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Originally Posted by masraum

I drove in Spain (granted, it was Andalucia, down near Jerez, Cadiz and down to Gibraltar). If the driving near you is anything like it was in Andalucia, you are a brave man.

If you are currently running 6-9 miles a day, and you are running a 3 mile loop in 15 minutes (5 minute miles), then you are in very good shape. Frankly, if you need to lose 15-20 pounds while running that much, then what you need is to eat less, not exercise more.
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Nevermind, I didn't read carefully enough, so you are riding 6-9 miles doing a 5 minute mile. Whew! Disregard what I said above.

Spain is bi8ke crazy, so they usually cut cyclist a little slack.