Sorry you are having to change it up and not get the cheering and adoring crowd you deserve. Congrats though for getting through your training and dealing with the injuries and generally just being amazing.
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Hooray!! I think this is a great idea. I’ll be virtually rooting for you! 
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So getting some sort of injury while training for a marathon is pretty common, just because of the ramp up of miles and how hard that is on the body. I have had past knee surgeries so I was already a bit predisposed for more injury even though I’ve been doing core exercises and focusing on strengthening leg muscles.
But my biggest piece of advice if someone’s looking into walking or running more is to go to a legit running store and have them look at how you stand, walk, and run so they can make recommendations for the right shoe for you. I unfortunately had just gotten shoes online, and they were angled a bit off for the way I run, and that totally could have played a factor into it as well.
Thank you! 
it is driving distance of SF if you’d like to drive across the country to the east coast 
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well someone’s got to deal with my crabbiness once I get over 15 miles 
@Eric @Michel @Carol @Chris @Trying - thank you for your encouragement!! I’ll be thinking of your support on the day of. It means so much to me 
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Marathon training is very much back on track, and I feel like my spirits are a bit more up since I’ve got a target and I’m gunning for it 
Did 18 yesterday 
and my I:C ratio ended up at 1:3,536 on the run
I know Eric’s probably said it somewhere on here, but that’s such a crazy difference compared to my usual (~1:10)!
@Eric - did you want to tell everyone what you’re working on???
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Welcome to infinity!!
Kinda neat, because eventually everything we discuss on FUD becomes relevant!
Discussion from almost 2 years ago, April of 2018!
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thread.
how-exercise-increases-the-effect-of-insulin-and-carb-usage
It’s really cool to see that - no insulin, just keep needing carbs over and over! How awesome, right?!?
I am working on getting you to both lines - the start and the finish. 
Like it says in the commercial, “…the world may never know…”
But that’s okay, because we will know.
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Whoa! Fantastic! I wouldn’t even know how to calculate that I:C!
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Less than 2 weeks until race day! And I can call it a race since @Eric will be joining me in running a marathon virtually so we’ll start at the same time and both just go 26.2 miles. Simple and fun, but not necessarily easy at all to go 26!!
I don’t know any other coach out there that would drop everything and pick up marathon training. He’s absolutely absurd in the greatest way possible!! So big props to Eric and I respect the hell out of him for helping me in the first place, since I wouldn’t consider myself easy to work with all of the time. And then a big thank you for offering to (happily!) run alongside me (virtually) for a lot of frickin miles.
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Have you signed up for one of the virtual marathons so you get a shirt?
Or the Baby Yoda one
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Wow, fantastic! Rooting for the two of you!!
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Hey, you are welcome!
I have had a blast, and it’s been great getting to have all the personalities meet over the past 20 weeks!
Tequila Eric meets Studious Larissa
Hurricane Larissa meets Sensible Eric
And then there was when Tired Eric met New Year’s Day Party Girl!
Lot’s of great memories from our training time! Phriday Phun Runs and Google spreadsheets and all kinds of info exchanged in all kinds of ways. I have really enjoyed it a lot. It’s been great getting to know you. Respect!
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I just caught up on the thread! This is all amazing! You guys are rock stars!!!
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No, I haven’t! More so since I’m in it to get the 26.2 rather than the T-shirt at this point, AND I know my closet space wouldn’t be too happy with me 
lots of fun characters! So hurricane larissa was your favorite right??
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I hope HL never meets TE. That would be trouble!
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That sounds fun, let’s do it!
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Good luck to this and all future marathons!!!
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Hey, @LarissaW, less than one week til the big day! I think this week you might be running a bit less than all of your previous weeks packing in the training for this marathon and you are probably apprehensive about NOT running your usual high mileage! I know your body needs the rest though so you can give it your all on race day! I won’t be running with you or even seeing you race but I will definitely be rooting for you! So excited for you, and inspired by your dedication!!
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Hurricane Larissa meets Tequila Eric - could be a great movie or series!
@LarissaW - wow. You’ve accomplished so much! Amazing! I am at a loss for words.
I am a bit of a couch potato. HIIT for me may be 25 jumping jacks.
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HIIT for me is maybe 25 kegels without leaving the couch
Congrats Larissa, can’t wait to hear the whole play by play after race day
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Congrats on the training, good luck on the run! You will crush it I am sure. Please post some pics. Would love to see your running dia setup.
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