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The Susan G Komen Race for the Cure 5K is tomorrow. I will be taking pictures with my phone before, during, and after the race. After capture, the pics will automatically be uploaded to my flickr account. I have created a page that will pull those images from my Flickr account: http://www.whoatemyblog.com/make-a-wish-dream-team/race-for-the-cure/live-pics

To view the latest pics from the race, refresh the live pics page. This is so cool! I already have 3 pics on there from my race packet pickup this afternoon.

We are meeting at 8:30am CST for a Make-A-Wish Dream Team group shot before the race. Then the race starts at 9am. The more I think about it, the more nervous I get. A ton of people are gonna be there.

I attempted to make a custom shirt with my ink jet printer. FAIL! – The print outs looked great, but after applying the transfers to the shirt, the images looked faded. I could barely make out what the image was. Oh well. Live and Learn.

Finally, I want to say a big THANK YOU to Ryan, a friend that co-owns a local digital printing company. Today I was working at a client’s location and Ryan delivered some business cards to this client while I was there. He popped in where I was working and told me that I was doing a good job, and that he reads my blog periodically. Ryan had just left his workout with his personal trainer and realized that he had some business cards to deliver. — Thank you Ryan for saying something. You really lifted my spirits this afternoon.

Finally #2: Prior Fat Girl is giving away a book: 101 Things to Do Before You Diet. Check it out: http://www.priorfatgirl.com/2009/10/book-review-giveaway.html — I’m glad to see that you’re doing better.

I kept thinking about setting up a workout room at the house yesterday, and I finally decided that a gym would be the most economical option because as I progress, I will want more and more weight lifting equipment. So, I canceled the membership at my current gym because they ticked me off, and because it’s a pain in the butt to get to their location compared to the new gym.

I joined the Gold’s Gym on Highway 31 in Vestavia, which is like a mile from my office. This facility is less than three years old and has everything you can think of for a gym. Here’s a link to the facility: http://www.goldsgym.com/gyms/index.php?gymID=930

I am really, really excited because everything is lining up to knock out these races and three hundred pound challenge. I have been eating well and really putting forth an effort to do my workouts. I setup an account at dailymile.com, which is a free website to track your workouts and it also allows you to post your workouts on twitter and facebook if you choose to do so. Here’s my profile: http://www.dailymile.com/people/StephenV
If you decide to sign up (it’s free), be sure to add me as a friend, and then we can compare our workouts. Maybe we can do some challenges in the future

Finally, my website has been created for the Make-A-Wish Dream Team. If you would like to make a donation, please go here: Make a donation

Your donations are greatly appreciated and please pass this message on to your friends and family. Thank You!

Here’s more information on Make-A-Wish and the Make-A-Wish dream team:

I have taken on a very personal and challenging goal for myself.  I have committed to walk the Mercedes Half-Marathon on February 14th, 2010 in Birmingham.  I will be walking the half-marathon as a member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® Dream Team. I am aiming to raise $100.00 for every mile that I walk, for a goal of $1,300 and hopefully more!

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children between the ages of 2½ -18 with life threatening medical conditions and brings hope, strength, and joy into their lives.  Each wish granted brings happiness to the children and their families at a time when they need it most!  The average cost of a wish is $6,700, with many wishes costing much more.  Presently there are over 100 children in Alabama waiting to have their wishes granted.  So, as you can see, the money that you are able to donate will greatly help fulfill the dreams of these precious children and make their wishes come true. 

The children’s wishes vary from a trip to Disney World or Hawaii, to meeting Hannah Montana or their favorite Sports Figure.  They wish for shopping sprees, for a new playhouse or even to be an astronaut or scientist!  These wishes can not be granted without the help of people like you!

Here is some information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation and a few examples of the many wishes that are granted every day:

• About Make-A-Wish
• Brandon Visits Sesame Street
• Brent Shreds Some Snow
• Cheyenne Meets Minnie and Friends at Disney
• James Becomes a Real Cowboy
• John Races to Meet Jeff Gordon
• Matthew Becomes a Pilot
• Megan’s Trip to Hawaii
• Molly Meets Kelly Clarkson
• Taylor Gets a Pink Playhouse

For more information about The Make-A-Wish Foundation and for more wish stories, please visit www.ga-al.wish.org

Thank you in advance for your generous support and encouragement!

Weekly weigh-in: 526 lbs.
Loss: -10 lb.
Total loss: 106 lbs.
Emotion: happy

Alright, I’m back on track. Last week was a great week!

 

• Run/Walk at your own pace. Speed is not important. Remember the Tortoise and the Hare.
• Keep your eye on your goal (finish the half marathon)
• The 1st week you should walk/run 4-6 days, and you should walk 1/8 mile, then jog 1/8 mile until you have put in one mile. Then walk 1/4 mile to cool down.
• Rest at least one day! Don’t run 7 days a week!
• Shoes are ultra important. 95% of injuries can be prevented by having the correct shoes. If your shoes are older than three months, get new shoes. Also, get RUNNING shoes. It’s best to go to a store like The Track Shak. They will analyze your walk to determine the best shoes for you. Mention Danny’s program for a 10% discount at Track Shak.
• It’s always good to have a carrot for running. Our carrot was free beer/water. That’s our motivation.

Check out Danny Haralson’s blog at http://blog.rununiversity.com/ – Danny has run over 50 marathons and he is a certified running coach. He has an excellent program at http://www.rununiversity.com/

As we started the walk for our training, Danny told me that he’s gonna time my lap. I walked the entire 1/4 mile lap instead of alternating walking and jogging. I walked the 1/4 mile in 6 minutes, and put in another 6 minute 1/4 mile.

Danny told me to alternate my walking distances every day. For example, day one walk one mile, day two walk half a mile, day three walk 1.4 miles. This way my body won’t know what distance I’m gonna walk. It’ll be fooled into thinking that every walk’s gonna be a long walk. This will burn max calories per walk.

I’ll be walking every day and working out every day. (Of course I will have a rest day)

Everyone loves having the beer as the carrot for out group runs. Of course, I drink the water because I’ve got that big carrot in April next year. Do you have a carrot?