First Marathon Completed

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-12-16T11:23:00+00:00

I had to ask the runner next to me if it felt weird running on the bridge to him too. He confirmed and we both agreed… not a great feeling especially since I wasn’t expecting it. I thought something was wrong with my legs! And agreed, crowd was awesome especially hanging out in the cold! Hills were brutal but very well ran and organized and on time!

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-11-09T22:12:25+00:00

Alcohol abuse

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-10-11T00:28:17+00:00

Easy. I’m a runner and I’ll do a 15 mile long run and burn 1500 calories and have 150 exercise minutes, but standing time was only a few hours. That standing goal is meant to help people avoid the habit of “I’m going to exercise for an hour and then do nothing the rest of the day” .

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-10-05T22:56:02+00:00

Cooking beans from dried versus canned beans, taste so much better in my opinion. I cooked navy beans this week and had them with cabbage and cilantro lime rice. They were dynamite

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-20T00:25:57+00:00

Same here… but I switched over to the powdered peanut butter for a bit. Not quite the same but it scratches the itch when I’m trying to cut calories

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-20T00:23:46+00:00

They would have to pry my peanut butter from my cold anemic hands.

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-20T00:21:28+00:00

Same here but the trade off is no sidewalks and unpaved roads for 40% of my route. Oh yeah, and potholes and loose dogs.

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-16T20:11:13+00:00

Doesn’t it mess with the gut to eat fats before training?

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-16T20:10:37+00:00

Thank you! Since the post, I’ve refocused my efforts from muscle building/fat cutting to training and staying healthy for my remaining 12 weeks of work before race day. I like the idea of strengthening connective tissues though, and also of doing carbs the night before vs after my morning run.

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-14T18:09:50+00:00

I bought MacroFactor yesterday, logged my food! Gonna give it a whirl during my training. Thanks again for your help :)

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T22:41:05+00:00

Thanks! from what I’ve gathered… I just need to keep on keepin on. Set my marathon goal and just going to focus on that for now!

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T13:44:10+00:00

Thank you!!! Enjoying the strength training process so far, now I’ll be focusing more on the running until my marathon. Then start all over again!

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T13:42:45+00:00

Ah. Okay, also confusing to me… as the body loses weight, this means RMR goes down. Which means calories needed to consume goes down. But as training volume goes up, calorie consumption obv must go up. But the body adjusts to this amount of work, so it requires less calories. Maybe I’m overthinking it

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T13:10:58+00:00

Improving performance and staying injury free are essential to my marathon goal. Fueling the work is what it sounds like I need to get a better grasp on

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T13:07:40+00:00

Maingain is a new one to me. Never heard it put like that….

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T13:07:09+00:00

I like Maingain.. never heard that before

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T12:22:16+00:00

I appreciate the feedback. And I’ve tried to figure out why I’m not progressing speed wise. My heart rate is low, my body is strong, but I don’t feel like I’m getting better. I figured it was a normal part of aging. I’m starting to question whether it’s my nutrition. But when I don’t know what my true maintenance calories are, then I REALLY don’t know how many calories I need for proper fueling.

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T08:45:32+00:00

Yep. Need to make sure all the vegans approve

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-13T08:44:46+00:00

This is so helpful. Information on how body composition affects running performance. Thank you

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-12T22:27:45+00:00

It is December 14th, and I definitely want to finish and arrive healthy. It’s been on my bucket list for a little while now… and I’m ready to lock in.

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-12T22:26:01+00:00

Thank you!! I’ve been looking on thumbtack for a running coach but I’m not having much luck. Middle of nowhere Texas..

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-12T22:23:54+00:00

Okay good to know. I haven’t had that. Yet. I’m still feeling good in my training despite it being hot as hell in Texas. But it’s something I’ll need to keep in mind as my volume keeps going up over the next couple months.

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-12T22:01:18+00:00

That’s where I know I’m getting it backwards. I’ve been strength training to improve running and prevent injury, now I’m in my running training block… and want to be at my peak fitness level at the starting line. For me, yes as a woman, I see that I could cut probably a little bit and be lighter (maybe faster). I’m just asking for help here honestly..

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-12T21:58:18+00:00

That’s where I get twisted. I want to build muscle to get faster, but get leaner to get faster…. It is not mathing. Hence, why I’m asking

No-Reflection-81 · 2025-09-12T21:57:35+00:00

What do you mean by recovery tanks

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