Smaller By The Day
When you actually post it, RA will downsize it
Wanted to post a pic of the new K3's, but just copies giantsized on the ipad. They have greenyellow forefoot and blackred heel. Kind of hard to tie with black laces on a black tongue. Matched my black hat. :-(
Improvements
Weight 100 pounds lost
5K 31:02 Sept. 2012 / 23:36 Sept. 2013 (Same Course)
10K 48:59 April 2013
HM 2:03:56 Nov. 2012 / 1:46:50 March 2013
MARATHON 3:57:33 Nov. 2013
Return To Racing
It's magic !!!!
These?
I may have to try them again, nice!
Here's the rain pic, temp was 42, feels like 38, wind blowing sideways, I was miserably cold for some reason. I had planned to take my jacket off, but that didn't happen.
Mitch, I remember you racing that day and how cold it was. Miserable.
jerry , nice shoes! Love them. I love looking at everyone's new shoes
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Traci
Mitch, I remember you racing that day and how cold it was. Miserable. jerry , nice shoes! Love them. I love looking at everyone's new shoes
Should I get black socks?
Black socks will make your ankles look too skinny
They are really skinny. I'd look like Mickey Mouse.
Nice shoes, Jerry...
2015 Races
2XU HM - 29 Mar
Amazonian Princess
Y'know, since the Nike hat is gone, might be time for a Halo headband
Awood - way to go on the weight loss! Not to be dense, but does that mean you started running when you were 300 pounds? How did you avoid injury? The most I can do comfortably is 3 or 4x a week: a long slow one around 4-5 miles, a treadmill "rolling hills" program, and run/walk at the track once or twice. I tried adding a fourth day consistently but was so achy I wasn't enjoying it, so I'm alternating 3x one week then 4x the next. I'm thinking I need to keep building strength (with weights, core work, biking, elliptical, and pool running) because I don't want to get injured. Advice?
I can. I will. I am.
Sloooow.
Not Awood, but I started running at 256lbs, with C25K. I did the plan every other day, so some weeks were 3 days, others were 4 days. I didn't have too many aches or pains, so I think it helps to start slowly with 3 and rarely 4 days a week (running/run-walking) when you are heavier.
Coralie!!! Spent Sunday watching Doctor Who on Netflix, saw your old avatar!!!
I think I'm where you were when you started, so it's nice to think that someday I could be where you are now Maybe a weird question, but as you started losing weight, did your calves seem to get bigger instead of smaller? Maybe they seem bigger because other parts are getting smaller? I keep wanting to ask about body changes while losing weight but didn't want to start a thread that could easily turn salacious...
Baconista, I hardly lost any weight in my calves it seems. Giant tree trunk legs here compared to the rest of me. And I believe D2 had a similar experience. But I did eventually lose enough to wear knee-high boots.
I was 315 pounds, but you're right. I started with over 2 decades of sports under my belt with football, wrestling and powerlifting. My body has been pretty conditioned to take a beating. That being said, I hadn't wrestled or played football in over a decade. This meant that I hadn't really run in over a decade.
In the beginning, I would run every other day, and take a break when I needed to. I also did a lot of Jillian Michaels workout videos, and bike riding. It takes time, and I think that's a good thing. In 2010, I dropped 80 pounds pretty quickly because I was doing a weight loss challenge. I felt great, but I feel like I lost it so fast that the changes I had made didn't feel like habits. They were just the things I did to get the weight off. This time around, I didn't rush the weight loss. I didn't even think of it as weight loss, as much as I did developing healthy habits. I just try to be aware of portion size, and eating right, and I'm also running to be a runner rather than as a weight loss tool.
Y'know, since the Nike hat is gone, might be time for a Halo headband Awood - way to go on the weight loss! Not to be dense, but does that mean you started running when you were 300 pounds? How did you avoid injury? The most I can do comfortably is 3 or 4x a week: a long slow one around 4-5 miles, a treadmill "rolling hills" program, and run/walk at the track once or twice. I tried adding a fourth day consistently but was so achy I wasn't enjoying it, so I'm alternating 3x one week then 4x the next. I'm thinking I need to keep building strength (with weights, core work, biking, elliptical, and pool running) because I don't want to get injured. Advice?