Comments(6) Penultimate taper run before the marathon. We’ll do a short 20 minute run tomorrow… then the race on Sunday.
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Comments(3) Second to last run before my Marathon this weekend. The good news is that running 6 miles at sub 8 minute pace now feels genuinely easy. The bad news is it was rainy and cold. The worse news is that this Marathon training has been horrible for my weight.
Seriously… I weighed in at 148lbs this afternoon. Now I’m sure some part of it is from carbing up and water retention and reduced effort during my taper. But another part is that since I’ve been focused exclusively on running. And since in the words of my coach “The goal is for you to qualify for Boston, not just do a bunch of exercise…” I’ve been significantly cutting into my total volume of exercise, and that means the pounds are adding up. No point in changing anything now, with only a couple days left.
But man… after this weekend, I plan to get back on my bike and ride these extra pounds away!
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I was a fat kid, turned fat adult, who by age 34 weighed 200lbs at 5'4" tall with 36% body fat. Now, I'm 60lbs lighter, and a two time Ironman. If I can do it... anyone can.
This is my fitness blog. Some people who knew me a long time ago may wonder, what the heck I'm doing writing a blog about fitness. Many of them wouldn't imagine that I'd have anything to do with fitness. You see, up until age 34, I treated my body very poorly. I sat around at home, at work, at play. I ate junk food and lots of it. And the result was what you'd expect 5'4" and 200 lbs with 36% body fat. (more...) 
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