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Shake and bake!!! finished in 2:02:56. Old PR was 2:47. Average pace for the race was 9:26. All went according to plan! 38th in 40-44 AG (out of 69), overall 274 out of 703. This was an incredible race and I am extremely pleased with my effort and the outcome. next time I AM breaking…
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Today I reached a major milestone in this new lifestyle I have embraced. I say new lifestyle because I don’t consider it a diet at all, but rather a new way of living. In this process, I went from a guy counting calories and reducing the intake of certain food items (namely meat and dairy)…
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Meet Rookie. Our new Black Lab pup. He is 10 weeks old and as awesome as can be. The boys named him Rookie because he is a rookie dog and they are rookie dog owners. He has his own twitter feed: http://www.twitter.com/disneyrundog
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I was invited to post about my lifestyle changes on the Daily Mile Blog. Daily Mile is best described as “facebook for active people,” in that it centers around the active/athletic lifestyle and building community. If you wasn’t to join or become my “friend” there, please go to www.DailyMile.com Here is the link to my…
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Okay. I tweeted my dinner tonight and had a bunch of questions how I made Cajun BBQ Tofu cubes. Well, here goes. 1)I drained the extra firm Nasoya Tofu for about 3o minutes under moderate weight. 2)I placed the tofu block on a plate and cubed it using a serrated knife (kinda like you’d use…
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I’m on the left. June 20th. 235 lbs. or so It has been a while since I reported on my weight loss progress. First, let me address what I’ve done. I get a lot of questions about how I’ve lost weight. I don’t consider this a diet, per se, as much as a lifestyle change.…
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Well, since Megan and I decided to focus on faster races and speed development this spring, I registered for my first ever 8K race. Held in my hometown on March 6, the race proved mighty convenient since we could stay with my parents and I could drive the 2 miles to the race location. I’ve…
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Wow. Where has the time gone. Been a while since the last post, so let’s knock out all the news from the past few weeks in mega-sized update to assuage my guilt. I mean, sure, I have a podcast and if you listen to that you KNOW what has transpired over the last 3 weeks,…
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Weigh in today. Today: 196.5 Last week: 197.5 Start weight on July 20: 231.5 Total loss to date: 35 pounds! I am now into early college years weight. But overall, I’d say I am living much better than I did then, when I lived on burgers, pizza and french fries for 4 years! The doctor…
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In episode 46 I mentioned that I do yoga for part of my strecthing routine. One of the best poses for the runner is Downward Dog, or Downward Facing Dog. This link has a animated graphic that shows the proper technique for this awesome stretch. Downward Dog Pose Here are two more poses that are…
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For the past couple of weeks I’ve been holding steady at 202, and more than a little bit frustrated. I know, I know, losing weight takes time and effort and we don’t see progress in every week. But I was so ready to break that 30 pound barrier it was killing me. So today before…
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