fatmaneatingicecreamrunningfaster

I returned to the same course as I ran last week; running (unwatched, but by a few homeless blokes collecting scrap) 5k in under 26 minutes. Wow - it's that easy.

So, since noone is really paying attention anyhow, I feel confident in setting a new goal for my next race - 5 weeks from today - 5klicks in 25 minutes.

fatmaneatingicecreamfinishes5k

Done and done.

I learned a lot and now know that my time will only improve at the next race, in about a month.

I hit the two mile marker feeling pretty great, at just under 18 minutes, then I got hit with a cramp and a massive urge to pee (which didn't help the cramp). This was just about where the hill started and half way up, I walked for a few minutes.

Looking back, and considering the rush that I got at the top of the hill, I shouldn't have walked. Nonetheless, at hilltop, I ran the rest at a quicker pace and clocked in finish at 30m20sec, just about the middle of the pack.

The winning man, 19 min I believe, was running with a freakin' dog - as were many others at this animal shelter benefit. A 5 year old finished at 34 minutes; damn impressive...

Next time:
- Under 27 minutes. This should be fairly attainable goal.

- Just eat a granola bar or fruit before the race. Laura had made me a fruit and soymilk smoothy, which I think contributed to the cramp.

- Get my whiz on before the race.

- Run through a cramp.

Damn, that post-race beer tasted mighty nice.

fatmaneatingicecreamandrunning5klicks

So, yeah, I was down 30 lbs at one point. Wow. My son was born and a steady diet of hospital food took me back up a bit. I'm back down a few and I've seemingly settled at a buck 55; 25 lbs less than my highest weigh in, the day after I watched Richard the stranger have a heart attack and die.

I've been running and watching what I eat. Mostly running, four or five days a week and I must admit, I'm feeling better (health and emotion wise) than I have fealt in a long time. Yeah.

So, anyway, it's time to set another goal - beyond maintaining this weight loss and a bit of toning. Running in a circle is fun and all, but I'm finding myself wanting to aim for another goal, so next week I shall start training for a 5 kilometer race. My ultimate goal is to run the Prague half marathon. The race is in March, so it'll probably be 2008 before I get around to doing that; but my aim is to run two 5ks this autumn and a couple of 10 ks next season.

fatmaneatingicecreamandholdingontoloosepants

i'm not entirely sure how, but i'm down ten pounds and my clothes are literally falling off of me. what was tight, is now loose, so i suppose i should buy something differant to wear. or a better belt.

fatmaneatingicecreamlosingweight

I'm down 7 clicks from when I started this: paying attention to what i eat, exercizing, all that jazz. I'm psyched! And I can see my toes as I weigh in. Now, for maintaining this AND losing the other 8 pounds...

fatmaneatingicecream & brownies and running very little

a buck seventy-eight.

despite a rather indulgent weekend, with little, if any, exercise - i managed to weigh in at two pounds less than weigh in a week ago. so it's a start of some sort.

this counting calories and measuring food business is a bit silly, and next to impossible when we find ourselves eating away from home, but it's really settled me in to portion sizing. i'm thinking much more about how i eat, and how much. this, itself, i'd imagine is what has helped me get a start with these two measley pounds.

honestly though, i'm spent, and i haven't really exercised any more than normal. i really do need to find some motivation to get up and go in the morning.

that my wife has been pregnant 16 of the last 24 months, and will be (luck help us) for another 4 wasn't a calculation that i'd figured into this plan of mine. i really do need to resist the urge to eat with her as she's eating her more frequent, albeit smaller portion, meals.

fatmaneatingicecreamrunning

5'7" 180 lbs. i can still see my toes as i weigh in, but if i don't watch myself, those toes may disappear.

ok, so i'm a bit husky. not obese, mind you, but i pack a bit of a pouch about my chest and belly. this is a health concern. and a mental concern. atleast, to me, it's become one, having helplessly watched a strange man have a heart attack and die in front of my very own eyes just one week ago today. i'd rather not go that way - which i suppose is impossible to write into my schedule, but nonetheless, here's something i can do about it.

i'm going to start watching what i eat. no dieting, just a bit of forethought into what it is that i'm putting into my body. less binging, no eating to (temporarily) satisfy my depression, fewer empty calories, that sort of thing.

i'm also going to make an effort to get more exercise. this morning i went out and ran/walked for about 40 minutes. i'd run two blocks, walk a block, run again, etc. it's my desire to ultimately run a 10k sometime this summer, maybe for fathers day, but that's still a long time coming. i'd be happy to just shed a bit of this buddha belly.