Timmehhh! Nice to read you posting again. Seems like it's been a while.

Hope all is groovy,

: )

M.

Congrats on the big weight loss over the last week!

Hi Tim,

You might be interested in http://www.traineo.com/1019_5302_0.htmlmsg58788

Surprised not to see you as part of it anyway.

Hope running is going well

Mike

Thanks Herb!

HI Tim. As a fellow marathoner/half marathoner I wanted to say congrats. You've come a long ways! 1:55 is an excellent time, whether your first or not. Nice work.

Hey Tim,
Just wanted to check in and say hello. I haven't given up. Still plugging along. Just trying to keep focused and positive. Starting to make some good choices in the types of food I eat and hopefully it will have a big impact on the scale over these next few months.

Hey Tim,

I've been following your half marathon blog and you are awesome!!! It's no wonder that you are inspiring so many people to raise their game!!

Your compassion and passion to see others succeed is a real breath of fresh air and its amazing to see your transformation. The change in you as I have observed is phenomenal and it really motivates me!!

What a guy!!

You are my inspiration to be a sub-2 in my next half-marathon. Tim. Thanks

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I let out a little squeal when I saw your announcement. My family already thinks I'm nuts, so it's ok. :)

My first Half Marathon: 1:55:46

Whoooooo Hooooooo!!!!

http://www.traineo.com/12_5071_0.html

Ok well I woke up and I am back on the losing side. Down one pound. Lets hope this weight keeps on falling!

Thanks for the literal well wishes! I really needed them! I hope you're feeling tip-top for that big goal this weekend!!! I'm so excited for you I can hardly stand it!

Sorry guys, I've corrected the blog. It wasn't 10 km, it was 5 km. 10's what I ran the other day and I do that in about 70 minutes.

My endurance has always been good but my speed has always been very slow. I'm going to start working on that. I want to be mid-pack in the triathlon in October. That's my goal!

Finally signed up for my Half Marathon today - only 9 days till race time!

"Today Is Tomorrow, Let's Get It Done!"

Tim Wilson

I hope you feel better soon! Sleep was probably a good idea, so your body can fight the germies. Take good care of yourself, because I know I'm not the only one eagerly awaiting your completion of that HM!!

Believe it or not, I had an alarm mishap this morning! I was almost late for work, so no, I did not get up like I planned. :( I did run though!

Did you seriously lose another 2 lbs? Rock on, Tim!!!

Thanks guys for the vote of confidence!

Great new pic! You're such a great example of what commitment can really do.

Hardly recognize you Tim..Keep up the great work. Your definatly an inspiration and role model. Thanks

My pic as of today.....

Hey Tim,

Thanks for the kind comments. It has been interesting doing this in the mission field. The challenge is the lack of gyms, etc that are available all over in the states. The big plus side has been all the fresh veggies, fruit, etc at a great price which makes eating healthy pretty easy.

The thing that amazes me about the body change is that shirts hang straight down now. Still kinda surprises me!

Blessings - William

You're great, Tim! I'm going to adopt "mornings are fun!" as my new mantra. Maybe I'll believe it eventually if I keep saying it over and over and over. And over. :)

Thanks Tim...my profile page had been giving me trouble and no one could write messages on my page....but i just checked today and got one from you.....Whoaa!! Anyways , thank you for the running wishes...I really want to run but it is so so cold here in Jersey. I almost got myself sick the last time that i ran! Felt pukish/out of breath and heavy chested coz i was barely managing to jog in the cold:( So back on my elliptical..Waiting for a warm day!

OK, so I am in a very good and sarcastic mood today. I have the day off and I get to go work out with my wife. We don't get to do that very often since I work out in the weeee hours of the morning and she works out during the day when every is at school and work.

Hasta la Vesta, Baby!

I was impressed when I read the blog. I wouldn't have gone out! :)

today was better. I went for a run, even though it was sleet/raining. I tried to convince myself not to go, but my wise side got the best of me. I feel much better after this mornings 10k.

kinda had a bad day - not bad with food or workouts - just a bad day :(

Changing my running schedule a little bit:

blog.262quest.com/2008/01/more-than-every-other-day.html

New blog post on blog.2big.org about the woes of weighing every day.

blog.2big.org/2008/01/woes-of-weighing-daily.html

Check out my blog, I just posted on my longest run ever - 14 miles!

blog.262quest.com

Splendid work mate .... keep it .. I myself am just starting out .... wishme luck !

Nige

Thanks! And thanks for checking out my blog!

Wow! Sub 25 5k! :) I'm impressed. I've been trying to do this in training but only got down to about 25:40 something. I might try some 5k races.

Well done. That is very motivational .... just going to check out your blog :)

Mike

Well, I have went and done it. I have been told by many people for quite some time that I need to start blogging. Well, it is something I have wanted to do for quite some time now, so I took the plunge!

Check them out and let me know what you think. The first post is big on both of them because it is a bit of background information. The subsequent posts will be somewhat smaller.... well, you guys know me..... hopefully they will stay a bit smaller. :)

Check em out, let your friends know, link to me, subscribe, leave feedback, stumble me, del.icio.us me, etc. All would be appreciated!

blog.2big.org - My weight loss journey

blog.262quest.com - My Quest for a Marathon

Thanks!

Thanks everyone!

Tim!!! Love the pic!!! Doing GREAT!!! Thanks for being an inspiration!
Huggs
Dea

Love your new pic!! Congrats on your 5k race!! Keep it up, your doing GREAT!!

nice new pic! it shows the athletic tim and the hard working tim! keep it up!

Thanks guys.....

I was hesitant to put it up there. I think it makes me look funny, but I guess that is true with everybody, they always hate pics of themselves. If you open it bigger you can tell I am working hard and hurting. It was in the last .1 of the 5k race where I ran this past weekend for my PR. I was pushing hard, and feeling it, but of course that is what you are supposed to do in races.... you shouldn't look like you aren't working.... especially in the last stretch of a race. :)

Congratulations Tim! You're doing such a great job! I love the new avatar!

Great job on your recent 5K! Great new pic. Looks like your new nickname is "PrefonTIM".

That's really good times Tim!! I can see you really proving a problem in this running competition, in fact I'm not that sure if I'm looking forward to it anymore.

You're right about the weight loss. Everything is going in the right direction for you and things are looking good. It would be a shame to rush the last bit and undo that hard won new physique you have.

Yep 7:30 - 8:00 miles is where I want to be and you're already there, NICE!!

I posted too soon, the "Official" results were just posted online, and I knew I was off a little bit, but I have to accept the "Official" time:

24:26.4

I like those other 4 seconds! That put me only 11 seconds behind the 3rd place person in my age group!

Well,I just ran another 5k today. This one was in the afternoon and it was a very comfortable 65 degrees. Funny the race was called the Chiller Challenge 5k, but it was a very nice 65 degrees.

I ran another PR today and finished in 24:30 (give or take a couple seconds) I ran splits of:

Mile 1: 7:32
Mile 2: 8:11
Mile 3: 7:59
.1: 0:48

I was very pleased with it overall. I know the new PR's at every race are going to stop soon enough though.

I finished 4th in my age group - arggghhhh! Only 15 sec behind the 3rd place.

Hey Tim,

Good work on the running times!! You really are picking up momentum and inspiring us fellow traineo's. Thats awesome!!

My ankle is gradually picking up and I'm getting back into my stride. I did suffer with a bit of illness over the festive season, though I think I was just surrounded by ill people. In the end it just came to be my turn I think. How is your goal to get down to 160? I have to be honest I'm doing much better than I expected I would and I'm already down to 170!! This will get my running times improving.

Keep me posted on your progress Tim and hopefully our little running competition that Glovia is organising will be quite close.

Keep up the Intensity

Dean

notable quotes:

"The trouble with jogging is that by the time you realize you're not in shape for it, it's too far to walk back."

Franklin P. Jones

"Better to take the slow approach then the no approach."

Tim Wilson

Yes, the second one is mine :) Quotes have to start somewhere :)

Well, I ran my 5k tonight. I am still trying to get over my cold/chest cold, but I ran the 5k and set a PR for myself beating my last PR for 5k by over 1 whole minute. My time was 25:02.

What fabulous info!

Thanks so much! I can't wait to try it out! I registered for fileNanny.com so I just have to start practicing huh! lol

Thanks again!

Just an additional thought, you may want to register for a free account so you will know when your images may be deleted. That way you can access the pics so they will not be deleted. They are hosted without deleting as long as they are accessed each 180 days which is usually enough though.

What I would do it register, then if I got an e-mail saying not activity I would access the pics to give myself an extra 180 days. I personally think it is good to make sure the pics stay active if you are posting them to a forum. Many forum postings are not accessed frequently, but are accessed months down the road, and it can be frustrating to find that the images are no longer working if you are the ones trying to access them.

This would be a nice feature for Traineo to add, so they can make sure their images are always available.... kinda like the profile pics that they host.

April, Thanks for the comments. Sorry you cannot run, yes I really love it!

To post a picture you first have to host the pictures somewhere. I have my own hosting so that is what I use. I have found a place that will let you host pictures for free that I have had my kids use for a while. That place is: http://www.filenanny.com

Go to that website and then you can upload your pictures by clicking on the button on the right hand side that says "Don't want to register? Click here for
unregistered uploading!" Once you click there you will be able to browse to pick your pictures (make sure you use unique filenames) Once you are done browsing to your pictures click the upload button. You will be given different things to use - you will copy the first one which is the direct URL.

Next, when you are posting something, when you get to the point you want to post a picture, you will click the button just above where you are typing that have the three colored shapes. Paste the url in that you got on the previous step and then keep typing - you are all set.

Let me know if you have any questions,

Tim

(one I just did there)

Hi Tim,

Could you tell me how to post pictures into the forums?

Thanks and CONGRATS on the 1/2 Marathon! I used to LOVE to run when I was in high school and then my doctor told me that I could walk or run, my choice, if I kept running walking was going to get harder for me eventually, so I quit track and just did it every now and then and have essentially quit it all together now because my knees are a lot worse but oh I miss it!

Glad to hear it is a great passion for you as well! Keep up the good work!

April

Anyone reading.....

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Years!

One of my favorite quotes is:

Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.

Nice work Tim.

Congrats!

congratulations! :) Same time as me! You'll run a lot faster in your real race because of the people around you and the atmosphere. I can see a sub2 on the horizon. well Done!!! .... and Happy Christmas

I have posted the details at this other post http://www.traineo.com/1019_4386_0.html

But..... I have ran my very first Half Marathon!!!! It wasn't an official race, but just in my training - but I am still pumped! I ran it in 2:07.

What a great birthday and Christmas gift I have given myself!!! One day before my 38th birthday, and just a couple days before Christmas, I can say that I have officially run a Half Marathon!

WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Ha Ha :)

OK, OK, I changed it. :) I think you were right - to scary! If anybody wants to see what it was go here >> Rejected Profile Pic

You look toooooo scary in that new pic. Would you mind if I use it to put over the fireplace to keep the kids away :) haha

I liked the nicey nicey one in front of the Christmas tree :) haha

Happy Christmas!!!

by the way- great job with the bike run! I am doing my first 11 miles this Saturday!

Thanks Mike!

It is funny you said that because I was thinking the same thing. While you posted here I was typing up a bit about my past years journey and posted it here.

http://www.traineo.com/14_4368_0.html

I was typing all this thinking - I should do a blog..... Then I come and read this and you tell me I should too...... hmmm, someone is trying to tell me something. I do have some time off for Christmas, maybe I will put one together, it could be very fun to boot!

I know I am being aggressive, and if I don't make it I won't be upset since it will be my first. I just need to have some kind of goal is all.

Good luck with the tri, it is coming up soon isn't it?

Sub 2 IS an aggressive goal !!! .... for new runners like us. I still haven't done it yet :( I just got back from a bike/run. It was only 25min bike but followed by a half marathon. Did the half in 2:07:30. I need to go faster in the real race. Sub2 for the half marathon would be fantastic for me but I'm not sure I'll do that after swimming 2K and riding 90K.

Finishing your first half is a great goal but its good to have that other goal of Sub2 at the back of your mind. I will be following your progress. You should have a blog. It would be an inspiration to others.

Good luck with the rest of your training.

Keep on running!

yea, my tentative goal time is sub 2 hours. I should be able to do that since about 3 weeks ago I did my 10 mile run in 1 hr 37 min. That gives me 23 minutes to run 3 more miles. That is faster than I will be going I know, but I am sure I will be able to bring the 10 mile part down a bit by then. That is not a very aggressive goal I know, but I don't want to over do my time goal and then get discouraged. My ultimate goal is to finish, and I am confident I will be able to do so.

8K in 40mins is awesome. That's almost exactly 8 min mile pace :)
My 'short distance' goal is sub 25min 5K which is about this pace but I haven't been able to do that yet :(

Great race - You are going to be so ready for the Half Marathon - are you setting yourself a goal time?

Keep on running

Mike

Congrats Tim on the big results on your race!

Thanks Minu!

Well, today was an excellent day for me, very happy with the outcome.

I started with a weight that finally dropped below 180 - I was 179.8 this morning, this is the first time I have seen something below the 180's in well over 13 years.

The next good thing that happened was I went out and ran a race (The Santa Stroll 8k) with my neighbors. I have been running 5 miles two times a week, then my long run of 5 - 10 miles so I knew I was ready for this. I decided I wanted a time of at least 45 minutes, and was confident I could do it since I ran one 5 mile run earlier this week at 46 minutes. Well, I blew that out of the water, I finished in 40:09!!!!! I was shocked, and I really wanted to turn it on enough to get past the finish before 40:00 but I just had nothing left..... nothing! I was breathing so heavy and my legs were so heavy I wanted to give up with about 1/2 mile to go. I even took one walking step about that time and then kept running despite the exhaustion. I DID IT!! And I almost beat my neighbors.... ALMOST!

I am so excited about the race today.... other than the sweatshirts they gave us - sorry but they are hideous!

Mike - Would like to, but not for some time, need to get a bike first :) I would like to do a sprint tri by the end of 2008.

Merry Christmas, Tim-ehhhh!

And may I wish you continued success for 2008.
CONGRATS ON THOSE PULL-UPS TOO! Good stuff.

Keep up the great work.

: )

M.

I see that you have joined the cyclists group .... is a triathlon on the cards ??? :)

Had a new discovery yesterday that is exciting. I have not tried doing any pull ups during this journey since I have not ever been able to do them as far as I remember. Yesterday I was at a playground with my son and some others. I did the walk by hanging things while I was just standing around (not sure what they are called) When I finished, one of the other parents made a comment about pull ups and I just laughed, but then figured I would try. I was able to do three without much trouble at all. The third one was a little tough, but the first two were not. I am sure I could have done about 5, but just dropped instead because I wasn't trying to prove anything. - this was really really cool, I will probably add some pull ups into my routine now!

Tim you are doing AWESOME things... Keep it up!!!
Huggs
Dea

I have passed another milestone with my training. Today my long run was 10 miles. I felt good and it is starting to give me confidence that I will be able to do that half marathon, especially since I still have 2 1/2 months away from race day and I am only 3 miles away from half marathon distance.

The weight is not coming off like it used too, but I still feel like my body is constantly adjusting every day in the right way. I am wearing slender cut 34 inch jeans and they are comfortable and I am not getting a muffin top :). I also tried on my brother in laws 32 inch jeans over the holidays and they fit comfortably. They were cut kinda big, but I will take encouragement any way I can get it. I also went out to buy some pants to run in, and the size that I ended up getting was medium. Yes, I am loving it, now if I can just get motivated to push through this plateau and get the last 15 - 20 off and I will be happier.

Great Job tim keep it up.

Well, I haven't been on here as much as I used to. Life has just gotten busy. I am still keeping up with my working out, running, and better eating. Some times better than others of course. Weight loss has slowed significantly since I am getting closer to the weight I am shooting for.

I am training for my first half marathon in Feb 08. Today was my longest run I have ever run. To you marathoners this is nothing, but to me it was awesome. I ran 8 miles this morning. Cold morning too, at just 33 degrees when I took off.

Great week - keep it up!!

Tim You are ROCKING IT!!! Great Job this week!!!
Huggs
Dea

Hey Tim! I actually didn't get to run... I have plantar fasciitis in my left foot pretty bad and had just gotten new orthodics and was not ready to run. But hopefully I can catch another one soon! Thanks for asking!

Well, I didn't eat really well over the past few days because of being out of town and a crazy schedule with the funeral. I also didn't workout or run at all. Yesterday was my first day back to normal eating, and today is my first day back to normal activity with my 4 mile run. It felt good, but was hard to get up and get going. Plus, it was quite cold this morning at 46 degrees. I know it will get much colder, but it is the coldest I have run in so far since I started running in the spring. I was fine but my fingers were freezing. It was 100% humidity this morning.

Will be thinking of you and your loss this week.....Be strong buddy.

Well,

I have been out of it for the last couple days, and will probably be out of it for a couple more. I have a really close friend, one of my closest, killed in a car accident on Saturday. The stress, and depression that went with that caused me to kinda give up over the rest of the weekend and I overdid it quite a bit and didn't get my run in this weekend. I also have got a crazy schedule over the next couple days and needed to get to work really early to get some things taken care of before leaving for the funeral. That being the case I didn't get to the gym this morning and will probably not get my run in in the morning because of being in a hotel with unfamiliar surroundings... not to mention just not feeling like doing anything.

I am sure I will be able to get back to it in a couple days, it is just going to be a rough week I am sure.

Congrats on getting into the 180s! Great accomplishment! I can't wait until I can say that one day...

Sorry all I have not been keeping up with Traineo over the past few days. It is hard for me to remember to check everything when I don't get e-mails like I haven't been for the past almost week now. I didn't even realize anybody had commented on my page. Thanks for the encouragement Dea and Cindy!

I have still been doing pretty good with eating and running/working out, and logging on traineo, just not in the forums etc.

Tim

I agree with Dea, having a few higher calorie days aren't such a bad thing. I find if I'm "good" for a long time, I don't seem to lose weight as much as when I throw a few high calorie days in there.

I am SO EXCITED that you are running so well again! I know EXACTLY how you feel! I'm sure you're going to have no problem running a HM in February. The one I want to do is in May, so I have a little more prep time than you do. Puts my training smack in the middle of yucky winter though. You're probably going