Sweet! Congrats! RT @jldrunner: Wow. October is my highest mileage month ever and I still have a week of running left. # Jared from @subwayfreshbuzz just makes me gag! This is how you train for your first marathon: http://is.gd/gg8ZV . N… http://bit.ly/cvZ7sI # Ran 11.16 miles in 1 hour and 14 mins and 57 secs [...]
It is hard to believe that it has been a year already since I have started my transformation and decided to change my life forever. It has been an exciting and successful journey full of new challenges and new experiences. I’m not at a destination, today is just another day of the journey. I have [...]
I may or may not be heading out to run a 10K race, 6 days after my marathon… http://bit.ly/dhbOPw # I just weighed in at 164.7 today. Lowest I have been since back from Europe. 150s here I come! # I may or may not have just run a PR by almost 2 minutes on [...]
I’m not sure if any of you noticed but today I have changed my blog title. What used to read “Greg’s Weight Loss Blog – My Transformation From Fat To Fit In 9 Months” now reads “Greg’s Running Blog – My Transformation from fat to fit and running”. Yup, it’s official; my blog is no [...]
As you know by now, the 115th Boston Marathon registration opened at 9:00AM on November 18th and promptly closed at 5:03PM on November 18th, a mere 8 hours after it opened. This unprecedented pace of registration, last year it took 8 weeks to fill the 20,000 spots, took the whole running community by surprise and [...]
A week ago I ran Tyler Rose Marathon and finished with a 3:07:26 which was fast enough to qualify me to enter the 2011 and 2012 Boston Marathon. To run Boston, one of the most if not the most prestigious, Marathon you have to qualify which means I had to run a marathon under 3 [...]
@TheRightFitBlog Thanks Carla! in reply to TheRightFitBlog # @runningcouple @RunnerGrrl96 @motivateyourass @jenn_if_er @SeeKrisRun and all other #cm10 runners, good luck out there today! # @txskatemom in case I don't see you at the start, good luck in Tyler! # Breakfast today was a simple bagel. That is all I need right now. I'd love a [...]
Well this is it! All good things must come to an end. My 18 week training was finally coming to a culmination on 10/10/10 at 7:30AM when I ran the Inaugural Tyler Rose Marathon in Tyler, TX. The Cliff Notes version is that I ran a 7:09/mile average for a 3:07:26 which is indeed a [...]
@keeponrunning Wow man, that is quite impressive! Congrats on being a 6 star maniac! in reply to keeponrunning # Why is Dailymile sucking so much tonight? I can't even add a simple workout! # Ran 4.02 miles in 29 mins and felt great. Wow! Weather was just perfect this morning again. I wish we'd have [...]
It’s almost over! My marathon training plan is coming to an end and I will get a chance to test my endurance abilities. For the past 17+ weeks I have been following Hal Higdon’s Advanced Marathon training plan and in 4 days I’ll be running the inaugural Tyler Rose Marathon in Tyler, Texas on 10/10/10. [...]