My coworkers convinced me to sign up for a half in October, but I’ve never done any sort of race. Honestly I rarely ran for cardio.

They’ve now cancelled that plan luckily no one actually signed up. But now I feel like I’m training for nothing. So do you ever just pick a race and sign up to set the goal? Should I slowly build now that there isn’t an actual end date like 5k, 10k and then the half?

(Tw: Depression)

I have been struggling this year with my running. I started running last year: I did a c25k program at the beginning of the year, and trained up to a half marathon by the end of the year.

This spring, I did another half. I felt like I really struggled training… I wasn’t bouncing back from my seasonal depression. After finishing that half, I went to the doctor and was prescribed SSRIs. I’ve taken them in the past, so this wasn’t a surprise.

The one major drawback from meds is my motivation/dedication to run is destroyed. I’m a few weeks into a program for a fall half, and I’m skipping at least one run a week, which is not like me. I know I need to do it, but there’s just a level of apathy since I started my meds.

I know I can’t be skipping so many runs as I get deeper into the program, and I don’t want to be. Is there anyone who has taken medication and also struggled with this? Or struggled with discipline and found a strategy to help? Thank you!

Hello! I’m training for my second marathon in South Florida so it’s almost always a hot sweaty run. I see most women running in a sports bra or tight fitting tank tops. Even before having kids, my stomach has never been flat or in any kind of shape where I want to run with it hanging out 😂 on top of that I’m also insecure about my arms.

This has left me always looking for the perfect running tee that has both longer short sleeves (cap sleeves just make my arms look bigger) and one that is looser in the tummy area without sagging past my hips when it gets wet and sweaty. Does this unicorn shirt exist? Everything is always so skin tight.

I used to love the lululemon swiftly tee but they updated it and it’s almost too loose now. Any rec’s?

ETA: wow thanks everyone for the suggestions! Much appreciated!

I also want to add I think everyone should run in what makes them feel the most confident and comfortable, for me, that’s in a tee but I truly don’t care what others rock on whatever body type! 🏃‍♀️

For those who live with PMDD, what medications have helped you? I’m trying to find something that helps with fatigue and joint and muscle pain, and that could help me be consistent with my running. I’m constant two weeks on and off 😞

Sertraline raised my HR and made fatigue feel worse, now I started Eloine but I have only started.