Fat to Boston in 14 Weeks

[Subby]

Day 23, Week 4, 79 Days to Go

Did what the article said. Cold and rainy and getting dark at 445p. Put on the reflective vest and a headlamp and did 7 miles with 6 hills. Ran the hills at a hard clip as this is supposed to be a hill day. I prefer running a course with hills to just running up and down the same hill over and over.

Conditions were miserable, which made the hot shower afterwards all the sweeter.

I took the day off on Wednesday, mostly as a precaution. I feel pretty good though and will make it up on Friday, which is normally the rest day for the week.

The Daily Ticker:

Days: 23
Weight Lost: 8.9
Miles Run: 108
Cardio/Weight Sessions: 3

[Subby]

Day 25, Week 4, 77 Days to Go

8 miles at 145 bpm and 7:48 per mile pace. Cold as hell. 14 miler on tap for Sunday. High winds and sub-freezing temps in store. YAY!

Refereed three basketball games later in the day. Lots o' sprinting - tried to run backwards as much as possible.

The Daily Ticker:

Days: 25
Weight Lost: 8.9
Miles Run: 116
Cardio/Weight Sessions: 3

[Subby]

Day 26, Week 4, 76 Days to Go

Today was the most brutally cold day by far. With the windchill it felt like 2 degrees when I went out for my scheduled long run at 8am. Thank god for tights and the gator I wore around my neck. When the wind was really blowing I was able to cover most of my face and the running tights covered the exposed skin between shorts and knee-high running socks.

I filled up the two 10 oz water bottles I bought recently and packed some Clif Shot Blocks. The Shot Blocks are my favorite quick carbs - they come six to a pack and always help my energy levels on long runs.

The run went well. I started in Virginia, crossed the Key Bridge into Georgetown (DC) and ran on the historic C&O Canal towpath for about 6 miles before crossing back into Virginia via the Chain Bridge. From there it was another 4 miles to my house and all told I put in a 16.4 mile run. I was pretty beat when I was done but a hot shower and some killer breakfast burritos from my wife made recovery a snap. I burned 2500 calories and ran an average pace of 8:40. My heart rate was at 140 bpm on average. Not anywhere near where I want to be, but hopefully I can get there in the next 75 days.

A successful week, for sure. Looking forward to unlocking a bonus item tomorrow.

The Daily Ticker:

Days: 26
Weight Lost: 8.9
Miles Run: 132
Cardio/Weight Sessions: 3

[JetsIn06]

First of all, I have an incredible amount of respect for you for doing this. Its extremely inspiring and Ive already started planning another attempt at getting into good shape because of it.

Secondly, I am actually in Silver Spring, MD right now (really here to visit DC, of course). Today I walked to the Metro from my hotel and then from the Metro to the Natural History Museum and I realized it was likely the coldest day I have ever experienced. WOW.

When I stopped at the station to get tickets (The station is exposed outside) I was so cold that I thought I was going to pass out. Ugh. Hopefully tomorrow is nicer as I plan on making the same walk.

Anyway, keep it up!!!

[digamma]

Yessir, Subby! Go, go, go!

[Kodos]

You are doing a fantastic job, Subby. Tonight should mark my return to the stationary bike in my own weight loss mission.

[Dodgerchick]

You're kicking some serious ass here Subby. I'm inspired to continue running because of this awesome dynasty. Thanks!

[Subby]

Day 28, Week 5, 74 Days to Go

Thanks to everyone reading this for their support. It really makes a difference to me and is a big time motivator.

I weighed in at 193.7 this morning, so it looks like my weight loss is back in a positive direction.

It was dark and snowing when I went out this morning and did 6.5 miles. I was ready though and had on the following:

Head/neck: cut-off t-shirt sleeve under knit cap, head lamp, neck gator
Torso: heart rate monitor, base layer long sleeve shirt, black windbreaker, safety vest
Hands: glove liners, running gloves, garmin watch
Legs: running tights, running shorts
Feet/Ankles: compression socks, running socks, trail running shoes

Lots of stuff - but it made for a good, safe run - particular at a time of the day (6am) when there are a lot of cars on the road.

Heart rate was in the mid 140s and I did a tad over 8 minutes per miles. After taking yesterday off to rest, it was a solid run. Then I log in this morning and realize I was supposed to run 8 miles. Grrr. I'll make it up though - probably will go 8 tomorrow when the schedule calls for 4.

Speaking of training - here is my schedule for the rest of the way:

Marathon Training Schedule: Advanced-I

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun
5	3 m run	8 m run	4 m run	5 x hill	rest	8 m pace	16
6	3 m run	8 m run	4 m run	40 Tem	rest	8 m run	17
7	3 m run	9 m run	4 m run	6 x hill	rest	9 m pace	19
8	4 m run	10 m run	5 m run	45 Tem	rest	10 m run	20
9	4 m run	6 m run	5 m run	7 x 800	rest	6 m pace	12
10	4 m run	10 m run	5 m run	7 x hill	rest	10 m pace	20
11	5 m run	6 m run	5 m run	45 tem	rest	6 m run	12
12	5 m run	10 m run	5 m run	8 x 800	rest	10 m pace	20
13	4 m run	6 m run	4 m run	30 Tem	rest	4 m run	8
14	3 m run	4 x 400	2 m run	rest	rest	2 m run	race

I basically took out all of the stepback weeks. This is either going to kill me or kill me. Probably kill me.

The Daily Ticker:

Days: 26
Weight Lost: 10.5
Miles Run: 139
Cardio/Weight Sessions: 4 (slacking on these - will do something tonight)

[Subby]

Day 29, Week 5, 72 Days to Go

Eight miles this morning in an attempt for being a bit short yesterday and taking Monday off. Slow. Legs hurt a lot - they felt thick and beat up, but I stopped to stretch a little over halfway through and that actually helped a lot. Had a huge meal out last night, so hopefully that was part of the reason it was kind of a slog.

14.5 miles for the week now - tomorrow calls for hills, so I will do my 6.5 mile hilly route.

The Daily Ticker:

Days: 27
Weight Lost: 10.5
Miles Run: 147
Cardio/Weight Sessions: 4

[digamma]

Weekend update, my friend?

[Dodgerchick]

Hi, how's the training coming along?

[Swaggs]

Bump?

[Subby]

I am here and still running, but discouraged.

I hurt the middle toe on my right foot about three weeks ago and simply could not run. I apologize for not updating, but I was just extremely bummed.

So, I took two weeks off and started back again this week. I have three times this week with minimal pain (about 8 miles each run), so that's good news.

The bad news is that is pretty much a pipe dream to run the time I want or lose the weight I want. But I am not giving up. I am still going to train for the race and run the best time I can. There are four more races in the fall that I can run in to try and get my 3:15 goal time and I will use this race as a spring board.

Again, my apologies for not updating this thread. It was just too painful to come and talk about yet another training derailed by injury.

I promise that I will get back to regular updates starting tomorrow.

[Kodos]

Hang in there, Subby. Sorry to hear you got sidelined.

[Dodgerchick]

Aww Subby, sorry you got injured.

[ez]

Originally Posted by Subby

The bad news is that is pretty much a pipe dream to run the time I want or lose the weight I want.

what's your middle toe have to do with weight loss?

don't hate the game, hate the player...

[Subby]

FAT TO BOSTON IN 395 WEEKS

It’s official! Touch and go for a very very very long time, but if my lazy, dessert-loving ass can make something like this happen, anyone can. 🏃🏽🖤🍩 #bostonmarathon #baa #bostonstrong #running #runhappy

A post shared by Chris Shue™ (@chris_shue) on Sep 23, 2017 at 11:59am PDT

[Young Drachma]

bettr late than never. keep crushing.

[Kodos]

You are the man, Subby. Love following your exploits.

[Izulde]

Amazing!

[corbes]

You rock, Subby!!!

[rjolley]

Congrats. Good luck.

[Comey]

Congratulations! I went from 280 to 175 (well, to 160, then back to 175) six years ago...I finished doing that in Mystic, CT...home of Amby Burfoot. And John Kelly. And Tarzan Brown. And several world-class distance runners. This is a runner's town.

I got into distance running myself, and was doing pretty well (six-minute mile pace) for awhile...before baseball and basketball injuries crept in. Then I displaced the vertebrae at the base of my spine in 2015. I can still do it...but not as long as I want. And then I hurt, get frustrated...and don't do it.

But I still want to.

Seeing this gives me motivation. So, thank you.

(Now to follow through...)

[Subby]

Originally Posted by Comey

Congratulations! I went from 280 to 175 (well, to 160, then back to 175) six years ago...I finished doing that in Mystic, CT...home of Amby Burfoot. And John Kelly. And Tarzan Brown. And several world-class distance runners. This is a runner's town.

I got into distance running myself, and was doing pretty well (six-minute mile pace) for awhile...before baseball and basketball injuries crept in. Then I displaced the vertebrae at the base of my spine in 2015. I can still do it...but not as long as I want. And then I hurt, get frustrated...and don't do it.

But I still want to.

Seeing this gives me motivation. So, thank you.

(Now to follow through...)

Wow - what an incredible story. Best of luck getting back into it. 6 min mile pace is ridiculously fast.

[pbot]

congrats Subby.

[MalcPow]

Hell yeah.

[Comey]

Originally Posted by Subby

Wow - what an incredible story. Best of luck getting back into it. 6 min mile pace is ridiculously fast.

Eh, should never have gotten to 280 in the first place. But I did, and now I'm not. (Thank you, though...it was a tough, but rewarding, turnaround.)

Amby is a really, really nice man. I used to play baseball with his nephew, who is now the cross-country coach at a high school in West Hartford. The whole family is pretty amazing.

Now my friend Spy...this dude is inspirational now. Arthritis stopped him from running about 18 months ago; he now surfs.

National 50+ Marathon Champion Runs with Ileostomy Bag | Runner's World

He was also the national champion at, I believe the 15k, despite having never run indoors. The guy is pure amazement.