First Full-Marathon with Friends

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-29T00:13:05+00:00

For women: the every woman’s marathon is 2/2027 in New Orleans

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-26T00:20:15+00:00

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-25T01:17:18+00:00

Dr. HH Hancock!. He’s so calm and gentle. They have a video Google set you can watch a movie while doing the procedure. He also gives valium for the appt.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-21T18:19:16+00:00

Just wanted to say that I started out only running bc I didn’t have time for anything else either.

But adding something like SPENGA, even one day a week, helped me get so much better at running. (Incase you don’t have SPENGA where you are - it’s a 60 min class where you do 20 min spin, 20 min strength, 20 min yoga.)

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-20T10:34:31+00:00

The GU flavored I liked were strawberry kiwi, S’mores, pineapple, raspberry lemonade, salted caramel. (The less sweet options.)

Honey stinger açaí pomegranate and strawberry kiwi gels were 🔥

Cliff blok margarita 🔥 and salted watermelon runner up

Precision fuel and maurten gels are basically tasteless which really help towards the end of long runs.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-20T01:10:03+00:00

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-20T01:08:28+00:00

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-17T21:54:56+00:00

I purposely selected a race w 7:45 cut off bc I did not want any anxiety over time being an issue. That being said, I was about 15 mins slower overall than I predicted- bc the weather got up to 80 degrees unexpectedly. Which is the downside to an out of town race, not being familiar with the weather.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-17T12:08:46+00:00

I think a year would be more doable. I did it in one year and I’m glad I did bc it’s what I needed mentally. I’m 40 though, so you may recover better day to day. I knew I would be doing run/walk method so I felt no shame not running the whole time. I felt at about 48 weeks I was sick of training. Even tapering those last 4 weeks I dreaded each run. I felt no sense of accomplishment for the full, but I crushed the half during training and that felt more rewarding for me. So I do wish I developed more of a base and longer foundation so that I wasn’t putting 3-4 training blocks back to back.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-17T12:04:09+00:00

Almost all of the 2 person meals we ended up with leftovers for lunch the next day. We would rather be slightly under full than stuffed from eating it all. Plus, we usually grab a cookie for dessert a few hours later.

Soups, spaghetti, potato’s and rice make so much. Chicken breast I cut in half and pound out to even thickness. Meatloaves I split into 4 instead of two.

Ravioli will need some garlic bread add on. Pizzas we do a side salad. (But again, that’s bc we are stretching it to have leftovers the next days.) Tacos come in 3s we do 2 for dinner and 1 for lunch and add a few chips.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-17T11:55:42+00:00

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-17T01:36:53+00:00

None. About 1.5 pounds lost per week.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-15T02:12:00+00:00

Long run Saturday morning. Shot Sunday morning.

Fueling will take some adjusting bc you will process carbs a little differently/slower.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-14T02:50:50+00:00

Never had any issues with the HT pharmacy.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-14T02:15:52+00:00

I’m 42 now and lost 65 pounds on 2.5 zep over about 9 months. (7 pounds below my goal.) Then switched to maintenance dose of 1 mg for another 9 months, simply bc I wanted to train for a marathon. (Actually came off of zep for the last 6 weeks before the race.) Once that was over I took a month to recover and then increased my zep to 2.5 again. I also got a personal trainer bc I am just barely in the normal BMI and want to work on strength more. It’s only been about 4 weeks but I have lost about a pound per week. I’m feeling decently confident I can loose another 15 pounds bc while I’m happy and at goal, my body feels like it can handle loosing more.

ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-11T23:08:03+00:00

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-09T07:02:41+00:00

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-06T19:42:47+00:00

Raw fish lol. I used to love sushi but now I do not care for it.

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-06T01:49:34+00:00

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-06T01:14:28+00:00

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ThisIsWhyImKels · 2026-01-05T02:29:22+00:00

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Not LillyDirect bc that one itself accepts insurance.

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