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Thanks Jeff.  I always had intended to do either a May, Sep or Oct half........but I've had so many knee problems I kept chickening out.  But I decided that even if I have to walk more of it than I want, I'm going to do the one in May so I can hopefully run a lot more of the half I do in the fall.  The Air Force one is HUGE here, like unbelievable but so expensive, so I'm not sure if I'm doing that one or the River Corridor the following month which just happens to run close to my neighborhood............

I've accepted that I will be a runner with bad knees.  :-)

Thanks to our chat Thursday eve and getting really excited about our group and representing OUR team this weekend, I registered today for the Cleveland Rite-Aid Half Marathon on May 15, 2010, it's official!

I am so excited.........when I ran my 5K PR on Saturday my only regret was that I didn't already have the gear.  I was really struggling with being "out" on Facebook and I'm still not sure that I want to be BUT I'll deal with those feelings and make a decision.  It's hard when you've worked so hard to be so much more than "just" a post-op who exercises.........becoming an athlete and maintaining weight loss is so much more than surgery..........

I'm going to the Y today to design my lifting/cross-training program, I am so excited! 

 

That's why I asked the question...

Wow Rod you are hitting it hard!!  Congratulations!

I would definitely advise seeing your nutritionist and making sure she has a good picture of the kind of calories that you are expending everyday.

Good luck and keep up the good work!

Darrell

OK, Post OP athletes, I need some guidance.
I am a little over 3 months out from RNY and I am beginning to pick up my training quite aggressively.
I am training twice a day.  Swimming between 3000 and 5000 yards a week, running 25 miles a week, and weight training and cross training.  Will begin bicycling 50 miles a week in a couple of weeks.
I can feel that I am running out of steam after about 2 hours of going at it.  I am still mostly eating protein shakes and carb master yogurts. I eat some meat and vegetables, but not a lot.  
I need to start adding some carbs, but at the same time, keep losing weight.  I started this journey at 273 pounds.  I am down to 215 now and still want to end up below 180 pounds.
Who has some advice?
Thanks!
Semper Fi,
Rod