<p>I think BAA said 5000 deferred. One of my young running friends just finished in 2:33 and was in the top 20 Americans. Before the weather issues, he was shooting for sub 2:29.</p>
<p>That is fast. DH is over a minute off pace; it looks like he may have to run another race for a BQ.</p>
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<p>I will. Yesterday was a trial run. It hadn’t bothered me all week after it was sore from running last weekend. The fact that it was sore again tells me that I need to shut it down. That is not the kind of injury I want to deal with. Running is just not that important to me. I don’t think it’s any big deal. Probably be good to go in a few weeks. It is pretty minor pain; I just know better than trying to “run through it”. The little bit of discomfort is telling me something that I should pay attention to.</p>
<p>I’ll go back to relaxing walks and get some more “quality time” on the Airdyne Torture Machine.</p>
Planet Fitness workout for me this afternoon. Punched the clock. Actually, a pretty nice workout, not too killer. Place was empty, probably because the weather was so nice. Funny how different exercises can be good or bad on a given day. I’ve been struggling with chin ups. My standards are a little higher and that’s set me back on the number I can do. I’ve been doing sets of 3 - 2 -1. Today, out of the blue, I felt good and strong on them and did three sets of 4 & 2. Part of it is the neutral grip chin up bars are really optimum. Part of it is that doing more reps has started to pay off, I guess.
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Found the deal of the week at Kohl’s clearance rack. My favorite Docker’s Khakis (the Soft Khaki) in my size and length in a good color – for $11. I had bought these in 36s, 34s, 33s, but hadn’t had much luck finding bargains in 32s. I had paid $40 for one pair at Kohls. Also picked up a clearance tech golf shirt at TJs. Funny how polyester “banlon” golf shirts used to be so un-cool. Now, it’s all anyone wears. They are fantastic in hot weather. Basically a running shirt with a collar. This was a Reebok Greg Norman, solid color, in a really nice plum/violet. $15.
4.25 miles, 9:24 pace. Had to slow down as it was warm. It was 95 this afternoon and it’s now 82 degrees and quite nice. Did minimal weights too. I may do some at home later on - barbell squats and military press.
I read today that Novak Djokovic is going from Sergio Taccini to Nike. My understanding is that Djokovic was supposed to get bonuses for winning tournaments and that Taccini couldn’t pay the bonuses as their lines aren’t making enough money. Going to Nike would mean that Nike would have the top three players. I don’t really like the Roger Federer line (too formal) or the Rafael Nadal line (too informal). Maybe a Djokovic line would be in between.
I really can’t justify any more clothing purchases outside of tennis shirts (more ventilation than running shirts) and tennis shirts cost a fortune.
<p>Anyone here watched “The Biggest Loser”? I logged into Netflix looking for something to have on in the background while I do some paperwork, and I think I might watch an episode just to see what it’s about . . .</p>
<p>^ The people who make it to the very end have undergone some amazing transformations - some of them have lost half of their body weight.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, they create a lot of wreckage along the way. The elimination process can be pretty cold - one less than incredible week and you are out (where less than incredible may mean only losing 3% of your body weight during the week instead of 4%), and the way they torture the people during the shows is pretty uncomfortable, and I think unhealthy.</p>
<p>I feel really badly for the people who get kicked off halfway through - they’ve started a huge change and the rug gets yanked out from under them. Once they are home there is little chance they continue.</p>
<p>Forget the shirts, BC. I think you need Rafael Nadal’s watch. A little number from Swiss luxury watch maker Richard Mille, with a price tag of a cool $525,000:</p>
<p>[Nadal’s</a> Richard Mille watch](<a href=“http://www.ablogtoread.com/richard-mille-watch-doesnt-slow-rafael-nadal-down/]Nadal’s”>http://www.ablogtoread.com/richard-mille-watch-doesnt-slow-rafael-nadal-down/)</p>
<p>The same company just hit the jack pot with another model, the Bubba Watson, also priced at at a cool $525,000:</p>
<p>[Bubba’s</a> Richard Mille watch](<a href=“http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2012/04/09/259741-bubba-watson-of-the-u-s-hits-his-tee-shot-on-the-17th-hole-during-firs.jpg]Bubba’s”>http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2012/04/09/259741-bubba-watson-of-the-u-s-hits-his-tee-shot-on-the-17th-hole-during-firs.jpg)</p>
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<p>Here’s a great diet idea for soon-to-be brides:</p>
<p>Ten days of a feeding tube:</p>
<p>[The</a> K-E Diet: Brides-to-Be Using Feeding Tubes to Rapidly Shed Pounds - Yahoo!](<a href=“http://gma.yahoo.com/k-e-diet-brides-using-feeding-tubes-rapidly-080053646--abc-news-health.html]The”>http://gma.yahoo.com/k-e-diet-brides-using-feeding-tubes-rapidly-080053646--abc-news-health.html)</p>
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<p>I don’t even know what to say about this one!</p>
I think that Roger’s Rolex is a lot cheaper. Rolex has a nice ad with Roger in it for this week’s Rolex Monte Carlo Masters. But Roger isn’t playing in the tournament. He’s skipping out. He’s won or reached late rounds for several tournaments so far this year and it looks like he’s managing his injuries.
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<p>I watch Biggest Loser as background noise when I’m cooking. Heck I think anyone who has lost 90 pounds should watch Biggest Loser. I don’t really care for the show that much. A lot of the workouts they show are kinda nuts for people that big, but I don’t think we get a very good sense of what they are actually doing.</p>
<p>My biggest laugh is when they try to pitch Subway or some cereal as being great for fat loss. Yeah. Right up there with sour gummi worms and Pringles.</p>
<p>If your bride-to-be is walking around with a tube up her nose and a pump injecting food into her stomach so she can lose a few pounds to look better in a dress…</p>
<p>Run.</p>
I saw a very big guy at the gym on a bicycle-device. He was huffing and puffing away - I don’t think that he was losing much weight though. I don’t think that making weight losers appear as circus freaks benefits those losing the weight or the viewers.
How successful is the typical contestant long-term?
<p>Looks like most of the winners keep most of the weight off. There seems to be a bit of a rebound, many of them starve and dehydrate themselves for the final weigh-in.</p>
<p>[The</a> Biggest Loser: Where Are They Now?](<a href=“Freedieting”>Freedieting)</p>
<p>This article claims a 75% success rate overall:</p>
<p>[Evaluating</a> the Biggest Loser success rates (long blog warning)](<a href=“http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3317010]Evaluating”>http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3317010)</p>
<p>Okay, maybe getting humiliated publicly does work.</p>
The biggest problems with the Biggest Loser are that it leads people to believe those kinds of fat loss numbers can be achieved in the real world. Much better to be honest. Averaging 1 to 2 pounds a week is incredible.
Second, it perpetuates the myth that you can “burn” calories in the gym. Exericise is important, but not because it is burning calories.
<p>I feel like the most public weight loss disappointment has been Oprah. She did SO well and even ran Marine Corps Marathon, and then put all that weight back on. I was really sad to see that. She had a few excuses, but, basically, she just let herself get out of the good habits.</p>
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<p>I used to be very disdainful of “big” people at the gym; then I realized that a journey of a thousand miles has to start somewhere, and now I am happy to see that they’re there. They may never become svelt, but at least they can become healthier.</p>
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<p>Their fitness level improves but they can actually go the other way in terms of overall health. That happens when you exercise and then feel that you can eat more because you are exercising and then pack on more pounds. It’s a kind of self-delusion as you see the pounds piling on. I was in this mode for a while.</p>
<p>The added fitness does make it easier to take it off when you cut the calories though.</p>