Ran another 30:13 last night at the Crystal City Twilighter. Very disappointing. It was extremely humid and I just could not get my wind. 9:03 first mile felt pretty good, but all downhill (uphill?) from there.
Anyway, will have to refine/tweak my training to get over this little plateau. I'm trying to find an August race right now.
Later.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
5K this Saturday
Crystal City Twilighter, 8pm. This will be my fourth 5K. Previous times:
33:13
29:27
30:13
Started running in early March with my good friend Natalie. Could barely manage 42 or 43 minutes first time out. Running is a funny thing. There are times that I hate it but I can't bring myself to stop either. Keep challenging myself time wise is my motivation.
Did my last practice run Tuesday evening; 29:03 with an uphill finish. Just looking for a strong performance, no excuses, no whining. Must control my breathing and stay within myself the whole race. Most importantly, concentrate on form and, uh, oh yeah, try to have fun too!
33:13
29:27
30:13
Started running in early March with my good friend Natalie. Could barely manage 42 or 43 minutes first time out. Running is a funny thing. There are times that I hate it but I can't bring myself to stop either. Keep challenging myself time wise is my motivation.
Did my last practice run Tuesday evening; 29:03 with an uphill finish. Just looking for a strong performance, no excuses, no whining. Must control my breathing and stay within myself the whole race. Most importantly, concentrate on form and, uh, oh yeah, try to have fun too!
Welcome!
Wuz up!
My name is Harold, I live in Manassas, VA and have lost about 88 pounds in 18 months through diet and exercise. I've started running 5K races and have completely cut out fast food. I've haven't had fast food since January 15, 2008. I used to weigh 353, now I weight 265. My final goal is 225 and if I'm not happy with that, even lower. I'm 6'4 1/2" and 32 years old.
How do I define fast food? Any place with a drive-thru is off limits.
Right, right but how have you done it????????
I have thought about this for a long time, and I have finally figured it out:
With rare exceptions, I no longer get excited about eating! I eat @ Subway almost everyday for lunch and sometimes dinner too. I have a cycle of about five or six different ones that I consume. I used to think about and anticipate that Whopper, that steak, that McDonald's. No longer!!!!
Now, I think of food as strictly fuel. I control it, it does not control me! I only eat because if I did not, I would eventually die. Now, every now and again, if I'm going to a BBQ or if my mother in law has made her yellow cake with chocolate frosting, then I get excited, but only mildly so. I have only one small burger, one piece of cake. I never allow myself to give up that control!
Typical diet in a day in the life of Harold:
Breakfast (eaten over a few hours from 9am-1pm)
Three of four "Zone Perfect" bars. http://zoneperfect.com/products
Two or three diet sodas
Lunch
One Subway six inch sub on wheat bread with no dressing or a small dab of yellow mustard.
Lite and Fit Yogurt
Snack
One or two Hundred Calorie Packs
Dinner
Subway (same as lunch) or a sensible dinner my wife cooks.
On days that I know I am going to run, I'll have a little more; maybe a couple more hundred calorie packs, etc.
I'll be posting lots of things moving forward, Losing weight has changed my life! I love this lifestyle! I feel great!
My name is Harold, I live in Manassas, VA and have lost about 88 pounds in 18 months through diet and exercise. I've started running 5K races and have completely cut out fast food. I've haven't had fast food since January 15, 2008. I used to weigh 353, now I weight 265. My final goal is 225 and if I'm not happy with that, even lower. I'm 6'4 1/2" and 32 years old.
How do I define fast food? Any place with a drive-thru is off limits.
Right, right but how have you done it????????
I have thought about this for a long time, and I have finally figured it out:
With rare exceptions, I no longer get excited about eating! I eat @ Subway almost everyday for lunch and sometimes dinner too. I have a cycle of about five or six different ones that I consume. I used to think about and anticipate that Whopper, that steak, that McDonald's. No longer!!!!
Now, I think of food as strictly fuel. I control it, it does not control me! I only eat because if I did not, I would eventually die. Now, every now and again, if I'm going to a BBQ or if my mother in law has made her yellow cake with chocolate frosting, then I get excited, but only mildly so. I have only one small burger, one piece of cake. I never allow myself to give up that control!
Typical diet in a day in the life of Harold:
Breakfast (eaten over a few hours from 9am-1pm)
Three of four "Zone Perfect" bars. http://zoneperfect.com/products
Two or three diet sodas
Lunch
One Subway six inch sub on wheat bread with no dressing or a small dab of yellow mustard.
Lite and Fit Yogurt
Snack
One or two Hundred Calorie Packs
Dinner
Subway (same as lunch) or a sensible dinner my wife cooks.
On days that I know I am going to run, I'll have a little more; maybe a couple more hundred calorie packs, etc.
I'll be posting lots of things moving forward, Losing weight has changed my life! I love this lifestyle! I feel great!
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