Fat People Run Too!

No more week 7!  Say buh by!

This evening I completed W7D3 with Jack out in front of me in the jogging stroller.  I would have to say that it added quite a bit to the workout to take Jack with me in the stroller.  He's 50lbs that I was pushing in front of me, along with my own 255lbs (which is 25lbs lighter than when I started 7 weeks ago).  It was a really nice evening here in the 55060;  79*, and only 45% humidity!  Quite a bit of bugs, but who cares, there's always bugs in MN.  Hell, there's even bugs in the winter around here!

At what point can I call myself a "runner"?  I think NOW!  I am able to run 25+ minutes without passing out at the end, no throwing up etc!  It feels great.  I have the most amazing wife who has encouraged me big time these last 7 weeks!  She is awesome!  Without her support, I wouldn't still be running.  I have only 2 weeks left of C25K at which point I should be able to complete a 5k (3.11 miles) w/o stopping for a walking break  I can't wait to get out there and do my 5k race in October!  I will OWN it!  I am totally pumped up about it.  Once I am done with C25K, I will have a week and a few days to train before my first race at which point, I will focus mostly on bringing up the speed to hopefully reach my pace of just over 8 minutes per mile, for a total time in the 5k of 24 minutes.

If you are overweight and thinking about getting in shape, YOU CAN DO IT.  I was classified as obese when I started this program at 6'1 280lbs, and today I can run for a good length of time, not be tired, not hurt much and feel GREAT!  I'm well on my way to being healthy and you can be too!

Yesterday was Week 6 Day 2 of the 9 week training program to get you off your butt and into a 5k.  I managed to complete it, but it was a little tougher than other days.  I think maybe because it involved 10 mins of running, then a walking interval, and then another 10 mins of running.  We'll see Thursday when Day 3 of Week 6 comes along.  That'll be a straight 25 run with a warmup and cool down for a total of 35 minutes working out.

Yesterday, I steped on the scale and to my surprise, I was down to 255!  That's 25lbs in 6 weeks that I've dropped.  This means I am pretty close to my initial goal of 250.  Now it's time to get started on finding some free Free Weights to setup in the basement so I can start heavy lifting on my off days of running.  My overall goal weight is 240-250lbs with 9-12% body fat.  I figure the cardio from running will be a perfect compliment to the heavy lifting.  Should help things lean out as I go.   That said, it's time to hit the protein powder again.  I haven't bought any of this stuff in years!  Here's to a "tasty" breakfast every morning!