From couch potato to...?

Thursday, August 2, 2012

#199 - #205

200 - That's right S'mores Muffin...amazing...

199 - Daydreaming...this is what I see when I daydream at work...I love having a window to gaze out of.

201 - Seagulls love Costco Pizza too. He would not drop that thing in the parking lot at Costco. Cars were honking and eventually just drove around him.

202 - Redondo Beach HS early morning. I really like my composition.

204 - Chandler in the lobby of our Palm Springs Hotel.

205 - Beautiful fruit tart..delicious too!

203 - Tried to find an interesting angle of the dinner table. I like this shot; it was what I was going for.

#192 - #198

195 - I like the colors of this plant and the rain in the spiderwebs.

196 - Ty was really into dancing hula...so adorable. BTW the boy was doing a "fire" dance...

198 - So cute...Ty and Ashley at the new Carsland

197 - Our FEMA Agent guide was attacked by Zombies!

194 - Drainage - This is a pipe at the back of the office. I wanted to try to make something ugly interesting.

192 - Shattered - Installing a patio door lock did not go so well...I did get a great shot out of it!

195 - Sky has officially taken over our bed!

#185 - #191

It keeps getting tough finding the inspiration during the week. Trying to take more that food, the cat, Tyler or flowers...hmmm that seems to be my whole week!

185 - The bee and the flower...can you see him?

186 - This was a fake flower we got for a product...looks real

190 - Ty's new room - Totoro

191 - Ramen Noodles - Ty makes them look so Yummy.

188 - Sky's spot

189 - Rock N Roll Bling - I got my first medal for multiple Rock N Roll runs!

187 - Happy 4th - Family and fireworks...

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

#6 - RNR Portland

OK waaaay behind here too! I have already ran #10. But I will try to catch up as well.

This was my first truly solo race. I flew into Portland Saturday morning and left Sunday afternoon. It was a great city and run. The route was scenic - Portland is soo green! We passed some beautiful homes and crossed 2 bridges. Weather was perfect just had a little drizzle at the end. I loved running across the bridges. I just put on headphones and went. I finally broke that 2:30 mark! Ran 2 hours 27 minutes.

First day wandering Portland

Along the route

Nearing the finish

It was cool on over the bridge

Japanese Gardens after the run

Ready to rock it

Finished!

Famous Voodoo Donuts

Let's do this B!^@#

This was a fun store to browse

Giant landmark bookstore

Back over the bridge to head to the finish

#178 - #184

183 - Kristen and Ty looking out at the Interpretive Center in Palos Verdes.

178 - Ramen is so yummy

184 - Ty loves her painting for her new room from my friend Julie.

179 - As I ran, these pigeons barely moved out of the way as they feasted on some seed on the ground.

180 - Coke and a smile...Original in a bottle!

182 - This was a plant I found interesting as I ran

181 - The Loo at the Galley Restaurant in Santa Monica...the whole place is ship themed...fun.

#172 - #177

I am way far behind on my posting...It's been tough keeping up with posted EVERY day. So I am trying to keep up by posting once a week. Good news is I am still taking my shots daily...enjoy.

176 - Sister Mary Catherine Rice

177 - Bigfoot - Souvenir from Seattle

174 - Tea Time

172 - Chandelier

173 - Arrrrr...Pirates

175 - Seattle at Night

My Progress

As a tip from my viewers (I know their not really viewers) I thought it would be fun to list some milestones:

3/6 - In a drunken stupor, I agree to run a frek'n marathon with Dev! 279 days to go...

3/7 - Already regretting it...I'm at 263 lbs (already lost 15 since Dec) and very nervous.

3/16 - At 258 lbs and starting the gym...try 1/2 a mile, can't breath, have cramps, what was I thinking!

4/10 - Now at 261 lbs and staring the "Muscle by Russell" plan.

4/26 - Down to 246 lbs, officially registered for the Marathon and 1st day of of fundraising for the APLA...228 days to go!

4/29 - After 3-days hit the min required $3,200. Held on to top fund raiser for several weeks!

5/9 - 238 lbs / 215 days to go...ran 3 miles for the 1st time!

5/29 - 227 lbs / 195 days to go - End of the 6-week diet plan! Lost 34 lbs.

6/4 - Day 1 of T2 training...1 mile.

7/21 - At my lowest weight 218 lbs with 142 days to go...

8/13 - Week #11 T2 Training - 12 miles! 121 lbs and holding.

8/27 - 14 miles for T2 week # 13 ...it BLOWS!

9/9 - OMG 16 miles week # 15...it's BLOWS even more...and I'm still at 121 lbs.

9/22 - Broke my fundraising goal...past the $6,400 mark! Thanks to all who contributed.

9/24 - Back on track after 1 week on the MBR Plan...lowest weight yet at 216 lbs (62 lbs lost).

10/22 - Weight at 209 (69 lbs total lost) at 5 weeks of MBR. Finished my 20 miles today.

11/19 - Today was the big one! 23 miles...done!

12/11 - Ran all 26.2 miles of the Honolulu Marathon! Finished in 12,678th place at 6:26:36...

2012 -

1/13 - I set my 2012 goal! I am going to run one 1/2 marathon a month and go for Rock Idol status on the Rock N Roll Marathon series by running 10!

1/15 - Ran 1/2 #1 - LA 13.1 - I completed it in 2:34:37 (11:48 pace) - 2,123 over all out of 2,829.

2/19 - Ran 1/2 #2 - Pasadena RNR - I completed it in 2:37:06 - 4,024 over all out of 5,851.

3/25 - Ran 1/2 #3 - Paso Robles Wine Country Run - Ran my fastest time 2:30:22 - 369 over all out of 439.

4/7 - Ran 1/2 #4 - Hollywood 1/2 Marathon - I completed it in 2:36:11...not my best; killer hill! - 4,047 over all out of 6,103.

5/6 - Ran 1/2 #5 - SD Safari Park 1/2 Marathon - I finished at 2:31:35...with 2 hills...10:43 pace for 6 miles...12:41 pace after Hill #1 for 3 miles...11:48 after Hill #2 first 3 miles! - 1881 over all out of 2,661.

5/20 - Ran 1/2 #6 - Portland RNR 1/2 Marathon - I finally broke the 2:30 wall...2:27:01. First 3 was 10:36 pace, then 10:58 for 6 then 11:12 for 10. Over all pace was 11:13. I might have started to fast. 6,762 of 11,107.

6/3 - Ran 1/2 #7 - San Diego RNR 1/2 Marathon - Interestingly I ran at the same pace 11:13, however, my splits were worse! I did 3 miles at 11:02, 6 miles at 11:00 and 10 miles at 11:23! My finishing time was 2:26:51 (at least still a personal best). 9,844 out of 17,568.

6/23 - Ran 1/2 #8 - Seattle RNR 1/2 Marathon - My pace was 11:32 for 5K; 11:39 for 10K; 11:50 for 10 miles; 12:11 overall. Finishing time was 2:39:37. This one hurt...cramped and barely was able to run at the finish...9,578 out of 14,247.

7/29 - Ran 1/2 #9 - San Francisco 1/2 Marathon - This was a beautiful run, but I have been sore and tired for weeks. Pace was 12:16 for 5K; 12:17 for 7.1 miles; 12:35 over all. Slowest time to date 2:44:57... I did finish 6,111 of 7,396.

8/19 - Ran 1/2 # 10 - Providence RNR - Good news is it was #5 for RNR and I achieved "Rock Star" status...bad news...slower than San Fran - 2:45:48. They keep hurting more and more...NG! Splits 11:28 for 5K; 11:47 for 10K; 12:19 for 10 miles...12:39 overall. The last 3.1 miles were the worst! Finished 3,147 out of 3,574.