Fasting and running

Question
Hello, I have lost weight(thirty pounds)by fasting 20 hours almost daily and then eating raw honey, veggies, fruit and protein, quit smoking 6 months ago, and started running  as well.Fasting  and joggingwork better then eating food then running.....my mental and physical state are god like and I have become addicted to jogging.BUT I did not become a lover of it until I STARTED RUNN I NG SLOWLY, I LET MY EGO AT THE DOOR and slowed down and now I can run one hour solid(so ive decreased speed and lengthened time, in diong so im losing weight again and its like mentally I love running more, how many minutes can I safely do this daily????i need to lose weight and feel great, heartrate is always at 130 exactly

Answer
Brian

Great to hear about your newfound passion, sounds like me all over again! Running is an addictive sport, and once you do check your Ego, as you so nicely put it - it is something that you can continue to do and increase mileage on as you get healthy.there are people that average 10 all the way to 130 miles + a week, it really depends what kind of runner you are, what you are training for, etc.

To help balance your running though and build goals, I'd think about maybe starting to layer in some races, half-marathon, marathon, 10k, 20K, 30K, etc...

This will help give your running meaning and direction, as you question now how much you should do, how often, etc...these will give you a great sense of worth and make you stronger, faster, healthier, and so on.

Let me know if I can help with training programs, nutrition tips, etc...

good luck