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Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:50:23 GMT

Wideguy,

I too stopped, just for a day mind you. Thought about taking just 2 days off, a week off, turned in to a month.... then more (can't remember my last post here... DOH!). lol

I am back now and running a little different program (5k-101) but want to get back to 5k-land... a little harder program so far, but I have been trying to keep to 10 min/mile during the run portion... will need to slow up a little (maybe)

You are and will always be an inspiration to all of us. You have tenacity on your side, why else would you post here? You still have that spark!

I had gotten down to 212 lbs over 2 years ago and decided to take a couple days off (19months too much). I have crept back up 225 as of yesterday. I woke up @ 4:30 am today and had a run... I am a bit worn, but it is a good feeling of worn.

200+ Pound Club!

guest — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:15:31 GMT

Don't worry about the weight... it will come off

Good shoes are a MUST!. I had always suffered from shin-splint,s even in my military days. I went to the local running store (privately owned) and they did a video look at the way I ran and set out a number of the "type" of shoe they said I would need (heavy pronator). So the price range for the shoes they brought out were from $58-$126 and said try each of them on (4 different brands) and pick the one that felt best to me. I paid retail, but it has been worth it.... no foot/shin issues in 2 years, On my second set of the same shoe....

You CAN do this..... you WILL do this!

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:33:12 GMT

Rebrck, Great job pushing through W4 D1, I did W4D3 this morning. I had a tough time with it, my legs feel like stumps with cinder blocks for my feet. I will never take a month and a half away from running again, it feels tough trying to get back where I was at the end of November.

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:26:45 GMT

So for all of us stuck in less than nice conditions.... The first time I ran the C25k program, I did all but the last 2 runs on a treadmill/dreadmill. It can be done if you can deal with the boredom. When it gets warmer, I'll head back outside a day or 2 a week...We have had some pretty cold weather here lately (-30*F) so I haven't been able to run outside.

I was told that if you are going to dreadmill it, put the incline @ 1% to approximate level ground. something to do with overcoming the force of the belt making it easier to run...

I am doing C25k again, this time @ 2% inc. and trying to keep my pace to a 9:40 mile.... (only at W3D1, but hey... so far, so good)

BTW.... CONGRATS KATIE!!!

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:22:57 GMT

WOW... So many new faces and great stories!!! I can not write enough congrats and praises for everyone as I get caught up reading... You are all A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!

Been a while since I've been here... A lot of LIFE has happened since November... I am back now and focused to get where I want to be. I took all of December off (for a lot of reasons) and had gout take me out for half of January.

So 1.5 months of not running and I could not go 1.5 miles without a break... I started C25k again and this time will do it in 9 weeks... Then on to 10k.. then a HALF

Goals for this year are:

Under 200 by the end of April (that would make 72 pounds in a year)

4 - 5ks

2 - 10ks

At least 1 Tri

and a "half" in the fall... I want to earn a "13.1" sticker on my truck.

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:17:26 GMT

So here is my belated 5k report:

Morning was pretty cold in the low 20's when we left the house. This was the inagural year of the Veterans 5k. It was in honor of Capt. Jason Galus. His father spoke and thanked everyone for showing up.

We get there, sign in was a breeze. There were only 90 people that ran it. National Anthem was sang beautifully. We went over to the starting line, and were off. My 13 year old took out pretty quick. I could see him but he was 300+ meters ahead of me. The first mile was great. Mr. Galus (Jason's dad) had pulled along side of me. We chatted a bit as we were both in the Navy. I had my bright NAVY shirt on. I tried to thank every volunteer at each turn. They all were cheering us on.... "Looking great NAVY, Keep it going!" I love being singled out for motivation. My boy lost a bit of steam and walked until I cought up to him about mile 2. He said he didn''t have much motivation to keep him going. I asked if the cute 20 something he was following dropped him.... he said ya. About .5 miles from the end he picks up his pace and I just wanted to finish. I sprinted the last 200 meters or so. His time was 32:43, mine was 33:32. As I crossed the finish line, they called my name and thanked me for serving my country..... that was a really nice touch. I was 9/10 in my age group, but near the 70% of finishers. I met both of my goals of running it in less than 35 and not stopping or walking. It was a great time.

Here is a pic of us "boys" after the run..... BTW my youngest wanted to run it.... in his snow boots. I'll see if he wants to run the turkey trot with us. I am pretty sure he can do it.

Re: My first 10K

guest — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:21:40 GMT

@ Jessica - Here is a link from active.com: http://www.active.com/running/Articles/How_to_improve_your_foot_speed.htm I am working on the same thing in the 5k.... Best of luck to you and congrats on the 10k! I plan on running one in the Spring.

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:15:02 GMT

So today was the big day... A culmination of running since April. My first 5k in the books. I felt great. I'll have to write up a better race report tomorrow or Monday, a good time and touching as well.

I didn't break any records but I did meet/exceed both of my goals.

1. Run the entire race without walking - Status - ACCOMPLISHED

2. Finish with a time of 35 minutes or less - Status - ACCOMPLISHED (unofficial time of 33:32!)

I didn't run with music today. I wanted to see what it was like. I know that making a change from training is bad, but I like the result. My pace was incredibly stabil, according to Nike+. The most stabil it has been outside... almost dreadmill stabil....

I now have a pretty clear path of what I am going to do next... It coincides with my next goal..... A sub 28:00 5k!

To do this I am going to do C25k over again and add an extra long run day to it (run 4 days per week). So back to intervals!!! This time working on pushing the speed. Probably back to running each week with intervals twice again too, worked great the first time!

Turkey Trot is in 2 weeks.

All the best to each of you starting, and continued success to all those about to finish C25k!

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:08:10 GMT

@ Jalynn - I can only echo what PaulinWi said. The hardest part is starting. The longest, toughest distance will be the 5-6" between your ears. I have had times where I was saying out loud "MOVE" talking to my legs. I had HUGE anxiety about the 20 minute run, then the 25 minute run.

I have been doing a little weight lifting along with running. I think the biggest change has been in what I consume, cutting out soda and beer.... yes BEER! My diet was pretty bad. I'd drink 2-5 sodas a day or more. All-you-can eat buffets feared my name a couple times a month. Micky D's Cookies & coke runs were all to common. It is really hard if your spouse is not on-board with your goals. I think it is great that BOTH of you are doing this together.

I wish each of you success!

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:39:32 GMT

@ EVERYONE! - Thank you for the accolades. I really appreciate it.

@ The new & returning runners. I was never a "runner" before. I wrestled and was in marching band in HS. I barely made during the PRT runs in the military. I had never found something big enough that I would run from. Not until I saw the pic below of myself and the scale said "too much"

Everyone has to find the drive to start within themselves. Everyone here can offer words of encouragement and inspiration, but only you can run. It took me a lot of years to get to that point. Where I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I didn't do this to lose weight, it was more to gain LIFE.

@ WIDEGUY - Nice! That is cool.

@ gdsmit1, BBL, flamomof3 - What's next? I think I will stay with the 5k distance for the next 2 weeks. Reason being is I have the Veterans 5k this weekend and the Turkey Trot 5k on Thanksgivivng day. I will try to increase my pace a bit. Then B210k or OHR. I could pick up on week 3 OHR right after the Trot... I am contemplating Travis' 1/2 because that would be a cool bumper sticker (13.1)!!!

Like Yoga, I have aspirations of a tri. I am looking at some sprint distance one now. I can walk if needed, I can pedal slowly, but I do not want to drown. I have little time in a lap pool...

I feel like I can complete any one of these now. I found DRIVE within me. Who knew it was there all along.... Of course you all did!

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So I awoke to 3" of snow this morning.... Hahahaha. I am sooo glad I ran last night.