I'm interested in getting back into running again. I gave up running ten years ago when I turned my singlet and spikes to the athletic department. I was a steepler (9:09)I'm 6'2 and 180# What would be the best way to lose weight? I ran at 155 in college. What would you recomend for me, looking to run a marathon in October, weight wise? Thanks
Start off slowly running again at maybe 10-15 miles the first week. Increase your mileage by about 10-15% each week. If you somewhat watch what u eat and you are now running everyday, some weight will come off. As for an ideal running weight, it would probably be around 155 if that is what u ran your fastest times at in college. Try to get as close to that as you can. Good luck
East smart and slightly less...You know what the dietary land mines are, so avoid them.
If you are running enough to train for a 'thon then the weight will probably come off without drastic measures -- it'll seem like you;re not losing anything for a while, then you'll suddenly notice that much of it's disappeared.
Joseph A. McVeigh,
I would say that what you are saying is true for 90% of the runners out there. Unfortunately I'm not one of those 90%.
Even for the very healthy eating conscious, you can still gain weight or fail to lose it while logging 70-100 miles weeks. I managed to put on over 40 pounds in the mid-late 90s even though I was running 70-100 mile weeks. I always ate good food, but perhaps just a bit too much of it. I've never been one for junk food or sweets, so that wasn't it. My deal was that I was skipping breakfast and then eating late at night - bad combination.
Anyway, Joseph A. McVeigh, you are probably right that the increase in running will help this fellow. For me, I have to run and be very diligent with what I eat or it's lard ass city.
I second that, I was logging 100 plus this xc season and they were decently fast around 6 mins, wasnt messing around. Im weighing in around 162-165, and I've always thought if I could drop about 10 pounds I wouldnt have to carry as much and be faster. I'm conflicted whether to try some kind of gradual diet, but running 100 some a week, lifting, school, the hunger builds. Anybody in a similar predicament. HIgh mileage doesnt necessarily = weight loss from what I've seen.
I've also noticed that my food intake has a lot more to do with my weight than how much I run. I've even lost weight when I wasn't running, due to less appetite and gained weight when I was running a lot and eating a lot. I think Just have to find the right balance.
I think it is easier to lose weight when you are training
at a slightly reduced level. I tend to gain weight when
I am really training hard (for me that's 90-100 miles a
week, including some speed work) because my appetite is
ferocious, and because I don't dare mess around with my
diet - I need to recover quickly to be ready for
the next workout, so I err on the side of eating too much.
I tend to lose weight when I am just cruising along at 60-
70 miles per week, none of it particularly hard, as long
as I just remember to stop eating as soon as I am full
and avoid stuffing myself (if I have recently been training
hard, it usually takes a week before my appetite slows
down, but eventually it does).