Archives for "December, 2009"
Ironman Post #4 December 29, 2009
As I continue with this journey towards actually competing in an Ironman I am slowly finding out somethings about the whole process.
The actual distance is very daughting. I mean swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running a marathon (26.2 miles) under 17 hours is just mind blowing. But the distance of the race is [...]
Quiz Question 4 of 5
How much do Americans spend on obesity related health issues every year??
a. $147 million
b. $1.47 billion
c. $147 billion
Answer tomorrow.
Quiz Answer 3 of 5
The answer to #3 was a shocker to me so I can only guess what others will think of this answer. As a reminder here is the question.
How much do Americans spend on gastric bypass surgery every year?
a. $44 million
b. $440 million
c. $4.4 billion
The answer is $4.4 billion! 220,000 people get this surgery in a [...]
Ironman Post #3 December 27, 2009
Today was a simple workout kind of a 1/2 day off if that is possible.
Ran 35 minutes for 4 miles burning 654 calories. Hills once again starting out on level 6 on random at 6.6 mph and bumping it up .1 mph every 5 minutes.
I lifted weights for an hour focusing on legs.
The week ahead [...]
Quiz Answer 2 of 5
Reminder
How much can a family of 4 save in a year by swapping one meal out for one meal at home every day?
a. $876
b. $8,760
c. $18,760
The answer to #2 is B. $8,760! So if a family swaps one outside meal a day for one home meal they can save almost $9,000 that year! This Biggest [...]
Ironman Post #2 December 26, 2009
I took the holidays off and my legs enjoyed the time off.
December 24, 2009 – No training
December 25, 2009 – No training
December 26, 2009 -
One hour spin with my spinning buddies George and Marcia. George went 5 hours today a slow day for someone who is going to try to break the world record in [...]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
I would like to post a quick Thank You to all those who have helped get The Fitness Buddy off the ground.
My better half Kim
Jody Michael (The person that helped me see past the fork in the road)
Belniak Media and the whole crew (web designer / helper of many other things)
Holum (binder maker)
Steve Evans (Trademark/Copyright [...]
Ironman Post #1 December 23, 2009
OK this may become a bit annoying but I would like to pass along my thoughts and workouts running up to the Ironman I am doing on September 12, 2009. I will try to keep the thoughts short.
1. 263 days away
2. For those who don’t understand the distances here they are 2.4 mile swim (must [...]
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