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How stupid an idea is this? 5k to 50 miles in 10 months..
I'm 45, 6'2", 250lbs, ex competitive in rowing and swimming. I can happily run / walk for 10k in about 1.05 and could probably run a 5k non-stop if I absolutely had to.. In the past, when I try and build my distance up, I get injured. I think this is because I try and do it as continuous running instead of run / walk. I…
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crash diet - how to keep it off?
after 6 months of exercising hard but eating back most of my calories, I've lost almost nothing so my other 1/2 persuaded me to try a crash diet + high impact interval training to kick my body into the right direction, then try and carry that on with a more sustainable diet and back onto the cardio... (because I love it)…
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anyone else tried a tandem?
we did 75 miles on a borrowed tandem yesterday, it was **fantastic** - everyone should have one! - we're very different speeds, so if we're on normal bikes I'm frustrated by waiting, she's working too hard trying to keep up - we were the only tandem on a charity ride of 4 or 5 hundred bikes so we had loads of encouragement…
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help, please someone!
I've been here for nearly 100 days, have faithfully logged everything I've eaten and drunk, stayed below my target net calories and have not lost a damn pound! please can someone take a look at my diary and tell me what's gone wrong? as background, I'm a 6'2" guy, very athletic build (v. broad shouldered) but carrying…
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New boy from the UK - just hit 40 and too heavy!
I'm fairly sporty; capable of 100+ mile bike rides at reasonable speeds, have done lots of triathlons and, from a distance with all my clothes on, look like i'm in pretty good shape... But I'm over 100kgs and my 36" trousers are too tight, so I recon I need to shift about 15 kgs. I have no self control at all, and eat (and…
