Do you run for exercise or for weight loss? If you are currently training for a race, the answer is most likely neither one. But when you are not actually in training you might set a weight loss goal: just don't attempt to train for a race and lose weight at the same time.

Actually, when we talk about weight loss we really mean fat loss. I could stand to lose a little weight, but it's really the fat around my belly that is the problem. As you probably know, if I were to lose that and repla...