2008 - June

[marathondan]

Had some bad news, running wise, and couldn't quite bring myself to write about it.

The second half of that sentence makes clear your level of disappointment.

Sounds like the doc is right, and you should pace yourself and cross-train.

Our creed, of course, is "running is the answer", but for a thinking man like yourself there's no harm in dabbling in other religions to maintain your spiritual wellbeing. There is more than one path to the endorphin high.

MLCM's words about walking sound true - it's hard to beat running for a sustained, intensive fat-burning workout. If you're cycling, then, as SW says, you need to give it a battering*. I would have thought that swimming burns a lot more cals than walking - but I'm no expert.

Good luck.

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