tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post7574660117586725049..comments2024-03-28T14:42:42.958-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: Uncharted territoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-6906145871101579802012-03-21T10:56:00.560-04:002012-03-21T10:56:00.560-04:00I am a day late in replying--and am totally impres...I am a day late in replying--and am totally impressed with all the replies--you are a very popular blogger Katie!! I am also impressed with what great SHAPE you are in. That is amazing--to run that far and still feel like eating. I probably would have been tempted to just BINGE after such an accomplishment and burning so many calories--you were wise to take it slow.dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-53734110215989198002012-03-20T20:02:54.680-04:002012-03-20T20:02:54.680-04:00Wow!!! That's awesome Katie!!! What an accompl...Wow!!! That's awesome Katie!!! What an accomplishment!!!<br /><br />www.eatingawayernie.blogspot.comErniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004475378290002532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-14788322424601618282012-03-20T15:16:05.007-04:002012-03-20T15:16:05.007-04:00Way to go Katie!! So happy for you!Way to go Katie!! So happy for you!slimpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14755370884127351168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-31239016410608238912012-03-20T14:31:20.485-04:002012-03-20T14:31:20.485-04:00Man you got me all teary reading this one!! I LOVE...Man you got me all teary reading this one!! I LOVE a good success story and this one is definitely that :) So proud of you and inspired by you! I completed C25K W6D2 yesterday so from here on out in my training the walking intervals are no more and I'm a little (LOT) nervous about that but I find a lot of inspiration reading your experiences and I KNOW I can do it!Ang Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218288757782439754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-56882894099954514582012-03-20T14:30:54.186-04:002012-03-20T14:30:54.186-04:00Nice job on the 15 miles! It feels so good to pus...Nice job on the 15 miles! It feels so good to push yourself harder and farther then you ever have before! Pretty soon you will be saying "only 15 miles for this weeks long run"! Keep it up!Jess's Journey to the Land Of Skinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852165956620787698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-40419760323671018902012-03-20T14:30:36.941-04:002012-03-20T14:30:36.941-04:00I'm glad I'm not the only one! I felt some...I'm glad I'm not the only one! I felt some of the same things only on a much smaller scale. I ran 5 miles an I wanted to tell people that I saw running! Haha. During that run I ran 3 continuous miles! No walking no pausing! I had a runners high for 2 days! :)<br />Im so excited to read eerything went well! I am training for a marathon in sept. so it's nice to read about someone who isMrs. Christina Danforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267029767880494126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-79650084008978159042012-03-20T13:21:27.274-04:002012-03-20T13:21:27.274-04:00First of all, just wanted to say congratulations! ...First of all, just wanted to say congratulations! I'm in awe of anyone who can run such long distances...I can't even make a quarter mile without dying! I started the year with great motivation and lost it...but I feel like I'm slowly getting it back! Who knows...maybe running will be in my future, but I have some weight I need to get off first before I do that. Secondly, I don&#TriciaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302433561799649805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-65702993167230657912012-03-20T12:54:21.517-04:002012-03-20T12:54:21.517-04:00Congratulations! I'll also be training for a m...Congratulations! I'll also be training for a marathon this summer and am a little nervous about those high-mileage runs.KellytheCulinarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157742508302761756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-12286549860882851362012-03-20T12:36:27.215-04:002012-03-20T12:36:27.215-04:00Congratulations - that's an awesome accomplish...Congratulations - that's an awesome accomplishment. You are a great inspiration!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-60422691867564097302012-03-20T11:18:00.119-04:002012-03-20T11:18:00.119-04:00Congratulations! That is absolutely amazing! I am ...Congratulations! That is absolutely amazing! I am so happy for you!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485372539377695045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-7787181746811066502012-03-20T11:17:54.330-04:002012-03-20T11:17:54.330-04:00Reading this just makes me so happy for you! I ho...Reading this just makes me so happy for you! I hope to be a runner someday... I'm working at it!Ellen A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15239422816595064385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-16312484513976413602012-03-20T10:58:33.383-04:002012-03-20T10:58:33.383-04:00(my name is Lorrie, not anonymous, but I can never...(my name is Lorrie, not anonymous, but I can never figure out how to post my name successfully)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-33684864218447810742012-03-20T10:56:34.103-04:002012-03-20T10:56:34.103-04:00Awesome job!!!
You might want to try something cal...Awesome job!!!<br />You might want to try something called e-load...I used that when marathon training. I used water for the first half and e-load for the second half, as it has potassium and sodium. It was a very mild lemon flavour, not as sugary tasting as gatorade and is a powder that you add to your water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-16930000403967772812012-03-20T10:24:11.829-04:002012-03-20T10:24:11.829-04:00That's AMAZING and awesome! Congratulations!That's AMAZING and awesome! Congratulations!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188924602846915946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-39113781724442243052012-03-20T10:13:36.658-04:002012-03-20T10:13:36.658-04:00FREAKIN' Awesome!! That's a great run and ...FREAKIN' Awesome!! That's a great run and it sounds like you did everything right - go, go, go! <br /><br />I am so book marking this page and taking some of your preparation tips for when I start to build my long runs to those big numbers again. Fantastic Katie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682010895114305173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-86225394958079076092012-03-20T09:37:38.018-04:002012-03-20T09:37:38.018-04:00Your my inspiration for running! I was never a &qu...Your my inspiration for running! I was never a "runner" before and now that I am getting into it, I LOVE it... so I see all you have accomplished with running and you truly are an inspiration =)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719420784549861032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-37757039296528749942012-03-20T08:42:16.310-04:002012-03-20T08:42:16.310-04:00OMG! Congrats! I think of you every time I run. ...OMG! Congrats! I think of you every time I run. I've learned so much from this blog. My farthest distance is 5 miles and I was super excited to do that this past weekend! I need to figure out how to increase my pace because I'm just a bit slow imo. I had no idea you gained 15 lbs last summer! That made me laugh reading that. Makes you more "normal". LOL!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149563376697532247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-62756108003574035972012-03-20T08:39:56.755-04:002012-03-20T08:39:56.755-04:00CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WAY TO GO!!!
HOORAY!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!<br /><br />WAY TO GO!!!<br /><br />HOORAY!!!!!!Losing 100 pounds and ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/13282439310801044205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-29204739626864973172012-03-20T07:53:09.399-04:002012-03-20T07:53:09.399-04:00Katie congrats on your 15 mile run,, sounds like y...Katie congrats on your 15 mile run,, sounds like you are doing awesome on your training,, !! :-) <br /><br />TammyTammy/texzannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-17350276383647933422012-03-20T07:41:00.100-04:002012-03-20T07:41:00.100-04:00Good luck Cathy! Buying "official running sho...Good luck Cathy! Buying "official running shoes" is definitely the way to go to avoid injury and have a good running experience.Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-42790147864170724602012-03-20T07:39:58.884-04:002012-03-20T07:39:58.884-04:00You can do it Marcia! It's actually kind of su...You can do it Marcia! It's actually kind of surprising how quickly our bodies adapt to running consistently. Two miles can turn into double digits in no time with the right training ;)Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-75694169285555729422012-03-20T07:38:29.648-04:002012-03-20T07:38:29.648-04:00Congrats on the 5 pounds Shannon!!Congrats on the 5 pounds Shannon!!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-90259120771962995052012-03-20T07:37:46.776-04:002012-03-20T07:37:46.776-04:00Stacey, I can't believe you were up to 16.5 mi...Stacey, I can't believe you were up to 16.5 miles on week 6!! I don't know your training schedule, but do you think that could be how you got injured? My knee pain flares up when I push myself too hard. I know it sucks being injured, so I hope you get better fast!!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-81789815960947774002012-03-20T07:35:35.832-04:002012-03-20T07:35:35.832-04:00Congrats on your 10K Deb! That's a great time....Congrats on your 10K Deb! That's a great time. And good luck on your half-marathon... I'm sure you'll do great!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-55528701435090191222012-03-20T07:33:09.839-04:002012-03-20T07:33:09.839-04:00When you run for a long distance like that, your b...When you run for a long distance like that, your body not only loses a lot of water, but electrolytes (including sodium) as well--which can be dangerous. Your body likes to maintain a delicate balance. Using sports drinks in this situation helps, because they have sodium and other electrolytes, but since I was just bringing water to drink, I needed a little sodium as well. So I like to have a Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.com