Couch to 5k

Weigh-in: Year 3, Week 38

by Charles March 3, 2009

Well, it could have been much worse, but I only gained 0.6 pounds this week. I did many things right, and some things wrong and some good things contributed to the bad. First off, I got in two runs this week. The total of the two was just shy of 10 miles (9.96) with the [...]

My First 5k

by Rick February 21, 2009

Cross Posted at Losing Inspiration Well it has arrived and past. What seemed so long to get here was over in 33 minutes and 50 seconds. I had been training since december and worried about how I would perform in front of the real runners and along side my wife. We started the race a [...]

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Morning Run

by Rick February 15, 2009

Cross Posted at Losing Inspiration Clipped from Nike+ Went to a Birthday party last night for 3 people at once. Needless to say it was “epic”. Had a lot of fun, beer and finger foods so I didn’t even bother trying to calculate my intake yesterday. I had a late breakfast and no lunch so [...]

Day 81 Weigh-in………………….finally!

by Rick February 6, 2009

Cross Posted at Losing Inspiration Well the calorie cut has paid off. I have lost 3.4 pounds since Monday to bring my overall weight-loss to 30.4 pounds. That plateau was a paralyzing. I knew I was eating right, just a little too much for my metabolism to deal with I guess. Today’s weight-in has lifted [...]

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Day 77……………………………..Super Bowl is over

by Rick February 2, 2009

Cross Posted at Losing Inspiration Well, time to get back on track. I drank a lot of beer and ate a lot of party foods and probably consumed the most calories and fat I’ve had since before I started this lifestyle change last night. I have 18 days until my first 5k, and I have [...]

Days 71-72 Intake Diary and Runs/Walks……………Blah!

by Rick January 28, 2009

Cross Posted at Losing Inspiration I haven’t had a lot to say lately. Not because I’m slipping, or giving up or fallen off a wagon or something. I just haven’t felt like talking. I’ve always said, “Don’t talk just for the sake of talking.”, and I don’t want to blog for the same reason. Maybe [...]

MLK Day & Dream 5K Run/Walk

by Charles January 19, 2009

Today was going to be the first time I attended an organized race without my wife/sidekick. Naturally, in addition to not having her encouragement and support, I also had to carry all of my stuff. This meant limiting what I took to whatever I could carry. So I ended up using a fanny pack to [...]

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Keeping A Good Pace?

by Rick December 28, 2008

Cross posted from Losing Inspiration, by GLPlongwood I just put together the playlist I think I will use while running my first 5k in February. I know it’s a little early, but I thought I would do it now so I can tweak it if necessary. So it got me thinking, “I wonder what other [...]

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Run like the wind……………or maybe a slight breeze.

by Rick December 26, 2008

It was nice to be on the treadmill again after the trouble with my knees. They’re not giving me any trouble at all now. I have to give Nike some credit. Ever since I got that Nike+ Sensor and my iPod Nano, I have really looked forward to my walking/running. Now that it can be [...]

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