A Journey of Miles & Pounds

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Sun, 19 May 2013 12:02:14 -0400

Arms in 2012 while “just a runner” and last week, 3...

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:02:54 -0400

Arms in 2012 while “just a runner” and last week, 3 weeks into weight training.

I have lost 1” in my bicep in the past year.

An old friend is trying to raise some money on gofundme for a...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:28:00 -0400

An old friend is trying to raise some money on gofundme for a needed eye surgery, his 8th surgery in 5 years attempting to regain sight in his right eye.

In 2007 while at a party a fight broke out. A bottle was thrown and it missed the intended target and hit Derek in the right side of his face, shattering on impact. The glass shards caused lacerations to his orbital globe in 3 places, leaving him blind in that eye.

He has been through 7 surgeries so far; lens, retina (twice), cataract, laser(twice) and cornea transplant. The next scheduled surgery is for his oculomotor nerve.

Throughout this entire ordeal his sense of humor and easy spirit have not faltered. Despite losing his job more than once due to the missed medical time, the high cost of the medical bills he has paid and the mental anguish of losing part of his sight and the repeated stress to his body, he is still smiling and making others smile.

If any of my followers can financially swing it, he could really use the donations.

runningobsession: Meet the Barkley Marathons, the world’s...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:02:26 -0400

runningobsession:

Meet the Barkley Marathons, the world’s toughest and most secretive trail race.

It is a 100-mile footrace that some say is actually 130 miles or more, through unmarked trails that have names like Meth Lab Hill, Bad Thing and Leonard’s Buttslide and that are choked with prickly saw briers. Temperatures often range from freezing to blistering on the same day, and there is a cumulative elevation gain of more than 60,000 feet, or the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest twice from sea level.

A 60-hour time limit forces competitors to run, climb and bushwhack for three days with little or no sleep. They endure taunts from the race director, who deliberately keeps the competition’s entry procedure a mystery. It is a race in which there are no comfort stations, and runners cannot use a GPS device or a cellphone.

Less than 2 percent of the nearly 800 ultrarunners who have subjected themselves to this punishment — 12 men, the same number as have walked on the moon — have finished the race in its current iteration. The only prize is that after 100 miles, they get to stop.

Wowza.

(via Few Know How to Enter; Fewer Finish - NY Times)

is it weird that my first thought was ”I wanna do it!”?

First Training Day!

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:40:32 -0400

First Training Day!:

Using the Gym Hero app to track my weights.

Also started with a 1 mile incline walk - 15 min. mile pace.

Savage Race 2013 - Training Begins

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:06:16 -0400

I have not registered for the Savage Race yet. I am upping my training to the point it will have to be at from now till the race in October and I am registering in July. I want to see how my body handles the increase.

Today I am going to the gym for a longer than usual, full body workout. I am a bit nervous because this is something i have tried numerous times and never succeeded at. The sad thing is that the issue is not that I get tired, it is just that I get bored. I have to make myself stay motivated. I am hoping that having a concrete goal in mind - wanting to participate and doing well in this race - will be the inspiration I need.

ironpeanut: Today is a very sad day among the running...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02:09 -0400

ironpeanut:

Today is a very sad day among the running community. Caballo Blanco was found dead in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico last night. To those of you unfamiliar with Caballo he became well known through Christoper McDougall’s bestseller “Born to Run”. If you have yet to read the book I suggest you do so as for it is an absolute inspiration and if you have already read it…well, read it again because you won’t enjoy it any less than the first time.

March 27,2012

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Thu, 16 May 2013 12:02:24 -0400

Savage Race 2013 - Anyone have advice?

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:56:33 -0400

I am strongly considering the Fall 2013 Savage Race in Florida. I will want to make my decision by the end of the Early Bird registration period on July 11th. If anyone has run one or run a similar one before and wouldn’t mind chatting some please send me an ask or just reply to this photo.

My main concerns are my current fitness level and time to prepare. I am overweight but active. I have run numerous races over the past 3 years, 2 of them half marathon. Currently taking weight training classes and adding that to my routine. My cardio health and endurance are good. My muscle strength is so-so.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 04:47:00 -0400

runnermotivation: just found a trail running angel

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:02:06 -0400

runnermotivation:

just found a trail running angel

So, I actually did not make it to weights class tonight. I had plenty of excuses and all things...

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:08:41 -0400

So, I actually did not make it to weights class tonight. I had plenty of excuses and all things considered I actually think they are valid. I had not been feeling well and got very little sleep. I was exhausted. It is 5:08 AM now and I am headed to the gym to make up for it some before weights class tomorrow.

whatshouldrunnerscallme: Actually the greatest track scene in...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:02:18 -0400

whatshouldrunnerscallme:

Actually the greatest track scene in any movie. Like ever. Of all time.

Weights class tonight! Super psyched! (super not. trying to trick myself. I know I will go...

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:44:56 -0400

Weights class tonight! Super psyched!

(super not. trying to trick myself. I know I will go regardless.)

runnersclub: The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:02:26 -0400

runnersclub:

The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®

Fitness + Health: Running Plans

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:02:17 -0400

Fitness + Health: Running Plans:

fitspiringyou:

Running (Training Plans)

The 5K ☞ Prepare to race this classic distance with a training program that carefully balances both mileage and speedwork.

The 10K ☞ Most runners considering the 10K already have the miles under their belts to compete adequately in the distance. The Cool…

Stats Update

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:03:13 -0400

6/28/2010 & today

Neck - 16” to 14.75”

Bicep - 15” to 13.25”

Chest (over bust) - 44” to 42”

Chest (under bust) - 40” to 36”

Waist - 41” to 36.5”

Hips - 49” to 43”

Thigh - 28.5” to 24”

Calf - 16.5” to 16”

Total of 24.5 inches lost!

Weight - 222.4 lbs. to 184.6 lbs.

fit-eskimos: Hmm. Challenge accepted.

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:02:17 -0400

fit-eskimos:

Hmm. Challenge accepted.

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Fri, 10 May 2013 12:02:05 -0400

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