some good amusing material. :)</p>
<p>It took me a long time to come to grips with - if you stop and walk for a minute midway through and then pick back up, you haven’t “failed.”</p>
<p>Jogging/walking intervals are the only way I can go more than 2 miles. When I first started thinking about running I was worried about injuries - I am far from a natural athlete - and in my research I came across information about Jeff Galloway’s training method:</p>
<p>[Training</a> - Marathon Training](<a href=“http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/walk_breaks.html]Training”>http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/walk_breaks.html)</p>
<p>I realize that some “real” runners think that adding walking intervals is some sort of sacrilege but it really does, at least for now, work for me, whereas straight-out running does not.</p>
<p>Nice speed DebT. Nothing like the post race PR feeling.</p>
<p>I was at my daughters xc meet today to watch her and the boys team. I’ve always wondered how many miles I run/walk during these xc meets because I’m going back and forth at different vantage points to cheer on our runners. I set the garmin when we got to the meet and checked it at the end - 7.5 miles!</p>
<p>I’m sure it is just a temporary fluke and will be gone with the wind when I step on the scale tomorrow, but ya gotta take 'em whenever you can…</p>
<p>I was under 160 pounds this morning for the first time this year and qualifies me for a 5 pound party from my highest weight this year. I guess I should eat more hiking breakfasts! Three eggs and two orders of bacon, no toast, no hash browns…</p>
<p>My fitness software says I hiked 17.1 miles over three days. Took me 14.5 hours for a blistering pace of 1.2 mph. Actual pace is a little faster than that, since the 14.5 hours includes snack stops and I eat very slowly on the trail…</p>
<p>Software says I burned 3792 calories, half of that on the Mt. Eisenhower hike.</p>
<p>abasket- many people walk the ENTIRE half marathon. I know a lot of people who walk whole marathons. I would not have the patience. As far as walking breaks- they are a good thing! You can almost double your distance by using a run/walk method. Yes, some serious runners scoff at this, but it works well for a lot of people. I do some walking breaks in some marathons. I ran a very successful marathon in December 2002 with almost no distance training by using a planned run/walk from the very beginning. I finished pretty comfortably in a time I would love to see now! Never feel bad about talking walking breaks!</p>
<p>MOWC, that is really worthwhile to hear!! Seriously, when you are new to an activity, you (or I ) am so concerned about doing things right, fitting in, etc. Still, a half - 13 - is a heck of a lot of pavement to cover - any way! I’ll stay in awe of all of you who do. :)</p>
<p>7.1 total miles today, with about 5.5 of it running. I was able to do 3.5 without walking, but that’s because it was all down hill. Then I had to turn around and go back uphill.</p>
<p>Good run today Deborah! I wonder how Bunsen did today.</p>
<p>I think Bunsen’s marathon is tomorrow.</p>
<p>Kudos on all the races! Here’s the deal…you run the race, and I’ll toast you…and then toast you again as alas, I’ve not figured out how to drink beer in a Celtic pub like a Frenchwoman :)</p>
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<p>Deep water running is what I’ve been calling aquajogging though I likely do it too slowly to call it running in my case. You typically wear a flotation belt, possibly water shoes for extra resistance (mine have gills for this purpose) and sometimes wrist or ankle floats for resistance or webbed gloves.</p>
<p>You then go to the deep end of the pool, tilt forward 3 degrees, and try to recreate your land gait, speed and distance. In so doing, you are supposed to be able to maintain your land condition for 6-8 weeks without any loss of time etc. when you’re rehabbing – or some do it for cross training. Others, like me, are doing it as a low-impact way to offset sedentary ways and improve tone while getting nice traverse work. While I still do the treadmill or hill for real weight-bearing resistance, the aquajogging seems to perform a nice overall muscle toning function. Done right, the caloric burn can actually exceed land due to the overall resistance of the water, but it takes a lot more to get your heart rate up to te fat burning zone (eg they suggest not getting your head wet etc. to do so.)</p>
<p>So, day two of eating like a Frenchwoman continued to be ironic and challenging, in part because we had a Bon voyage afternoon party. I later counted up my nibbles, which included the kinds of aged cheddar I typically die for, and realized I’d in essence blown the days food budget. So I traded an actual dinner for dark beer in a Celtic pub and while I’m undoubtedly over the budget my strategy is damage control…eg hopefully have the smallest possible gain to offset when this week is done, without going without.</p>
<p>I am looking forward to the best butter poached lobster on the east coast Tuesday night, so that day all bets are off…but I intend to offset earlier in the day with sea kayaking, which depending on the weather, may be a bit more than I’ve bargained for :)</p>
<p>Congrats on the 5 pound party, iDad!</p>
<p>iDad, those were a tough five pounds to lose! Really impressive. Congratulations. </p>
<p>PG, to add some variety to my treadmill workouts and improve my pace, I’ve been starting at a certain speed (5.5 in my case). Every minute I bump the speed up .1 until I am what I am sure I can only do for a minute (7.0 in my case). Then I ease it down .1 each minute until I’m comfortable (6.5). Depending on how I feel, I also play around with the incline. I know I couldn’t start out running at 6.5 or 7.0 without wanting to quit right away. It has definitely helped bring my 3 mile times down. Today is a scheduled 5 miles which I want to do outdoors. </p>
<p>KMC, enjoy your vacation! I’ve no doubt that it will all work out in the end. Sounds like plenty of activity combined with good food and fellowship. If you were all eating Big Macs and ding-dongs, I might say to cut back. But aged cheddar, great beer and butter poached lobster to look forward to? Go for it!</p>
<p>Nice to have a five-pound party, IDad!</p>
<p>I imagine there are speedy legs out there, somewhere, pumping hard right now…</p>
<p>Alas, my five pound party was short-lived. As expected, I “gained” two pounds yesterday… :)</p>
<p>Home workout, running a little long, followed by a nice conversation with my daughter this morning. Now I need to take advantage of some of this lovely weather!</p>
<p>So apparently “Club Fitness” hasn’t been outside lately. They have a summer commercial going about how you should stay inside to workout “because of the heat.” I couldn’t tell you the last time it’s hit 90 around here ;)</p>
<p>Done! Alive! A PR by 8 min or so, I think, and a definite BQ. 
The medal is pretty cool. The best prize - Mr B waiting for me at the finish line with a big wet kiss and a mega chunk of watermelon… Ahhh… Thank you, my dear friends, for your encouragement and support!</p>
<p>Oh, and a totally awesome thing - a mama moose and her baby were munching on the grass by the trail. Wow!!!</p>
<p>That is so great! Congratulations. I knew you could do it. Was the weather good?</p>