5 Mile trail run and beyond

This is me after the 5 Mile trail run. I DID IT, I DID IT!!!!!!!

My run took me 59:30 so I was under the hour I wanted to beat. It was very wet and I ran with my hydration pack, some gue and my Garmin Watch. I think all helped me make my goal time. I really needed the water, the gue helped me keep from bonking, and the watch told me how far I had gone and how fast. The first mile was great I ran with my aunt and I was going really fast for me. The down side was my feet got really really soaked. After the first mile my shoes were as wet as they could get. There were pot holes on the trail 8in deep and filled with water. I got blisters but they didn't hurt until after the run was over. It was cool, I don't think it got over 80 which was really good for me. I tend to melt when its over 80 especially when I am running.

As you can see by the print out I was not first but I was also not last. I would have been happy with any place in the race since I finished in the time I wanted. I really think the Red Ribbon Ride helped with the run. The day after the ride I jumped on the trail and ran 5 miles. I think I ran a total of 27 miles the week after the Red Ribbon Ride. It was a heck of a summer, I have been really working on my cardio and it has been paying off. My weight has been staying around 270 and I am happy with that. The next step is to get down to 260, my goal before the new year.  If I was going to the Duro-Last seminar this year I would make it my goal for the seminar as I used as my goal last year. This fall I am going to start back at Gladiator and dodge ball starts up again before to long. I hope my knees can stay strong as I build myself back up to where I really want to be. 

Stay strong in your training goals, we can do it together!

     

Trail Run 5 Mile Results I did It Grand Marais MN Fishermans Picnic

Fisherman's Picnic Trail Run 5 Miles -On the Pincushion Mountain Trails overlooking Grand Marais

Well the big 5 mile trail run is the end of the week. I am really excited, I am going to try and do the run in less than an hour. I think the last time I participated was 4 years ago and I did it in a little over an hour. This course is a cross country ski trail all year except for this race. There can be holes a foot deep and a foot of grass in the same spot. The first 2 miles are downhill and the last 3 are all uphill. I am going to run with my camelbak this year, the last time all the walkers had drank all the water by the time I got to the hydration station. I am also going to carry some gue so I don't bonk.  I am excited to track the run with my garmin watch, I am also in a new age group this year so maybe I'll win it 30-35 age :)
MY next post will let you know how I did. I was also still at 269 today.


Keep up the good work and may your weight loss work pay off.


-Gabe

Below 270 Red Ribbon Ride fight AIDS HIV + Grand Marais trail run

Here we are doing "The Gabe" on the Red Ribbon Ride. It was really a great ride this year. I did 297 miles over 4 days to fight AIDS / HIV. The first day I did a century with my friend Steph to the right in the picture. We stopped at Dairy Queen and got a treat. Just as I was going to pay the cashier she said it was already paid for by a friend of the ride. How sweet this was, this was also my 6th year doing the Ride. It was the 10th anniversary of the Red Ribbon Ride and I decided I will ride for 10 years, at least.


     I had a happy moment when I got on the scale the day before the ride. I hit 269.7, getting below 270 has been my target weight since the ride last year. I look at pictures of what I looked like 2-3 years ago and I can't believe I let myself get so big.


     Well the ride rocked,  I ate a little to much and drank a lot of water, I ride with a 100oz Camel pack and 2 20oz bottles. 


The day I got done I was 12 pounds up from the day we started. It did come off this week as my body got back into my regular habits. 


This week, I started running . I did 5 miles at the YWCA Tuesday, 2 Miles with Angie on the trail Wednesday and 3.9 miles on the trail with the kids last night. I am gearing up for the Fisherman's Picnic trail run in a week. It's a 5 mile trail run on the mountain in Grand Marais MN. My wife is going to walk it, my daughter is going to run a mile and my older son is going to run 1/4 mile. It should really be a blast.


     Last night as I was running I thought to myself. WOW it is nice to be able to run again. I never want to be to fat to run again.  I still need to keep up the diet and exercise but I have come down 50 pounds and that is a long way. I hope you are reaching your goals in this wonderful life. If not, regroup and start at it again. It's not about winning or losing, it's about playing the game.


-Peace


Gabe

Day 4 Minnesota Red Ribbon Ride 2012 heading home Fight AIDS HIV Minnesota

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Red Ribbon Ride Day 1 - 2012 10th Anniversary before we leave Mall Of Am...

Red Ribbon Ride and Winnipeg Folk Festival 2012

The above picture is of the Hope House ride. The weekend before the 4th of July I did about 140 miles in 90+ heat. I have been gearing up for the Red Ribbon Ride all year and I am almost ready. Today I got on the scale at 273 just 3 pounds from my Ride start goal.  I have not been doing much weight training but a lot of walking and biking.

Last weekend I went to the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Canada with my daughter. I think we must have walked over 10 miles a day. We camped in festival camping and endured 14 hours a day of sun with no shade. It was really a blast and it helped me drop a couple of pounds and condition for the heat. Last year we had a combination of thunder storms that almost closed Rochester on day 2 and 110 heat index on the last day.

After the Red Ribbon Ride I am going to start training for the 5 mile trail run in Grand Marais during Fisherman's Picnic, I hope Angie runs it with me this year. I did invest in a Garmin Forerunner watch. I have yet to load it with my Enewleaf data but I want to get a foot pod and bike attachment before I can really use it. I have been really watching what I eat and making sure I drink plenty of water and sleep enough. Most of us do not sleep enough (8 hours) or drink enough water (8 Glasses or more) either of these things can make you more tired and gain weight but both together can be disastrous to a diet.


I hope to write next week when I am below 270. You know how it goes, as a parent you are doing a million things and some times it seems like you and your weight loss come last. But if we want to be alive as long as we can for ourselves and our kids we owe it to everyone to stay in shape.


keep up the good work.


-Gabe

Gladiator Uptown YWCA HIIT High Intensity Interval Training Boot Camp + ...

Red Ribbon Ride Day On The ride 2012 60 Miles of Rain and Joy

AttaBoy Ride 2012 Video

Mens Cancer Attaboy Ride Fathers Day June 17th 2012- Remax Results

Newleaf Biospace body fat and VO2 Max tell me I need to eat more and exercise slower

So, It's been a couple of weeks since I did a post. I was really wanting to do a post that I have weighed in below the 270 mark for the meltdown. 


Well I didn't, I weighed in at 279 by the YWCA scale that was down about 2.5 pounds of fat and up a pound of muscle. I really don't want to put any weight on but the plus side is that I dropped another inch off my waist. 

     I have been really worried about why it has been so hard for me to lose weight, especial since the Biospace test tells me that I have a resting metabolic calorie burn of 2500 calories before I do anything for the day. I figured this must be wrong so today I did a Newleaf metabolic assessment. I did the resting test and the working test. In the end this test confirmed that  I do indeed burn 2500 calories just being alive every day. I also found out that it takes me a lot of work on the bike to get my heart rate up to the top of zone 4 which is at 150 heart beats per minute. I was cranking at 335 watts on the bike before I hit the max they let you hit in the test.  I learned that I don't burn fat very well. When exercising I burn fat for energy at 110 BPM and below, above that I burn carbohydrates. This means that to lose fat I need to do 2 things, 1 I need to work out in the lower heart rate zone and 2 I need to increase my aerobic base.

     I think it's funny how much science and data has changed what we can do with our bodies. 10 years ago you would tell a fat person to cut what you eat below 2000 calories and do a lot of cardio as hard as you can. For me I need at least 2500 calories every day and more on the days I work out. I also need to work out at a lower heart rate to keep my fat burn going instead of burning up all the readily available energy in my body.


    What is the real point of this?  I want to get below 20% body fat and into the 260's while it's great to have over 125 pounds of skeletal  muscle mass I want to have joints that last a long time. As it is I may need new knees and joints when I get older. I just want what I have to last as long as it can, I also want to maintain a high quality of life as long as I can. In America we have a problem, at 29 I restarted my fight against fat and at 30 I am keeping it up. I know it will be something I always work with but with luck I can win this fight. 
     I wish you luck and if I can help any way in your fight please contact me.


Tonight I am going to work on a new concept  I heard today, I will fall awake and open my mind to the possibilities that are out there.


Peace,


Gabe

Newleaf Metabolic tool VO2 Max Test New Leaf + Garmin Gps watch

10th Anniversary Red Ribbon Ride training 2012 Wayzata Minnesota

Red Ribbon Ride Time to hit 270 pass those calories on the left =)

Sorry everyone it's been a while since I posted. I have been having some weight troubles. Right after I hit 275 I stopped losing and put on 4 pounds that I have been fighting lose. I am back at 277 today. My goal is still 270 by June. I have been realizing how hard it is going to be to keep the weight off. I have been heavy for so much of my life that my body tends to revert to gaining and eating to much. The last 3 weeks I have been working to much and not watching my calories as I should be. 

On the side of being a dad and my weight I was doing well the first 4 weeks after having the baby then my diet and exercise crashed as not sleeping enough cought up with me. I was also drinking way to much coffee to stay awake at night and I am working on cutting that out.

I know I need to kick up the weight loss a notch and really track everything I put in my mouth.  I need to start splitting my workouts into day and night just incase I don't get time to get in a full hour workout.

I am still in Gladiator and Boxing at the Y and have really started to hit the trails. That's part of why I have not been posting as much. I forgot over the winter how much time you can spend on a bike and not even know it. I am still playing dodge ball every Friday, at least for the next 3 weeks until it's over for the summer. I am kicking around getting into P90X or joining the St.Louis Park Crossfit. My problem is I have a health club membership that I am not going to give up and I have all the gear and weights at home that I need to train. What I really need is someone who want to come train with me at home. Or a group of people. Let me know if you want to =)

Today I pledge to watch what I eat and make it more of a big deal if I go off my diet. I will hit 270 this summer. Keep up the good workouts!

-Gabe

Boxing at YWCA uptown MPLS Jab Cross Wing Block bob and weave

Adult Dodge Ball Uptown YWCA MPLS March 2012

New Baby and keeping the Weight off Battle of the Buldge

It has been one heck of a year already. With the death of my grandfather and the birth of my son. William was born March 7th at 1AM he is a young carbon copy of my size weighing in at 9 Pounds 12 Ounces and 22 Inches. I have survived the first 2 weeks on very little sleep and we shall see how I do from here on.

My diet has been going very well. I have kept away from candy as I gave up sweets for lent. I did partake in a little cake for an event but it was only half a slice. I keep eating spinach every day and try as much as I can to keep my eating clean.

This weekend we went up to Duluth for the weekend to hang out with the Skelly clan. It was a good time. My aunt took us all out for a "survival dinner" this goes back to when grandpa was in the hospital and we were all going to go out after he got out for a "survival brunch", problem was he didn't make it.

Duluth and the Inn on Superior was not the same without grandpa. The way he brought the family together and his jokes, we will all get by with time. I spent some time shopping with grandma, which she loved since no one else would take her. I also bought her some candy, one thing grandpa always did was buy grandma candy.

The weekend was fun, it was a little emotional to be on family vacation without grandpa. Plus we were staying in a hotel with a 10 day old baby and I am getting over a cold. I did not push myself and get up and exercise this weekend. However my weight is still holding steady at 278. I hope to take off 3 more pounds before the end of the meltdown next week.

I have Gladiator tonight and am doing the final indoor triathlon this Sunday at the Midtown YWCA. I hope I get a faster time than my time this fall. I have talked Angie into running the Fisherman's Picnic trail run with me in Grand Marais this summer. It's 5 miles in the woods and a really fun run. I hope to be below 270 for the run.

As for now I am enjoying being a dad, working a lot, and making sure my diet stays clean. I hope to post early next week to let you know how the tri goes.

Peace,

Gabe

Thank you - 30th Birthday March 2012