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Hey fellow Catheletes! I just had to share my joy--last Sunday, I ran the Victoria Marathon and I knocked 31 minutes off my time!! My previous PR was 5:48 and I finished this marathon in 5:17:52... Woohoo! Next goal in sight is 4:29 if I can get it. I'm going to take 7 months off, then...

Just had to share with my fellow Catheletes... I ran my first half marathon all the way through--no walk breaks!! In the five years I've been running, I've been using the walk/run method, with my personal best time coming in at 2:30. I smashed that today, coming in at 2:18:25, woohoo!! And...

Hello fellow Cathletes!! I did my 11th half marathon today and I set a new personal record, woohoo!! 2:32:08 :) I know that's not very impressive compared to the times that some of y'all have been able to get, but I'm not a very fast runner, so for me, this is a biggie LOL. Just wanted...

... I can't help it, that number on the scale just really gets to me sometimes :(. I truly do believe that my weight is just a number and it's more important to be healthy and track how I feel, how my clothes fit, etc. but all that said, when the number on that *&^%ing scale keeps creeping up...

For years, I've been reading about steel cut oats on this forum and didn't really get the appeal of it--every time I had made it, it would come out just ok, and I preferred the texture and taste of regular old-fashioned oats. Then last week, my friend told me to put salt in the milk when I made...

I just did HIIT (Double Wave) for the first time and... HOLY SMOKES!! I *think* I'm still alive, but it was a little iffy there for a while :p. If this doesn't blast my unwanted fat from here to kingdom come, then I don't know what will. Man, that was intense! I've been doing HIIT on the...

Hi everyone, I know there are lots of other Harry Potter fans on these forums, so I thought I'd share this gem I just came across on Facebook!! http://harrypotterfan.me/forums/deathly-hallows-1-and-2/deathly-hallows-original-teaser-trailer/ I wish we didn't have to wait another year for...

Hi everyone, I know some here have done kettlebell-only rotations and have had great results--I was just wondering, did you have to supplement with extra bicep/tricep/chest work, or did you feel that the kettlebell workouts were able to cover these body parts as well? I'm thinking of doing...

Hi all, I'm Asian and grew up eating rice, and the only way I've been taught to make rice is with a rice cooker. Once I started eating brown rice, I learned to make it on a stove, but it takes SOOOO much longer and I can never get my results to be as consistent. I'd love to be able to use a...

Hi everyone, Thank you soooo much for sending me your good thoughts on Sunday! It worked! We had great weather and it was a fantastic run. I fell short of my goal to get 5:30, which was a bit disappointing, but I did finish in under 6 hours and had a great time. At the end of the day, it's...

Hey fellow Cathe-ites, Might I ask for your good vibes this coming Sunday? I will be running The Royal Victoria Marathon in Victoria, Canada, my third marathon in 12 months, gulp!! It'll be my last one for a while (funny, I said that after #1 AND #2 :p), so I want to savor it. After this...

Hi guys, Sorry for all the questions, but I just want to make sure I'm going about this the right way :). As I've mentioned before, I'm training for a marathon and am generally following Nancy Clark's Food Guide For Marathoners. According to her book, I should be shooting for .5 to .75g of...

I'm looking to incorporate more vegetarian meals (my goal is to eventually become a full-time lacto-ovo-vegetarian at some point, but I'm easing my way there) - I was wondering what your favorite recipes and cookbooks are that you'd recommend? Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I'm looking to do a kettlebell rotation again, now that my marathon training is getting more intense. These workouts seem to really compliment my running and strengthen the muscles I use to get faster, etc. I currently have Volumes 1 and 2 of The Kettlebell Way and really LOVE...

I ran my 9th half-marathon today, the Napa-To-Sonoma Wine Country Half--and I PRed!!! I didn't expect that at all, since it was going to be HOT today (and it was) and I hadn't felt ready because this half is technically not aligned with my training schedule for my full in October. We were...

Hi everyone, Where can I find the extended stretch? Is it on every workout DVD, or is it on its own? I did one of the leg workouts from Mesocycle 1 today and wanted to do an extended stretch but couldn't find it when I FFed to later chapters... If you could help me locate it, I'd appreciate...

Hi everyone, Apologies if this has already been asked, but the search isn't quite bringing up my question... I just watched the tutorial on how to print my workout cards, but when I go to my calendar and click on the STS icon for the workout card I'd like to print, I don't see the gray arrow...

... to do all the 1 rep max exercises for STS? I printed out the 1 rep max guide they have in the STS forum and am a bit overwhelmed by the 8 pages of exercises, wow! I'm thinking I could probably skip my weight workouts this week by doing these exercises :p. I know I should use the star guide...

Hi everyone, For those of you who don't count calories, how do you generally get a sense that you're eating enough/not too much? I know Tosca Reno talks about listening to the body's hunger cues, but sometimes those cues can be a bit misleading, particularly for people who are really, really...

Hi Cathe, Happy New Year! :) I am training for a marathon right now and because of my training schedule, I can't do split workouts right now. I know you typically recommend those to get really great results for muscle building, but I was wondering if it's possible to build muscle from total...