If you are wanting to lose weight then make sure that you don’t run too fast – you need to keep your heartrate down in the fat burning zone, which isn’t very high.

That’s the old skool.

The new skool is HIIT for weight loss.

so..are you actually thin yet?

The new skool is HIIT for weight loss.

and what rate is your weight loss?

the advantage of the low heartrate is the low intensity bit, which is good if you don’t enjoy running…

I covered 9 miles in 1.5 hours

so some walking/stopping – you surely don’t run at 10 minutes a mile?

Is my rate of weight loss indicitive of the efficacy of HIIT? Given that I don’t train regularly and struggle to eat well? Read some studies, don’t just ask me, I didn’t invent the idea in the bath one evening!

the advantage of the low heartrate is the low intensity bit, which is good if you don’t enjoy running..

No, not really. Running slowly is boring, running fast is much more fun to me. Even if it is only for 30 seconds 🙂 I can run at about 7 and a bit mins per mile for 5k,

so some walking/stopping – you surely don’t run at 10 minutes a mile?

Read the post. Lots of walking, admiring the view, and a good 10 mins spent chatting to a random stranger whilst walking.

FWIW 7m/m is fast for me, 8.30 is pretty slow.

That sounds like me on a good day when running with the dogs… Stopping every five minutes so that they can wee, poo or sniff. I’m not that keen on running with them, but they do make me run faster (when they run!).

Now, if only I could get rid of this bloody stitch.

dogging basically?

10 mins per mile is ok for distance running

Never had sore nips, not even when I just used a horrible old bra!!

Maybe I need a bra then!