Weigh in

Posted on April 7th, 2008 by AndrewE

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Well, Monday is my official weekly weigh in day and I’m pleased to report my weight today was 99.8 kgs (220 pounds). That’s down .9 kgs (2 pounds) from last week.

The rule of thumb for weightloss is supposed to be about a pound a week. I’ve been doing about 2 a week lately and hopefully can keep that up. I’m expecting the weightloss to slow down somewhat as I get closer and closer to my goal but hopefully not yet! My goal at this point just relates to getting my bmi under 25. I don’t know how realistic it is but we’ll see. I may have to revisit it at some point.

I had a good weekend, mostly just spending quality time with my wife and daughter. My mother has been admitted to hospital and is awaiting surgery. Hopefully things will go well and she can get her operation done today. She keeps getting bumped for more urgent cases as the hospitals are pretty busy at the moment.

I went for a run along Tamaki Drive yesterday morning and it was pretty good. There was a woman’s duathlon on at the same time and I kept nervously looking over my shoulder looking for the pack as I was running on their course. Fortunately (or unfortunately?) our paths never crossed. It was a beautiful morning and it was great seeing heaps of runners and walkers out and about. There’s something about running before most people are out of bed that just makes you feel virtuous!

I did 5km in 30 minutes. I’m relatively happy with this kind of pace at this point. I’ve done a bit of reading and pushing for pace too early seems to be a common way of getting injured. If I want to do the half marathon later this year I need to avoid injuries. My reading also indicates that increased pace comes with increased distance so I should kill two birds with one stone this way.

This run was run 01 of week 04 of the One Hour Runner program.

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15 Responses to “Weigh in”

Jeff // Apr 7, 2008 at 5:28 am

Great news all around, Andrew. It’s great that you’re still losing at that pace. Sorry for your misfortune not running into that duathlon. Maybe next time, huh.

So much to learn about speed. For me, it’s come at odd times and seemeingly out of nowhere. I’ve never worked on it, just running, that’s all.

Hope all goes well with your mom.

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AndrewE // Apr 7, 2008 at 5:34 am

Thanks Jeff. I think that’s the way to look at it. Just run.

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Chubby Chick // Apr 7, 2008 at 10:25 am

Congrats on the 2 lb. loss! That is fantastic!

I hope your mother is doing well.

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Rob // Apr 7, 2008 at 3:41 pm

I think doing the miles is more important than the speed. I lost 6 months to runners knee 2 years ago by trying to run too fast too soon.

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AndrewE // Apr 7, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Thanks Chubby Chick. I’m told she is out of surgery and recovering nicely.

Thanks for the tip Rob. The more I read the more it seems to be the case.

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WundaLucy // Apr 7, 2008 at 11:37 pm

WD on officially being in the double digits Woohoo! You’re a machine, honestly, total respect.

Hope your mum’s doing okay.

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Chief Wahoo // Apr 8, 2008 at 6:31 am

Congrats on the weight loss!

I hope your mother is recovering nicely.

I agree with Rob…get the miles in then worry about getting faster.

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AndrewE // Apr 8, 2008 at 8:14 am

Thanks Chief. I think she is. I’d better call!

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Amy // Apr 8, 2008 at 9:05 am

I’m training for a half right now also… so far so good! The long training runs actually totally relax me! keep up the awesome work!

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AndrewE // Apr 8, 2008 at 9:13 am

Great stuff Amy. I’ll follow your progress on your blog! I love reading about people who are doing what I want to do but are a bit ahead. It provides great inspiration to keep going!

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The Laminator // Apr 8, 2008 at 12:58 pm

Hey Andrew, thanks for stopping by my blog. I visited your beautiful country two months ago. Had a great time, and met a lot of friendly people.

Great job on your weight loss and your goal of running a half-marathon. They are both very worthwhile pursuits. Just one thing. Make sure you work on your distance before you work on the speed. Otherwise, might increase your risk of injury. Speaking from personal experience.

Good Luck!

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AndrewE // Apr 8, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Thanks Laminator. Appreciate the advice.

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TB-Milwaukee // Apr 8, 2008 at 2:36 pm

Nice Loss!

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Cammy // Apr 8, 2008 at 2:56 pm

Congrats on ALL your successes!!

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AndrewE // Apr 8, 2008 at 3:25 pm

Thanks TB and Cammy.

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