GoofyinOhio's Journal - Comments Welcomed

[Tiger Lily 03]

Great job! You did an excellent job and should be very proud of yourself!

 

[goofyinohio]

Thank you very much!

Post Marathon runs have went like this. Thursday I did 5 Miles and felt a little sore, but nothing too bad. Saturday I did 6 miles and Today Monday the 21st I did 7 Miles. I feel great other than another sinus infection hitting me. All of these were on the treadmill of course as it's freezing outside.

 

[goofyinohio]

More runs have looked like this. 7.5 miles on Wednesday and I burned up my treadmill, Saturday I did 9 miles and today I did 7 miles. All runs have been in the 10 minute per mile range which is great for me. I've been outside my last two runs and have really enjoyed it. Although the weather will turn really cold again and I'll be back inside I'm sure.

 

[goofyinohio]

Did 6 miles last night on my parents treadmill. My knee and muscles haven't been acting right so I took it easy. Took me 70 minutes to do it. I have to remember to stretch and loosen up before and after each run.

I'm really excited as our new Team games begin tomorrow and last for the year.

To hold myself accountable (Again)
I've signed up for the Goofy in 09.

Need to sign up for the Flying Pig half and Capital City Half.

Can't decide between the Disneyland half or the Tower of Terror 13k. Although both may be possible.

 

[hockeygirl]

Hey Chris! Sounds like you have gotten right back into your training after the marathon weekend! that is so great!! Goofy 09..you are so lucky! I really want to sign up but looks like I will have to wait for 2010 for the Goofy Challenge!

Keep up the good work! Good LUck with the team challenge, I am looking forward to it as well!

 

[goofyinohio]

Hey Chris! Sounds like you have gotten right back into your training after the marathon weekend! that is so great!! Goofy 09..you are so lucky! I really want to sign up but looks like I will have to wait for 2010 for the Goofy Challenge!

Keep up the good work! Good LUck with the team challenge, I am looking forward to it as well!

Good luck to you too Laurie.


I did 6 miles today in 70 minutes and 10.7 miles in 2 hours on Friday.

 

[goofyinohio]

I feel weird putting this out there, but I figured I'd share this with my WISH family.

Thanks to my Mom I recently was asked to sit down for a small story about my weight loss and doing my first Marathon.

The only thing that wasn't correct was when I started losing weight. It was 2006 and not 2007.

My wife asked me to do the article because she gets comments all the time about how I've inspired them and I do get stuff like that at work. So after all that here it is.

120 lbs. lighter, man runs marathon



Though New Year’s resolutions sometimes expire even before January ends, Chris 32, proved you don’t need a new year to get healthy and achieve your goals. You just need a resolution.

He finished his first marathon in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 13. Before the marathon, he lost 120 pounds.

"I tried many times (to lose weight). It was kind of like a yo-yo thing where I’d lose 40 to 50 pounds going into the summer, and then I’d gain it all back when the winter came around and then some," he said.

In February 2007, He began walking to lose weight again. By June, he was 90 pounds lighter. That’s when he started running.

"This last time when I started to lose the weight… I started walking a lot faster, so it wasn’t that big of a leap to start running," he said. "I just started running and couldn't believe I could do that, and then just slowly started going farther and farther and farther."


He looked to books for inspiration to keep running before he finally chose to run a marathon and lost another 30 pounds.

"Once I decided I was going to do it, I actually stuck to it. Like with the weight loss, I set smaller goals and things to do," he said.

He began by running short races to get used to the notion of running rather than walking in races. He ran several five-kilometer races (3.1 miles), and chose a 13-kilometer (8.1 miles) race in Disney World in October to prepare for the Walt Disney World Marathon last month.

"I love Disney World," said Chris. "That’s kind of why I picked that one: my love for Disney World. I figured it was kind of an excuse to go to Disney World, too."

The weekend of the marathon, Chris flew south to Florida a few days early to prepare.

"When I got down (to Disney World), they tell you to relax, but I couldn’t help it, I went and ran. I figured I needed to get used to the temperature anyway."

Chris’ personal cheering squad—his wife, Beth, and 7-month-old daughter, Isabelle, joined him in Florida a few days later. His other daughter, Casey, 8, stayed home to participate in a school function.

"Seeing my family was probably my favorite part, and so was running through all of the parks. Like I said, I love the park, so that was pretty incredible, but getting to see my family in different spots really helped."

He finished the race, all 26.2 miles, in five hours and 45 minutes.

"I got choked up," he admitted. "Getting finished and getting that medal was worth it."

When he returned home after the marathon, his passion for running remained strong. Many experts suggest a two-week break after a marathon, but he was back on the road within a week.

This year, he plans to run several smaller races, including a half-marathon, before picking back up later in the year to run the Walt Disney World Marathon again. He hopes to beat his previous time.

"If I can run a marathon, I feel like I can do anything," he said. "It’s definitely given me a tremendous amount of confidence that I’d lost for a long time."

To those looking to begin running or simply looking for inspiration, he said the key thing is to just try.

"If you can only run from here to the pole, try to run to the next pole, the next stop sign, whatever…you just have to push yourself."

 

[goofyinohio]

Hello me and everyone else who is reading. I haven't updated in a while I've been so busy, but my training is still going strong. I'm on team Buzz's Brigade and spend most of my time on Dis in the Events Competetion forum.

Anywho,

I did my third 5k and the first one since last July and I set a PR. Took me 27 Minutes and 14 seconds. This course was much more challenging than my previous 5k's from a course perspective so I'm really excited (Lots of Hills.) Finished 15th out of 137 official Finishers (Lots of walkers including my wife - I'M SO PROUD OF HER)

My first half Marathon is coming up next week so I will be slowing down my pace for that from my 5k time.

I'm still training 3-4 days a week and am maxing out at 10 miles on my long runs. We'll see how that works for the Half Marathon.

Thanks for reading!

 

[goofyinohio]

Goofy Training starts this weekend and I don't want to lose this Journal so BUMP.

 

[goofyinohio]

Goofy Training starts this weekend and I don't want to lose this Journal so BUMP.

My plans did Change a bit this year. I did the Flying Pig Half and I just did the Disneyland Half Marathon. I am registered for the Columbus Half Marathon and the Flying Feather 4 Miler on Thanksgiving to help train for the Goofy. Looking for more longer races, but not many in the later months here in OHIO.

 

[goofyinohio]

Completed both the Columbus Half and the 4 miler. I also completed the Goofy Challenge. WOO HOO.