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Old 12-18-2007, 10:52 PM   #7 (permalink)
JoelThomas

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Originally Posted by JRT6 View Post
265lbs is a lot of pounding considering every step is three times your bodyweight. Screw the distance running and do sprint work.
Pretty much this. If you've got some extra weight on, long slow distance (LSD) running is going to be the hard road. I would highly recommend swimming or other low impact, high cardio type work. If you're set on running, make sure you've got a kick ass pair of shoes and you're stretching properly after (not before).

And "manning up" is a horrible horrible idea if your spine is involved.
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