Distance: 1.00 Miles
Average Pace: 11'10"/mi
Weather: Windy and cool, but no rain
I have recruited Nathan to run with me, which probably helped keep the pace below 12'00"! He cranked it out like it was nothing. Oh, to be young and thin.
Curse you D.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
2012/04/26 - A fresh start
Wow, that was a lot longer than I had anticipated. I have been swamped at work for the last several months and am now re-surfacing. Over those months I have put on all of the weight I had lost...plus a few extra just for good measure. At the end of March I had the opportunity to travel to Utah to visit with family. My father, who has been a heavy man as long as I have known him, had knee surgery back in December and had been doing physical therapy to help in the healing process. At some point he switched from seeing a physical therapist to doing his own thing at the gym. He has lost a bunch of weight and looks better than he has in years.
For the first time in my life I was heavier than my father. Now, I have been the tallest member of my family for quite some time, but this is the first time I have been the heaviest and I have to admit, it shook me. The problem at the time was I knew I still had over a month of 80 hour weeks ahead of me before I could really get serious about resuming my training schedule.
That time has now passed, and I have handed off the biggest part of my workload so I now have no excuses (yes, I know thats all they were) to not get my fat ass back into some sort of shape. Yesterday I woke up early and was in the pool by about 6:00 a.m. I was bound and determined to swim a mile, and was only slightly concerned about how many times I would have to stop and rest in order to make that distance. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't have to stop because of fatigue* and was able to finish the mile (actually 1800 yds) in 36 minutes.
My ability to pick back up the swimming so quickly got me to thinking...perhaps I CAN start over and gear up for a marathon. I called up the accursed DG and he assured me that I absolutely had enough time to prepare for the Portland Marathon on October 7th. I had been half hoping he would slow me down in my enthusiasm. In fact, we talked about even grander plans...
I have not registered, nor do I intend to register immediately. The next big hurdle will be to actually go out and try running to see how my ankles will like all of this new weight. I plan on doing just a mile 4 days a week for a couple weeks, starting slow and gradually increasing speed to a slightly faster pace (though it is still really slow for most people!) My first run will probably be Monday, though I may try to squeeze some time in tomorrow evening.
Curse you D!
*I did have to stop after 300 yds because my swimsuit had become untied and was sliding down as I did my flip-turns, and I didn't want to get arrested for indecent exposure!!!
For the first time in my life I was heavier than my father. Now, I have been the tallest member of my family for quite some time, but this is the first time I have been the heaviest and I have to admit, it shook me. The problem at the time was I knew I still had over a month of 80 hour weeks ahead of me before I could really get serious about resuming my training schedule.
That time has now passed, and I have handed off the biggest part of my workload so I now have no excuses (yes, I know thats all they were) to not get my fat ass back into some sort of shape. Yesterday I woke up early and was in the pool by about 6:00 a.m. I was bound and determined to swim a mile, and was only slightly concerned about how many times I would have to stop and rest in order to make that distance. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't have to stop because of fatigue* and was able to finish the mile (actually 1800 yds) in 36 minutes.
My ability to pick back up the swimming so quickly got me to thinking...perhaps I CAN start over and gear up for a marathon. I called up the accursed DG and he assured me that I absolutely had enough time to prepare for the Portland Marathon on October 7th. I had been half hoping he would slow me down in my enthusiasm. In fact, we talked about even grander plans...
I have not registered, nor do I intend to register immediately. The next big hurdle will be to actually go out and try running to see how my ankles will like all of this new weight. I plan on doing just a mile 4 days a week for a couple weeks, starting slow and gradually increasing speed to a slightly faster pace (though it is still really slow for most people!) My first run will probably be Monday, though I may try to squeeze some time in tomorrow evening.
Curse you D!
*I did have to stop after 300 yds because my swimsuit had become untied and was sliding down as I did my flip-turns, and I didn't want to get arrested for indecent exposure!!!
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