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Always a distance, and at a set speed. Longer slow runs at the weekend (8/10 miles) , faster tempo runs often on treadmill (5/7 miles) and a recovery run in between each (5 miles). If you run for a time, what happens when you're not back home when your time runs out? :p

That's one of the simplest, clearest and most succinct success stories I think I've heard here for ages. Nice one!

I use it like a salad dressing - so chicken, cherry tomatoes and leaves of some sort...

Once you rack, you never go back :-)

Yes it is - being closer to the ground increases the effects of gravity, up to 10 - 15%. If two people have identical mass, the smaller one will weigh more because of this.

I love running, and have been doing it for years. But I still get tired / out of breath / all those things. I think it's because the better you get, the further you go, or the faster you go. So you're always pushing yourself and that means being a bit uncomfortable. But once you see the benefits it all becomes so worth it.

I ate ice cream, cheesecake AND beer last night, and I feel great for it :-)

I recently bought the 230 on special offer, and the Garmin HR chest strap - all in, cheaper then I could find the 235. I love it. A good looking everyday watch with activity tracking, smart notifications and very customisable: watch faces, apps, data fields. For running it it a one button effort to turn it to GPS tracking…

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Ah. Even on their own first page of that link they put quotes round the word "detoxifying", showing that they know very well it's not a real thing.

Please please PLEASE link to the information you've been reading. I want to see whether it is medically sound, researched information, gossip, or a sales pitch. Even just link to the one most convincing argument for "detoxing the body"?

Take the long term view. Nobody starts off running 60 minutes a day - let yourself be a beginner. And if you enjoy it enough, and you keep going, in a year people will be asking YOU how you do it. :)

I'd love to read more about this study, and what it proved. Can you point me in the right direction?

No.

Brilliant! Half marathons are the perfect distance (because I said so) and you've run one. You may find that one leads to more, though...

Once a week try a tempo run - maybe a slow mile to warm up, then 2 or 3 miles at a faster pace (like "race" pace) then a mile to cool down. This made a tremendous difference to me as a 10k and half marathon runner. Good luck!

Where do I buy this Detox Myth? Will it help be lose belly fat? I'll pay, anything, if it has "detox" in title. Is it to do with kale?

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Nail - head - hit

Decided to "go for it" on a rowing machine. Blacked out on the changing room toilet floor for a bit...

I tried to read every review I could find on this kind of thing, and all I came up with was that the wrist ones are still generally inaccurate, or at best I found conflicting opinions about certain brands and makes. I had a word with myself and realised I didn't need my heart to be constantly tracked. I don't really think…

For a while I really enjoyed chunky soups for lunch - quick, filling and tasty. I didn't call it a "diet" though, just lunch.

Mmm, Die Hard smoothie...

You can totally train for, and complete, a half marathon next year. I keep touting this as a great long term planner - http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/racing/runners-world-smartcoach/3057.html Count back from race day and look at working in 12 week blocks. You'll do it.

Cottage cheese :)

It's to do with how recently I ate or drank for me - I need to let my food/water go down or I can get one.

"That American girl in Ireland DOES fancy you!"

This - discovering that I enjoy running and lifting and will do both with joy, rather than as a chore.

You can do it from inside the Garmin app on your phone - More>Settings>3rd Party Apps, I think.

Highlands raised but now lording it in the capital - small town to big city and I love it!