2008-07-25T01:32:40Z http://elff.org/atom.aspx Quick Blog tag:elff.org,2008-01-04:0b410447-5ce0-4531-af4f-3a1e1cbdae95 Rod 2008-01-08T09:51:03Z 2008-01-04T21:47:00Z
I ran 1.5 miles today.  Totally lost energy.  Lifted a bit and then hopped on the elliptical machine for a while.

Not great.  Gotta get into the gym more.]]> tag:elff.org,2007-12-30:a0c291fc-08cd-41a5-b8e7-a6ea51be1834 Rod 2008-01-01T14:59:11Z 2007-12-30T14:40:00Z
Ran 2 1/2 miles in 20:20.  Nearly a 7 1/2 mph pace.  Good stuff.

Leg feels good.


Need to focus on losing a bit more weight now. 
]]> tag:elff.org,2007-12-27:39f41db4-850b-4922-8c34-34286a70bf0a Rod 2008-01-01T14:36:39Z 2007-12-27T20:28:00Z
My right calf felt a bit off, so I took longer off than I would have liked.  6 days is just too long.

I ran 2 miles at a 7 1/4 mph pace.  I was exhausted after those 2 miles.  Not a banner day.

]]> tag:elff.org,2007-12-21:d0475230-8ba8-4b5e-84e7-760851c3f38f Rod 2007-12-23T19:18:00Z 2007-12-21T15:13:00Z
I hit that.  2.62 miles in 22:28 - 7 miles per hour.  That's about a 3 hour 42 minute marathon pace.  Hurrah.  Now just another 80% and 90% left.

Not that I'm all that close.  Still a long way to go.]]> tag:elff.org,2007-12-17:fb62dbca-a381-4581-a513-4fac2e281190 Rod 2007-12-18T14:43:19Z 2007-12-17T20:30:00Z
I still weigh 209.  (Kept up with some of the shakes despite not working out - tastes good anyway).

Went to the gym last Friday (4 days after the injury) but it was way too soon.

Did 1 3/4 miles averaging 6.8 mph.


So, after 1 1/2 months I've lost 6.5 pounds and can run 2 miles at the pace I need to go.  Not great, but I'm sure once I lose some more weight and get into just a little better shape, it'll start to move quicker.]]> tag:elff.org,2007-12-03:5dd64b3e-112d-4a88-8369-f91d9c90dd5c Rod 2007-12-03T18:36:37Z 2007-12-03T18:31:00Z Cold has been recovered from.  Weighed 209 this morning.  Made it to the gym last Thursday.  Ran 1 3/4 miles averaging 7.4 mph.

Today I felt great when I went to the gym, so... I pushed it.  I decided to try 2 1/2 miles at a slower pace.  I did the 2 1/2 averaging 6.8 mph.  But 4/100 of a mile from the end I pulled my right calf.  Not great.  Now I'm going to be completely unable to run for at least a week.  It will probably be 2-3 weeks before I can run at my normal pace.

But my shakes seem to be working.  I feel great - they definitely don't leave me hungry, which is, after all, the point.  One a day (most days - not all) to replace a meal.  Good deal.]]> tag:elff.org,2007-11-28:0d6c844c-242d-4f1f-b5c4-396ed0149696 Rod 2007-11-28T10:54:06Z 2007-11-28T10:45:00Z Exercise went ok Monday.  I ran 1.6 miles before petering out, though I did average 7.4 mph.  My legs just felt leaden.

I'm feeling it now.

I had hoped to get back in the gym again today but I'm not so sure.  Overdoing it early on when my body is this out of shape can't be a good idea.  I suppose I'll see how I feel a bit later on.

I seem to have stabilized, post-cold, at 211 lbs.]]> tag:elff.org,2007-11-26:331533d3-59dd-49e4-bd93-c3551349bd2e Rod 2007-11-26T14:05:41Z 2007-11-26T13:51:00Z Wow.  I caught a nasty cold last Saturday.  Or at least that's when it hit me.  No exercise the entire week.  I spent most of last Saturday and Sunday in bed.

No exercise but I lost weight.  My appetite was nearly gone.  When I get back into the gym today, we'll see what it did to my already meager athletic capabilities.

Weight: 210 lbs
]]> tag:elff.org,2007-11-18:e4c6cd1b-9330-4c4c-9a22-b1179b493611 Rod 2007-11-18T18:38:23Z 2007-11-18T18:32:00Z Wednesday I managed about 1 3/4 miles at a 7 mph pace on the treadmill.  Accidently hit the stop button about 1/4 mile in, but not sure exactly and then did another 1 1/2 miles.

Friday I did 2 miles at a bit better than 7 mph.  Felt good and did some additional exercise on the elliptical machine after a bit of lifting.

I must have worn myself out a bit (I know - 2+ miles and I'm tired out - not too great) because I got hit hard by a cold.  Spent most of Saturday in bed and wasn't much more active today.  Will stay away from the gym tomorrow even if I'm feeling better when I get up in the morning.  I have nearly a year and there's no point in blowing a week because I wouldn't let my body recover enough from a cold.

Still at 113 lbs.  I'd like to think that I've lost more than 2 1/2 lbs and that I've gained some muscle mass, but I can't tell yet.]]> tag:elff.org,2007-11-13:cf27883d-0de8-4a38-b794-482c373be7af Rod 2007-11-13T12:48:14Z 2007-11-13T12:31:00Z Hopefully I'll start doing this a little more frequently....


So, Saturday I did 1.5 miles on the treadmill at a 2% incline at 7 mph.  Monday I couldn't even make it that long.  At least I have almost a year to start getting a few more miles done.

Hmm... As I posted this bit about myexercise, I realized that I should have some factual basis for setting the treadmill at a 2% incline.  I found the following... http://mysite.verizon.net/jim2wr/id110.html.  Seems like pretty good stuff.  No more 2% inclines for me.  Maybe some variable inclines to simulate hills, but otherwise 0%.  And the title of the post is even called The 1% Incline Treadmill Myth.

So, I'm still at 213 lbs as of this morning.  Making it through a food and wine tasting event and baking a birthday cake for my daughter and not gaining any weight seems good to me.  Not what I'd hope for a typical week at this stage, though.  At some point in the near future I'm going to have to get serious about this thing or I just won't make it.]]> tag:elff.org,2007-11-07:1dbe58a9-641a-4d37-a12c-d6eb6301674f Rod 2007-11-07T12:30:40Z 2007-11-07T12:18:00Z This past Sunday was the NYC Marathon.  My wife ran a few marathons a couple of years back.  The most I've ever run is 3 miles and that's on a treadmill.

I've been looking to get into shape (and lose some weight) so I figured betting her I could run a marathon next year in under 4 hours would prove to be good motivation.  And blogging about can't be a bad idea to add to the motivation.

So, here I am.

Monday I weighed in at 215 1/2.  Today 213 1/2.  Water weight?  Maybe.

Anyhow, my entries will have a bit about my diet, a bit about my excercise and a bit more about various other things.

Oh yeah....  4 and 40.... 4 hours.  40 pounds.  I figure that to run a marathon in under 4 hours, I really should get down to about 175.  I'm 6'1".  I'm 34 and haven't been at 175 since high school.  I'm taking bets!]]>