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200+ Pound Club!

guest — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:13:36 GMT

Hi guys!!

Just checking in again....I can't stay away from this place

It's great to see old and new faces--and all the progress you're making/changes you're committing to!

I'm losing weight at a snail's pace, but the inches are coming off and I'm feeling stronger than I did a year ago, so that's good enough for me.

I did my first 5K of 2012 last weekend, and have a 10K snowshoe run this next weekend...if there's enough snow

How many of you have gotten your race calendars together for the year? What races do you have coming up?

200+ Pound Club!

guest — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:57:02 GMT

Wideguy wrote:

YAY MYTHIC!!!
I haven't run in forever. I'm struggling to get back. I am on week 3 of a hybrid Insanity/P90X workout from beachbody, which feels awesome. I'm planning to start running again tonight.
Great to see you again

Heya, Wideguy!

Good luck on the Beachbody program--I hear it works wonders!

I've been tracking my diet/exercise on myfitnesspal.com.

I actually found out I needed to eat more than I was eating. Go figure!

Down 11 lbs and past one plateau already...oh, the fun!

Hope your run went well!!

200+ Pound Club!

guest — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:01:38 GMT

Hi all!

It's been awhile since I've been on the boards, but I'm definitely not out of the running (pun intended)!

While a knee problem kept me from running for three months, I've was able to continue power-walking along the trails in the meantime.

I managed a road 5K for Halloween, and a Turkey Trot this past Thursday. (yay!)

(Who else ran in a Turkey Trot this year?)

....Now I gotta start working on my distance!

Keep on moving towards your goals!

Re: 350 lbs vs. Mackinac Bridge in 2 yrs. Can it be done?

guest — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:57:35 GMT

Congratulations on your goal! You've taking the first step (pun intended) by simply starting to move. Walking is an excellent way to do this, and as you get more fit and add more mileage to your walks, little by little, you'll feel more like taking on and setting greater goals.

I found tracking and journaling my food intake/calories as well as my exercise every day has helped me tremendously. There are online sites that help you track your food intake (I use MyFitnessPal.com). Until I started recording everything I was eating, I didn't have a clue as to how many calories I needed to be eating daily (it was more than I thought it would be)--and organizing it all is bringing me results.

Give yourself short-term/interim as well as long-term goals and you'll find it easier to take it step-by-step. There are websites that let you map your neighborhood street in mileage (mapmyrun.com or mapmywalk.com or runningmap.com).

The idea of putting a picture up of the bridge and your final goal as a daily reminder is a terrific idea, as well.

You can do this!

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:44:01 GMT

Wideguy wrote:

Well, back from my first ever "Official" race. The BoldRDash in Rhode Island. And what an amazing fun day! Among the fun...
- .7 mile road run followed by .7 back carrying a rock
-Wade across a pond, then swim back across the deeper part,
- Various walls, tubes and ropes
- a 100' long Slip - N - Slide down a ski slope
.... did I mention it was at a ski slope?
Elevation profile:

Awesome, awesome day! Never had so much fun getting abused in my life! Waiting for official times to be posted but finished just over 3.2 miles in around 53:00.
Now where's my beer?

Congratulations, Wideguy!!

(Don't you just love elevation profiles!! You know you must be a trail runner... )

Well, despite going back and forth on what I should do...I just couldn't sit out a race I'd sent an entry in for. So, I walked my first half-marathon this past weekend. I started with the idea that I could just drop if I had to.

But between taping my knee, an NSAID patch, and a Neoprene knee brace, I managed to finish. Yay!

Next up..the ol' MRI to see what's going on with the knee.

Congratulations, too, to all of you who keep moving on towards your goals! You can do it!!

Re: Katcina Mosa or Wasatch 100

guest — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:53:29 GMT

525Jerm wrote:

Ya I think I do remember sation #4, Pretty sure that was the one right before the climb up windy pass. I was the guy wearing a red sleeve on my head. I can't express how much I appreciate all the volunteers. It's soo nice to see a smile and food when you feel like crap.

Yes...Aid Station 4--that little oasis after the big drop from Lightning ridge and just before the climb to Windy pass. Here are a couple pics. Volunteering and crewing is a blast. I'll probably be crewing at Wasatch and The Bear this year, too.

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:26:32 GMT

Not sure if this has been brought up on this thread before, but for those of you who are finding your shoes a bit too snug in the toebox, try some alternate lacing patterns.

These are my Brooks Glycerins, and while I don't use them for running anymore (I love my Altra Intuitions!), the lacing below gives me more room in the front of the shoe--while no longer compressing my foot over the arch--which always causes foot pain for me.

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:21:54 GMT

Wideguy wrote:

Had a great run tonight . 4.05 miles . Went oout nice and slow so I could make sure I could push the distance a little. Finished in 49:30 Stilll slow but my second 5K plus distance this week. So happy about that. Totally barefoot too, which felt awesome
Night all.

That is awesome!

Re: Katcina Mosa or Wasatch 100

guest — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:28:58 GMT

I was also volunteering yesterday at Aid Station 4 (Big Springs), and then crewed my brother after that.

Hope you had a great race!

Re: 200+ Pound Club!

guest — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:50:57 GMT

So, I'm still here--lurking and keeping up with reading the boards, but my running program is sort of curtailed for the moment.

I think the slip on the ice back in March may have come back to haunt me. I've been having left knee issues since that episode, but they would resolve, then return as I upped my training level.

Finally, on an 8-mile training interval walk/run about two weeks ago, my knee decided it had had enough

I went to a physical therapist, who did some ASTYM and gave me some exercises to do, but after a week I still hadn't improved much. X-rays showed no problems, but the point of pain seems to be where the medial meniscus is located. Blech. Only an MRI will tell me more.

Road walking/running brings the most pain, but torsion of the foot on trails aint so good for my knee, either. So, I've been doing my weekend hikes--carefully--and other exercises which won't bother my knee. At least my usual activity level is not impacted too much--I can get around well enough, and I'm grateful for that!

I'm really disappointed because my half-marathon is next weekend, and I'm pretty sure it's out of the question, now.