My extreme A.D.D. Prevented me from waiting until tomorrow to weigh myself.
Alas, I am 227.5 lbs (fully clothed) so I am going to round down to nearest lb to 227 for the start of the D90S program. My goal weight in 3 month's time = 218 lbs. Let's see if I can beat that!
Also: good luck to my brother Phil, runnin his first 5-K on the third!
See ya'll on my next update
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
last rest day in june
Pretty excited about running tomorrow. The way I figure it, I need to average 6.25 miles a week to get to 25 miles in july.
I think I'll shoot for 3 miles tomorrow and and another 3.25 on my friday off. I may rest saturday, but log some bonus travel Sunday, to kind of get a head start.
I posted a 3 month graph on my wall, to display the correlation of my weight (logged in red ink), the miles I run each day or wk (logged in green ink, and the number of pushups I do, (logged in black ink)
I hypothesis that the higher my green and black lines get, the lower my red line will be.
I'm gonna weigh in tomorrow. I hope I'm below 230...
I think I'll shoot for 3 miles tomorrow and and another 3.25 on my friday off. I may rest saturday, but log some bonus travel Sunday, to kind of get a head start.
I posted a 3 month graph on my wall, to display the correlation of my weight (logged in red ink), the miles I run each day or wk (logged in green ink, and the number of pushups I do, (logged in black ink)
I hypothesis that the higher my green and black lines get, the lower my red line will be.
I'm gonna weigh in tomorrow. I hope I'm below 230...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
july goal
Ok, since this is from my blackberry, ima make this short and sweet.
My july goal (the beginning of my D90S program-ripoff, I know) is to run 25 miles in july, do 1500 push ups, and lose 2 lbs... Anything I do more than that will be bonus miles, which may or may not accrue to my 3 month total goals of 105 miles, 7500 push ups and 9 lbs lost.
I'll try to keep you posted. See, I'm just trying to make baby steps. That's how you eat an elephant: one bite at a time!!
My july goal (the beginning of my D90S program-ripoff, I know) is to run 25 miles in july, do 1500 push ups, and lose 2 lbs... Anything I do more than that will be bonus miles, which may or may not accrue to my 3 month total goals of 105 miles, 7500 push ups and 9 lbs lost.
I'll try to keep you posted. See, I'm just trying to make baby steps. That's how you eat an elephant: one bite at a time!!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
USA advances today
I had a good run today. not too hard, not too terribly easy (for the standards of us heavy fellas).
to make a long story short, i felt pretty guilty about the crap supper i ate which consisted of 2 burritos from Taco Bell and 2 awesome chocolate chip cookies that are free in my hotel lobby. (towne place suites in texarkana, tx is highly recommended for your efficiency stay needs)
i ran 2 miles today and walked another half mile. i didnt struggle breathing or anything, but i did get a PB though. my 2 miles today was ran in 20'33" which would average a 10'17" mile. not too shabby, and i'll take it every time. i really am growing to love running and challenging myself.
dude, i sweat A LOT! i mean, it must be a pint or more of sweat rolling off me. feels pretty great. the last time i exerted myself like this was 1998, when i was tryin' my damndest to gain as much weight as i could and barely topped 205 lbs. stupid football coach.....
keep runnin' hard fellas, and don't be scared to go slow.
to make a long story short, i felt pretty guilty about the crap supper i ate which consisted of 2 burritos from Taco Bell and 2 awesome chocolate chip cookies that are free in my hotel lobby. (towne place suites in texarkana, tx is highly recommended for your efficiency stay needs)
i ran 2 miles today and walked another half mile. i didnt struggle breathing or anything, but i did get a PB though. my 2 miles today was ran in 20'33" which would average a 10'17" mile. not too shabby, and i'll take it every time. i really am growing to love running and challenging myself.
dude, i sweat A LOT! i mean, it must be a pint or more of sweat rolling off me. feels pretty great. the last time i exerted myself like this was 1998, when i was tryin' my damndest to gain as much weight as i could and barely topped 205 lbs. stupid football coach.....
keep runnin' hard fellas, and don't be scared to go slow.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
First Blog
Hello to anyone who is interested enough to hear my views and opinions.
Here's a little background: i graduated High School at 210 lbs sopping wet; finished up college at 250 (+); went on my honeymoon about 264 lbs. i'm 5'11" on my tip toes.. needless to say i was a heavy fellow.
a few months ago i decided to take advantage of the gym at work to try to shed some weight. after a very strict elliptical machine workout program and eating better, i got down to about 225 lbs. i was relieved to be out of the 40" waist pants back down to a 38". i'd like to get down to a 34" waist soon. i have since moved and live in a hotel and eat out every meal, so i am about back to 231 lbs at last weigh in. i slacked off some, but am now getting serious about my running. i actually enjoy it, and have been going for a few miles a week.
the thing is: i go very slowly. i have ran a 2 mile fun-run on St. Patrick's Day in Manhattan, KS, followed by an Arbor Day 5-K, also in aggieville. i wasnt trying to win, i just want to compete. so that's what i did. i think i came in 318 out of 411 runners. last or next to last in my age group. was i embarrassed? nope. at least i was out there...
My next race is the "hottest half" 10-K in Dallas TX, on August 15th. i doubt i'll finish in the top 75%, but i don't care. the way i figure it, no matter how slow i frinish a race, i finished better than the thousands of people who didnt even enter the it, so something should be said for us slow pokes.
oh yeah, i got the nike+ chip for my ipod the other day, and it helped me run my fastest mile in 10 years : 10'14"... ha ha, told you "schraders go slow".
Here's a little background: i graduated High School at 210 lbs sopping wet; finished up college at 250 (+); went on my honeymoon about 264 lbs. i'm 5'11" on my tip toes.. needless to say i was a heavy fellow.
a few months ago i decided to take advantage of the gym at work to try to shed some weight. after a very strict elliptical machine workout program and eating better, i got down to about 225 lbs. i was relieved to be out of the 40" waist pants back down to a 38". i'd like to get down to a 34" waist soon. i have since moved and live in a hotel and eat out every meal, so i am about back to 231 lbs at last weigh in. i slacked off some, but am now getting serious about my running. i actually enjoy it, and have been going for a few miles a week.
the thing is: i go very slowly. i have ran a 2 mile fun-run on St. Patrick's Day in Manhattan, KS, followed by an Arbor Day 5-K, also in aggieville. i wasnt trying to win, i just want to compete. so that's what i did. i think i came in 318 out of 411 runners. last or next to last in my age group. was i embarrassed? nope. at least i was out there...
My next race is the "hottest half" 10-K in Dallas TX, on August 15th. i doubt i'll finish in the top 75%, but i don't care. the way i figure it, no matter how slow i frinish a race, i finished better than the thousands of people who didnt even enter the it, so something should be said for us slow pokes.
oh yeah, i got the nike+ chip for my ipod the other day, and it helped me run my fastest mile in 10 years : 10'14"... ha ha, told you "schraders go slow".
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