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I've been reading Galloway lately and I like a lot of what he says, so much so that I've started putting walking breaks back into my runs. I stopped doing walking breaks for a while but now I'm back doing them and I feel a whole lot better at the end of the run. I'm still tired and my legs feel beat but there's still a…

I'm over 250 and have done two 5k's in the last 6 months. I'm doing one at the end of this month, one at the end of next month and I'm planning on doing a 5 and a 10 in September. That said, I've never had knee problems and I built myself up with LOTS of walking beforehand. Seriously. Lots. 3-5 times a week, 45 minutes to…

I'm sure you mean well and I agree that walking does provide great benefits - I did months of walking before I even considered running just a little - but if I waited until I was under 200 pounds to start running, I never would have done my first (or second) 5k. As it is, I'm still well above 200 pounds and I can go out…

I'm working my way through Galloway's Book on Running and his 5k/10k Running book and he is big on walking breaks all through the training. Maybe look at adding more walking breaks in. Your legs will thank you and your running periods will probably go a lot better.

Overdoing it? Yes. But it would still be interesting to try once, just to see how many calories do get burnt.

Running, cycling and diet for me. I started off with fast walking, though, and it worked too.

Well, I kind of hate running but I still do it. I force myself to get out there and put one foot in front of the other and eventually, I hate it a little less. I let my mind wander and my ipod play and, soon enough, I get in a rhythm. It doesn't really get easier but it starts to feel a little better. Usually, by the end…

The strap is worth getting used to as they are the most accurate HRM's out there. If you want an HRM to help you exercise, you owe it to yourself to get the most accurate type.

Use mapmyrun.com to map the route you run. It will give you the distance much easier and more accurately than counting block. Take a watch or stopwatch with you and time your run. Input the time into mapmyrun.com and you will get the pace. MFP will give you the calories but only based on speed so you may need to take the…

Swimming is great exercise but not optimal for weight loss. Personally, when I'm not running, I'm on my bike and not just for workouts. I bike to run errands, go to work, enjoy a sunny day by the waterfront, etc. That way, even when I'm not trying to exercise, I'm exercising. Weight training will also work wonders. I just…

I ditched the treadmill too. Even on a wet, cold day, I'd still prefer to be outdoors as opposed to running in place.

My HR normally runs high so I occasionally get the opposite - it drops to an unrealistically low number and stays until I move the strap around. It's gotten better over time. My first few runs, I wound up taking my own pulse at intervals just to see how accurate it was. My old Polar HRM used to do on very rare occasions.…

I try for 4-8km three times a week. I also try to cycle commute 5 days a week so I don't go for much more than that or my legs threaten to go on strike.

My guess is that the eating pure crap made you feel a lot worse than taking a day off from the gym. It works that way for me. Now it's just about breaking the notion that a day off from exercise means a day of indulging in everything bad. The reality is your body needs some rest time so avoiding the gym for a day may do…

Agreed. Really depends on the model. On my FT7, it was easy to change the batteries on both the watch and the transmitter.

Anytime is coffee time for me. It's not great to come to a sudden stop afterwards. Try to walk it out a little and cool down before you completely stop. That may help things.

Shorten your stride a little and that may help. Slow down a bit, as well. Even drop to a fast walk if you have to. I used to get horrible shin splints. They were bad enough that I just stopped thinking about trying to run for years (a stupid move in hindsight). This time around, I just started walking fast and for long…

The HRM if it's set properly (age, weight, etc.) is probably going to be more accurate than the cardio machine, which would account for the discrepancy. With my polar HRM, I used to stop went the exercising was done. I would still check the HR but only to see how it was decreasing during cool down. I would also try to…

My first was just over 32 minutes. Sadly, I forgot to start my HRM until I was around the first corner so I don't have a more accurate time. I'll be doing at least three 5k's (and one 10k) in the next 4 months and my first goal is to crack 30 minutes.

Kanye's last disc and the disc he did with Jay-Z get played often when I'm out running. Great stuff.

How can something so good be so bad for you? Everytime I look up the nutritional data of pizza, I cringe.

I'm sure you will find lots of people on here who were horrible, myself included. The only secret is that there is no secret. Go out and walk. Eventually add some running. And then some more. And more. Eventually, it won't feel as bad. It may even feel good once in a while. Do it some more. Run a race. Run in the rain. Run…

I'd say that combining a half hour at the gym with a half hour cardio outside of the gym is pretty good.

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Today was nominally a rest day so I just did my normal cycle commute. About 23 minutes going down the hill to work and about 34 coming back up the hill by a slightly long route.

I did the phone thing a couple of times and it does work if you don't mind lugging your phone. Personally, I use an ipod for music so I quickly tired of bringing two devices with me (I have an android phone). What I usually did was just map it out at home in mapmyrun and then just recorded my time with a stop watch and…

I was looking at cycle computers but then I bought a garmin gps watch. I use it for running and cycling. It's not as accurate as a well set-up computer but it's close enough for me.

One way to help shin splints when you're out running is to shorten your stride. Don't get discouraged, though, as they will get better with time. Shin splints used to be my big excuse for not running. Now, I'm getting ready for my third 5k and can't remember the last time I had them.

Running red lights for safety seems like a questionable justification, at best. Personally, when I take my place in line, I rarely, if ever, feel unusually unsafe (well, any more unsafe than I normally feel being a cyclist in a world of cars). I take the lane when I need to, yield when I feel safe and get where I'm going.…