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Eh, it was. Here we see me saying that you have to do it properly, and that it's possible to start at most weights. Here we see me setting an upper limit to what I've seen work well for others. Here we see me describing a method for starting with walking and moving on to intervals. So no, I didn't say exactly the same…

Talk to a podiatrist, preferably one that specializes in Sport's Medicine. This is an entirely treatable condition. Insoles with a tone a of arc support go a long way to reducing it.

Yep, heard it before. "Running is bad for joints" "Running is bad for fat people" "Running will kill you".... Got it. Except it's bull****. Assuming you use a proper training plan: start with walking, move on to intervals, eventually run short distances and increase slowly over time; running is good for your joints. Like…

Never run a race in Bethlehem, PA. I'm not sure how the physics work, but somehow I think the entire town is uphill. Great job! Congrats!

I did the Runner's World Half this weekend and one of the running options was the "Hat Trick": 5K and 10K on Saturday, Half Marathon on Sunday. Something like 800 people did it. I just did the half, as it was my first, but it's definitely possible and not even that uncommon to do what you're talking about.

Personally I love running, but it's a preference thing. From the sounds of things you're not in as bad a shape as many obese people (those whose weight has damaged them in some way and limits their mobility), so it's really all you. Not to particularly advertise running, because it's just one option, but don't discard it…

When you do a training run it should be at a pace that allows you to speak in complete sentences, the walking portion should be done at a "brisk" walk. What that translates to for you personally I don't know, but those are the usual "rules". Hope it helps.

Ran my Half Marathon today. The Runner's World Half & Festival was tons of fun. I was aiming for 1:50 finish, but the hills on the course were just too much for me. Finished in 2:01:30. Still a PR, since it's my first half. That takes me to 85 for the month. And OMG I hurt right now.

And a quick 4 miles this morning takes me to 72 MTD. Last run before the half marathon Sunday.

I did 8 miles tonight, after a couple unplanned days off. I'm at 68 for the month and I'm going to do at least 4 tomorrow before the half marathon Sunday. Should still hit my goal.

Yep, as you've no doubt figured out by now, this is really common in men. I'll give you my reviews of all the solutions I know of: Nip-guards work, but they're expensive. Body glide works for short runs, but fails after five miles or so Compression shirts are the most cost effective solution, but I don't always want to…

I seems like you know at least part of the answer to your own question. We naturally dislike people we see as competition. You see guys like yourself as competition (whether sexual, or territorial), and naturally dislike them as a consequence. You can overcome this natural tendency in specific cases where you get to know…

The answer is definitely maybe. It's certainly possible that new shoes are causing your issue, while I always recommend people go to a running shop and get fitted, the people that work in them are sadly not fallible. It's also possible that' you've just developed runner's knee at a suspicious time. I'd take a week off to…

Did a 5K this morning. Got a new PR at 23:27 (only about 20 seconds faster than my old PR, but I only set that two weeks ago). So I got 3.1 there, then went and did 5.18 this evening for a total of 8.28 for the day, and 60 MTD. Half Marathon is next weekend!

The program name is more marketing than fact. It should be the "Couch to Running 30 Minutes Straight" program. It's pretty unlikely that a new runner can maintain 10 minute miles for thirty minutes after just a couple of months. Don't worry about speed, go as slow as you need to for finishing the intervals without being…

3.5 miles quick this morning. 51.75 MTD.

The MFP calculator uses pace and time (which gives distance), so there you go.

Completely different scenario. Running burns more calories than walking, so the runners will burn more calories. The nature of running as a series of shot, rapid hops makes it burn significantly more calories than the smoother walking gait. iWaffle is actually right that someone walking 5mph is burning nearly as many…

"That which does not kill me makes me stronger" :-) Running is harder on the joints, but because of that it strengthens them. If you don't pay attention to your body, try to do too much too fast, or sometimes if you just get unlucky, it can also injure them. In the main running is good for the joints. It makes them much…

Afterburn on walking is pretty minimal. Lifting has a significant afterburn, intense cardio like running or swimming less so, low intensity stuff like walking pretty much nothing unfortunately.

Swimming and running top the calories and cardiovascular fitness workout regime. You'll get arguments about which is "better", but no one questions that they're both really good. That said, they aren't "substitutes" for each other. If you want to get good at one, you have to practice that one. If you want to get good at…

For a cheap short term fix can you belt the 18s and wear a top that goes over your waist? Not ideal, but since it seems like the 16s are close to fitting, it could work short term. Sadly I have no recommendation on other stores/sites. My experience with women's clothes is limited to what my ex wore and she didn't care for…

Usually the calculators take pace and time into consideration. Pace and time give you what need to figure out distance. If the calculator you're using doesn't consider pace as well as time, then it's not a very good calculator. Basically pace (or speed, they're different numbers but equally useful), distance, and time are…

Simple answer: Run more Longer more complicated answer: You're probably running too fast, which in turn is making you wheeze like an asthmatic. You should run slow enough in training runs that you can talk in complete sentences. You might puff a bit on the sentences, but you can speak normally without wanting to die. If…

They're probably pretty close to equal, but the person walking faster will burn very slightly more in effort, all other things being exactly equal. The person walking slower will burn a greater percentage of their BMR. So it mostly depends on what you mean by "who burns more?" The slower walking person will burn more…

8 miles tonight, yesterday was kind of an unplanned day off. Still at 48.25 for the month so no real harm.

Oh, I'm not worried about the time it'll take for myself, I was asking the guy I quoted why he would want to spend all that time when he admits to hating running. Why torture yourself doing something you hate? It's not like you need to run a half or a marathon to be "fit"... that's way beyond fit.

Heh, I'm not even close to the fastest guy in this board... Hell, I'm not even close to some of the fastest women on this board. That's the point though, I don't need to be. We're all mostly competing against ourselves. As long as you keep improving, how you compare to other people isn't all that important. Maybe in a year…

You're trying to go too fast. The run portions of your c25k workouts should leave you able to speak in complete sentences. Don't worry about going fast, concentrate on getting the endurance to go the distance. Speed will come with time. Run at a comfortable pace and you'll do much better. A year and a half or so ago I…

He's completely right. You can't spot reduce fat, it comes off where it comes off. Strength training, cardio, eating right, all those things help you lose fat, but none of them is a magic bullet that will take fat off your gut. You just have to lose fat. It'll come off where it comes off and the last place it comes off on…