Similar things happened when I trained for my first half marathon. I began at a non-svelte 204 and finished the race at 211. You think running a half marathon is hard when you're in shape, try running one when you're a freaking beached whale.
In short, I need to stop running in order to lose weight. As it turns out, no matter how far you run, you can't eat a bowl of ice cream every half-hour and not pay a price.
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| Before Marathon Training-December 2011 |
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| After Marathon Training - March 2012 |
Ha! The only marathon where I lost weight was my first. It probably helped that I was 24. That said, I haven't gained weight with the others, but I know I could've. I can always eat MORE than I know I should.
ReplyDeleteIts those longs that kill me. I can't stop eating all day afterwards!
ReplyDeleteI hear you. I ran 10 on Wednesday and needed to run 100 to equalize all I ate afterwards.
DeleteAgreed...running helps to get you out of the downtown area of fat city, but the urges you get after the long runs and/or the justification we sometimes use for our treats after months of training do tend to keep us in the suburbs. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what's worse, the day of a long run or the day after. All I want to do is eat.
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