Here are my goals according to the latest rules revisions:
Nutrition - 110 half days
Fitness
Resistance Training - 15 sessions
Interval Training - 3 sessions
SS/Walking - 27 sessions
Personal - Lose 20 pounds
Competition - Complete 2 5K events
Training Log - May 30, 2007
It's hard to believe that the month of May is almost over! It seemed that we spent the first four months holding on until May came. In my mind, May is the month of spring. We don't get too many snows in the month of May in Central Ohio. April is always good for one or two accumulations.
Today we were about as far away from thoughts of snow as you can be. The temps here were around 90 degrees. The humidity was also beginning to show itself. The walk today at Creekside went well. It was a nice sunny late morning and it was about 78 degrees. I was thankful that I decided to bring a white shirt to walk in. By the time I was done, it was 84 degrees and the air seemed to be a warm blanket around me. I completed the 3.05 miles in 50:40 minutes. That is a pace of 16:37.
I received notification that my brother and his wife went online and made a contribution to support me. I'm not sure if they want the amount to be public so I will just say "THANKS" to Mike & Patty and also Zach and Jacob. It means a lot to me.
I have signed up for a challenge on the JP Fitness forums to help me stay on track with my fitness goals and my training schedule. I will be posting my training here as well as my half marathon training. I will title the JP Fitness posts as "Challenge Log" and continue to post my walking log as "Training Log". I hope that everyone is now thoroughly confused.
I will say that one of the benefits of this training is of course that I will lose weight. I weighed myself this morning and I was 341 pounds. That's down 6 pounds from about 2 weeks ago !!! Less weight to carry over the 13 miles.
Today we were about as far away from thoughts of snow as you can be. The temps here were around 90 degrees. The humidity was also beginning to show itself. The walk today at Creekside went well. It was a nice sunny late morning and it was about 78 degrees. I was thankful that I decided to bring a white shirt to walk in. By the time I was done, it was 84 degrees and the air seemed to be a warm blanket around me. I completed the 3.05 miles in 50:40 minutes. That is a pace of 16:37.
I received notification that my brother and his wife went online and made a contribution to support me. I'm not sure if they want the amount to be public so I will just say "THANKS" to Mike & Patty and also Zach and Jacob. It means a lot to me.
I have signed up for a challenge on the JP Fitness forums to help me stay on track with my fitness goals and my training schedule. I will be posting my training here as well as my half marathon training. I will title the JP Fitness posts as "Challenge Log" and continue to post my walking log as "Training Log". I hope that everyone is now thoroughly confused.
I will say that one of the benefits of this training is of course that I will lose weight. I weighed myself this morning and I was 341 pounds. That's down 6 pounds from about 2 weeks ago !!! Less weight to carry over the 13 miles.
Training Log - May 28, 2007
Good Memorial Day to everyone and a special thanks to all of our service men and women both past and present. We would not be able to enjoy the freedoms we have today if it were not for brave souls that paid the ultimate price.
Just to bring everyone up to speed. I went to the Team in Training kickoff breakfast on Saturday and had a great time. There were probably 150 folks there that will be competing in the 3 major events coming up. The majority of the people were at the tables for the Columbus Marathon and Half Marathon. It was a great event and it was great to meet my mentor Jenni and also to meet the walkers. There were 11 of us there that will be walking in the event. We found out that we will be walking to honor the 5 researchers that the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society sponsors here in Central Ohio. They are: John Byrd MD , Gustavo Leone PhD, Christoph Plass PhD, Roger Brieswitz PhD and Michael Caligiuri MD.
Sunday was another trip to Highbanks to walk the trails. This time I remembered to wear my walking gear and to bring water and a cell phone. The weather was supposed to be stormy all afternoon but was just cloudy when we got to the park. I did the 2.3 miles in about 32 min. Janet and the kids came along again and walked the trail while I went on ahead.
Noticed that my heels are beginning to crack so I will need to keep on top of that. Other than that all is going well.
Just to bring everyone up to speed. I went to the Team in Training kickoff breakfast on Saturday and had a great time. There were probably 150 folks there that will be competing in the 3 major events coming up. The majority of the people were at the tables for the Columbus Marathon and Half Marathon. It was a great event and it was great to meet my mentor Jenni and also to meet the walkers. There were 11 of us there that will be walking in the event. We found out that we will be walking to honor the 5 researchers that the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society sponsors here in Central Ohio. They are: John Byrd MD , Gustavo Leone PhD, Christoph Plass PhD, Roger Brieswitz PhD and Michael Caligiuri MD.
Sunday was another trip to Highbanks to walk the trails. This time I remembered to wear my walking gear and to bring water and a cell phone. The weather was supposed to be stormy all afternoon but was just cloudy when we got to the park. I did the 2.3 miles in about 32 min. Janet and the kids came along again and walked the trail while I went on ahead.
Noticed that my heels are beginning to crack so I will need to keep on top of that. Other than that all is going well.
Training Log - May 23, 2007
Well, I managed to get my walk in at lunch today. I wasn't sure that this was going to be the case though. We are having some difficulties with several transactions at the bank. I thought that I might need to go to the bank in person. Luckily, I was able to do it over the phone - allowing me to get my walk in.
Another lovely day here in Central Ohio. At Creekside Park, the temperature was 79 degrees with 52% humidity (heat index of 80) at 11:15 AM. I did my 3.05 miles in 52:25 which is a 17:11 min/mile pace. Tried to focus on my technique more today as I walked.
I received an e-mail from the Customer Service dept at alwyncosgrove.com. It thanked my for my e-mail and said that it would be fine for me to walk in Alwyn's honor. I haven't heard anything from my family and friends but I'm sure it will happen.
Another lovely day here in Central Ohio. At Creekside Park, the temperature was 79 degrees with 52% humidity (heat index of 80) at 11:15 AM. I did my 3.05 miles in 52:25 which is a 17:11 min/mile pace. Tried to focus on my technique more today as I walked.
I received an e-mail from the Customer Service dept at alwyncosgrove.com. It thanked my for my e-mail and said that it would be fine for me to walk in Alwyn's honor. I haven't heard anything from my family and friends but I'm sure it will happen.
Ooops.... - May 22, 2007
Well, I just went to get my stuff ready to change into so that I could do my walk at Creekside and realized that I was missing an important piece of equipment. I forgot to pack my socks !!!! There are several items that I could forget and still be able to walk. Socks are not on that list. Oh well, tomorrow is supposed to be a nice day as well.
Training Log - May 22, 2007
Took last Thursday off due to feeling under the weather. Janet (my wife) has strep and I wasn't sure if I was coming down with it as well. Feeling much better now.
Took the family to Highbanks Metro Park on Sunday to get my weekend walk in. Took the Overlook trail. 2.35 miles of scenic trail. Several good sized hills so the legs got a good workout. Did come across a 2.5 - 3 foot snake sunning itself on the trail. It saw me coming and slithered off into the woods. The temperature was about 75 with some humidity.
Sent out some of my fundraising e-mails this morning. Good to get going on that. I am looking forward to hearing back from family and friends. I also sent an e-mail to Alwyn Cosgrove. It was his Lift Strong CD that started me on this journey. Just wanted to thank him for his inspirational story. He would probably shrug it off and say that others have had it worse. I also wanted to ask his permission to train and walk in his honor as a leukemia/lymphoma survivor.
Took the family to Highbanks Metro Park on Sunday to get my weekend walk in. Took the Overlook trail. 2.35 miles of scenic trail. Several good sized hills so the legs got a good workout. Did come across a 2.5 - 3 foot snake sunning itself on the trail. It saw me coming and slithered off into the woods. The temperature was about 75 with some humidity.
Sent out some of my fundraising e-mails this morning. Good to get going on that. I am looking forward to hearing back from family and friends. I also sent an e-mail to Alwyn Cosgrove. It was his Lift Strong CD that started me on this journey. Just wanted to thank him for his inspirational story. He would probably shrug it off and say that others have had it worse. I also wanted to ask his permission to train and walk in his honor as a leukemia/lymphoma survivor.
Training Log - May 15, 2007
Kinda sounds like something Capt. Kirk would say doesn't it?
Good day today! I was able to walk at Creekside park today. I got my 3.05 miles done in 52:16. Pretty good pace. I am still working on my walking technique and not really interested in setting a blazing pace. The weather was very nice. It was about 75 degrees with moderate humidity. There was a great breeze that kept me cool. I decided to wear my Headsweats covering today and was glad I did. Having a shaved head means that I have to watch out for a sunburn! No one wants to see me with my head peeling - Yuck!
I was able to create a flier today that I was able to put up on the bulletin board at work. Put a picture of me in my TNT shirt on it as well as some facts about LLS and how folks can contribute. I thought it looked pretty good. I also worked on my fundraiser letter this evening. All I need to do to finish it is to add some info on our Hero.
I will be sending out an e-mail to close family and friends explaining what I am doing and asking them to contribute.
Good day today! I was able to walk at Creekside park today. I got my 3.05 miles done in 52:16. Pretty good pace. I am still working on my walking technique and not really interested in setting a blazing pace. The weather was very nice. It was about 75 degrees with moderate humidity. There was a great breeze that kept me cool. I decided to wear my Headsweats covering today and was glad I did. Having a shaved head means that I have to watch out for a sunburn! No one wants to see me with my head peeling - Yuck!
I was able to create a flier today that I was able to put up on the bulletin board at work. Put a picture of me in my TNT shirt on it as well as some facts about LLS and how folks can contribute. I thought it looked pretty good. I also worked on my fundraiser letter this evening. All I need to do to finish it is to add some info on our Hero.
I will be sending out an e-mail to close family and friends explaining what I am doing and asking them to contribute.
The first steps
They say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This is a journal of my journey to walk a marathon. I don't know where or when the idea took root in my mind but it is there now.
I started walking in races last June with the 2006 Muirfield 5K. It was there that I was bitten by the race bug. By the time December came around, I had competed in four 5Ks and one 4 miler. My times were not in the top of the walkers but they are were around the same times. My personal best was 51:02 - a 16:27 min/mile pace.
Once the winter cold had left the Central Ohio area, it was time for my first race of the year - The Dam Fool 4 Miler. I was not totally prepared for the race and by the first mile I knew I was in trouble. I managed to finish the race ( dead last) with a couple of surprises. The first was that I was only 1 minute off of my December 4 mile race time. The other was that I was the only male to walk the race. Because of this, I was listed as getting the top honors for my category and received a $20 gift card to a local restaurant.
Enter the folks from Team In Training. They train people to run and walk marathons. The participants are asked to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I joined the organization and entered to walk the 2007 Columbus Half Marathon. This is my first big step in reaching my goal to walk a marathon.
Saturday, I walked another 5K. This was the Mother's Day 5K at Griggs Reservoir. I was able to put some of the things I have learned about training to walk a marathon to use. I set a new personal record for the 5K with a time of 50:06 and a 16:08 min/mile pace.
I will keep the journal up to date with my training and the status of my donations. I am trying to raise between $1700 and $2500 for the Society.
I started walking in races last June with the 2006 Muirfield 5K. It was there that I was bitten by the race bug. By the time December came around, I had competed in four 5Ks and one 4 miler. My times were not in the top of the walkers but they are were around the same times. My personal best was 51:02 - a 16:27 min/mile pace.
Once the winter cold had left the Central Ohio area, it was time for my first race of the year - The Dam Fool 4 Miler. I was not totally prepared for the race and by the first mile I knew I was in trouble. I managed to finish the race ( dead last) with a couple of surprises. The first was that I was only 1 minute off of my December 4 mile race time. The other was that I was the only male to walk the race. Because of this, I was listed as getting the top honors for my category and received a $20 gift card to a local restaurant.
Enter the folks from Team In Training. They train people to run and walk marathons. The participants are asked to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I joined the organization and entered to walk the 2007 Columbus Half Marathon. This is my first big step in reaching my goal to walk a marathon.
Saturday, I walked another 5K. This was the Mother's Day 5K at Griggs Reservoir. I was able to put some of the things I have learned about training to walk a marathon to use. I set a new personal record for the 5K with a time of 50:06 and a 16:08 min/mile pace.
I will keep the journal up to date with my training and the status of my donations. I am trying to raise between $1700 and $2500 for the Society.
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