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Couple of weeks just getting back into things with the dodgy glute and eating whatever chocolate is left :)<br /><br />Bit of karate now school term is back, and a run tonight - 3 km in 16:23 which if back up to 11 km/h. Fairly happy with that and will look to extend to three days this week before starting to build into 5 km
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Been a fortnight since last update. Not much going on except pushups here and there, abs, and a couple of karate sessions, including grading to my green belt which now puts me into intermediate levels. If I want to grade further I have to start doing tournaments and shit so we will see how that works out.<br /><br />Went for a run tonight - 3 km in 16 minutes even. Realise now how sick I must have been last time I went running.
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<p>Heard dunning on the radio today and he said he lost about 35kg over the first 4 months did it primarily due to diet which was a protein shake for breakfast and then another for lunch (said 240cals each) and then a proper dinner but restricted to 600cals..... no wonder he lost weight. 1100 or so calories is dammmmm low! Worked tho.</p> -
Yeah that is moderately insane. Still, if it shifts the weight you gotta be happy, provided you can deal with the maintenance once you're at goal weight.<br /><br />Weight has been going between 98-99 lately. Really got to sort myself out mentally, so this week I'm starting back on the calorie counting to rein it in, and planning the exercise better. We are having some fucking awesome autumn weather here so no excuses
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<p>Yeah that is moderately insane. Still, if it shifts the weight you gotta be happy, provided you can deal with the maintenance once you're at goal weight.<br><br>
Weight has been going between 98-99 lately. Really got to sort myself out mentally, so this week I'm starting back on the calorie counting to rein it in, and planning the exercise better. We are having some fucking awesome autumn weather here so no excuses</p>
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<p>Catch the slide before it gets out of control NTA. Its a long way back I use old photos of myself at my heaviest to convince myself I need to buckle down. Works every time.</p> -
<p>Yeah yeah I know that. Willpower is just a lot harder than I remembered, that's all ;)</p>
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<p>So it is 11 weeks tomorrow until I run the City 2 Surf here in Sydney. 14km, with a big arse hill near the end, it promises to be a fairly good challenge and I'm aiming for somewhere around 77 minutes which would be 5:30 per km. </p>
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<p>Current stats:</p>
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<p>97.7kg</p>
<p>Chest 112cm</p>
<p>Waist 103cm</p>
<p>Hips 108cm</p>
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<p>My previous peak was 91.7kg back in September, and at the same time I was running 5km @ somewhere around the 5:15 mark.</p>
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<p>So the aim firstly is to get some miles in the legs, as well as do some body weight workouts, and shed the fat for the run. If I could get under 90, that'd be sweet, with the aim of staying there.</p> -
<p>Running last night before dinner - 3km in 16:26. Didn't have a lot of energy in the tank after doing some work in the yard and not having eaten properly during the day.</p>
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<p>Had a couple of treats which I really shouldn't have, and should be getting to sleep earlier. All things to work on so I can perform better.</p>
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<p>Plan from here:</p>
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<p> - Run three times per week (Mon/Wed/Fri), starting with 3km to get the joints and tendons happy again</p>
<p> - After a couple of weeks running 5:30/km or less, move it up to 5km per run.</p>
<p> - Once I start regularly hitting 5:20/km there, throw in a 10km run, aiming for under an hour on a Saturday evening</p>
<p> - In the last two weeks before the event, put in a couple of 15km runs and maybe even a half-mara.</p>
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<p>Course distance is around 14km so I reckon that should put me in pretty good stead.</p>
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<p>On the other nights of the week I'll do some body weight - karate is Tuesdays but pull ups and pushups + abs on Sunday and Thursday will be quick and allow the legs to recover.</p> -
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<p>Karate Tuesday night I was learning a new kata and my left trapezius went into full spasm.</p>
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<p>It happened a couple of weeks ago too after a training session where I had two parties at 180 degrees, so lot of head turning. Visit to the chiro later and its coming good but can't really do any serious upper body. Back to the road work.</p> -
<p>Took it easy for a few days to let the neck clear up.</p>
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<p>Karate last night - including same kata that I did my neck on, but got through it. Still not 100% but nursing it through.</p>
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<p>Been having a really good couple of days on the eating front. Stopping myself from opening the floodgates on the chocolate etc.</p>
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<p>Run tonight - 3km in 15:57. It sucks how I'm happy to crack 16 minutes when really I should be aiming for 15
Early days back into it I guess, and need to keep up the running from here. Just over 9 weeks to City2Surf.</p> -
Been sick again, which is honestly starting to shit me. Makes it very hard to keep up with the running and eating, and I've got just over 8 weeks until City 2 Surf. Don't want to be running that with over 95 kg on the frame.<br /><br />Will have to start running work lunch times this winter to avoid the cold air.<br /><br />I appear to be turning into an old pussy.
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<p>Felt well enough to go for a run today - decided that 3km was not worth shit, so went for 5km without pushing it, and completed it in 28:15</p>
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<p>Think this is the go for weekends. Just get out there and put miles into the legs, and next weekend I might extend to 10km. </p>
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<p>Another run today while working from home. Was going to do 5km, having looked outside and decided it was cool and windy enough for long sleeve gear.</p>
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<p>Big fucking mistake. Started to overheat a couple of km in and quit at 3km because I was getting a headache - 17:36 is a pretty awful time, but at least it goes into the distance bank.</p>
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Karate Tuesday was a bit brief due to the focus on the white belts who were grading the next night.<br /><br />Run yesterday after I got home from work - 4 km in 22 minutes even @ 5:30/km was OK as I seek to put some miles into the legs. Weight still high 90s though
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4 km into today's run, the app decided to crash. Well, 4.12 km to be precise; at least it had the good grace to crash after a regular upload.
Restarted after a hundred metres and did another 2.7 km, so about 7 km in about forty minutes.
Just under six weeks until City 2 Surf.
