Comments on: Small Successes = Big Results http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/ Losing weight, one mile at a time Tue, 05 May 2026 09:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/#comment-226 Jennifer L. Nelson Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:51:45 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1313#comment-226 Thanks, Kat! Hope to see you too! That’s awesome — I can’t believe it’s almost here! I’ll be staying at Coronado Springs. :)

Thanks for the tips — check and check! :-D

]]> By: Kat http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/#comment-225 Kat Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:47:08 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1313#comment-225 Congrats and I hope to see you at princess, I just booked a room to stay! Tips? Plan a route with bathroom stops and water stops!

]]> By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/#comment-224 Jennifer L. Nelson Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:19:46 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1313#comment-224 Thanks so much for reading, and for your support! :)

I registered for the Disney Princess Half Marathon back in August of last year, so I’ve been slowly working on increasing my weekly mileage since then (I was running maybe 2-3 miles every couple of days back then…MAYBE).

I’ve been following a half marathon training plan for at least 4 months — I wanted to give myself as much time as possible to prepare since I pretty much had no idea what I was doing! :-D

]]> By: losingweightonedayatatime http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/#comment-223 losingweightonedayatatime Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:33:46 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1313#comment-223 Good job! Really good insporation!;) how long have you been training for the half marathon?

]]> By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/#comment-222 Jennifer L. Nelson Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:50:43 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1313#comment-222 Hey, Kelly! Thanks so much for the advice and vote of confidence, as always!

It’s awesome that you had a long run buddy — by mile 7 or 8, I’d do pretty much anything to have a way to help pass the time! Listening to my rockin’ tunes only gets my so far, haha.

I do tend to run the same route: to a local park, around twice, and then through the next town and back home, so that I have access to bathrooms/water fountains during the middle miles. That’s a great strategy about pushing myself based on landmarks and knowing how I performed during my last long run — totally stealing that! ;-D

It’s also good to know that I’m not the only one who practically feels like an Olympian one week and then struggles through 8 miles the next. Ugh, so frustrating! I am noticing that I perform better in the morning, too…and I’m very much trying to stick to the rules when it comes to sleep and alcohol, promise! Now that I have the half looming over me in just a month, I swear, I am living the healthiest lifestyle ever!

I’ve definitely seen the Nuun tablets, and will definitely try that out! I’ve been experimenting with the beans, gummies, bars, blocks, waffles, etc…still trying to find the fuel that works just right. They all have their pros and cons.

Thanks again! I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. Eventually, I’ll have to believe it, right?!

Jen

]]> By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/#comment-221 Jennifer L. Nelson Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:34:40 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1313#comment-221 Thanks so much! :)

]]> By: Kelly H http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/#comment-220 Kelly H Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:56:32 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1313#comment-220 Ahhhh long runs. I kind of hated them too. I had a running partner though who is/was always better at running than me and she likes to talk. A lot. So distraction worked well for me. We would “solve the worlds problems” as we liked to call it on our long runs. We often didn’t talk to each other all week just to have lots to discuss on our long runs. Do you run the same route? Do you take breaks along the way? We always ran the same route that had a bathroom and drinking fountain along the way. We would do our route 4 times to get 10 miles. And at 5 miles, we did a quick bathroom break. Because we always did the same route, I had good visuals to prod me on. I could say “see, you’re almost to X and then you can walk for 2 minutes” And I would push myself further each time like “Last time, you stopped here, try to get to X before walking”. And what works one week wouldn’t work the next. And some long runs it just wasn’t in me. Especially once we got over 7 miles. I could easily run 9 miles one week and then the next week I could barely run 7. So annoying! I figured out a few things that really helped me on long runs: (1) always run early in the morning. I just had more energy then the afternoons or evenings (NEVER!) (2) never drink alcohol the night before long runs. Always made it harder to run the next day. (3) get enough sleep the night before long runs (4) eat/drink fuel every 5 miles no matter what. I started using Nuun Electrolyte tablets in my water. REALLY helped. And it’s sugar free. http://nuun.com/products. I bought mine at a local running store. I was using Gu but then OD’d on it and never ever use it now. Try different things – the gummies, bars, etc. – see what works for you. Again, any running store will have sample sizes of all kinds of fuel things to try.

Keep reminding yourself that YOU CAN DO THIS. Because you can! Even if your head is telling you, you cannot. You know you can! :)

]]> By: Kathryn at appT2d http://thefinalforty.com/small-successes/#comment-219 Kathryn at appT2d Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:00:47 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=1313#comment-219 Well done. Congratulations on your new orange belt.

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