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Diet and Exercise 2010: Whatever it takes

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Patman said:
the only safe part of Detroit is in ontario ;)

edit: the 2009 map shows the race loops through windsor
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Quoting from freepmarathon.com:

Do I really need a passport?
If you are in an event that crosses the U.S./Canadian border, YES.

Effective June 1, 2009, U.S. Customs and Border Protection tightened security measures for international travel. In order to maintain the privilege of crossing borders, ALL participants crossing between Windsor and Detroit MUST show up in person at the Expo to receive your race number and packet.

Those participants crossing the U.S./Canadian border (Marathon/Half Marathon/Relay Legs 1 and 2) will need to present proof of identity and citizenship. For the majority of entrants (U.S. and Canadian citizens 16 years of age and older), this means a passport, passport card or other travel document approved by the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. and Canadian children under the age of 16 will be able to present the original or copy of their birth certificate or other proof of U.S. citizenship such as a naturalization or citizenship card. For additional acceptable documentation, click here.

There will be NO exceptions.

Those participants running only on U.S. soil (Relay Legs 3-5 and the 5K) need only present photo identification when picking up their packets.
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And $79.42 later, I'm all registered for the Detroit marathon. Next step is to get a passport or enhanced driver's license.
 
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nmupiccdiva said:
Why do you need your passport to get your packet??
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Since the question has already been answered that we run into Canada.... Part of that run was a major highlight of the race.

Based on our pace (roughly 9:50 to the bridge), we were on the top of the Ambassador Bridge just as the sun was coming up over Windsor. Talk about spectacular! That has to be on of the coolest things I've seen while running.

The border security was amusing- running into Cadada, there were probably 3 agents, all making jokes that all the lanes were open.... Coming back in the the US, OTOH, there were at leat 50 agents all yelling at people to show their number (to get a number, you had to have a passport, therefore you had to show your number to get back into the US)... It was pretty funny.

Interesting- the crowd in Canada was pretty quite- sizeable, but quiet. Once we got through the tunnel, though- holy cow! Just tons of people cheering you on.

Over the bridge to Canada- two lanes are open for traffic, through the tunnel back to the US- all closed. I don't know of many races in the world that span two countries... :D
 
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winger said:
Bummer. When is Indy, if there is a half maybe I will go down. Or if you find a nice midrange run 10k to 15 miler during the summer in your hood I will drive up and run, I will proably run slowly, but I will come up and run. It just has to be around all these stupid weddings. :/ Or opportunites for people to pay me lots of money to spend lots of time with me.
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Indianapolis is on October 16.

There are two that I can think of off the top of my head:
Seaway Run 15K- June 27
Fifth-Third 25K: May 8

alfablue said:
Since the question has already been answered that we run into Canada.... Part of that run was a major highlight of the race.

Based on our pace (roughly 9:50 to the bridge), we were on the top of the Ambassador Bridge just as the sun was coming up over Windsor. Talk about spectacular! That has to be on of the coolest things I've seen while running.

The border security was amusing- running into Cadada, there were probably 3 agents, all making jokes that all the lanes were open.... Coming back in the the US, OTOH, there were at leat 50 agents all yelling at people to show their number (to get a number, you had to have a passport, therefore you had to show your number to get back into the US)... It was pretty funny.

Interesting- the crowd in Canada was pretty quite- sizeable, but quiet. Once we got through the tunnel, though- holy cow! Just tons of people cheering you on.

Over the bridge to Canada- two lanes are open for traffic, through the tunnel back to the US- all closed. I don't know of many races in the world that span two countries... :D
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And this is just one of the many things I'm looking forward to that weekend...

Ran 7 miles today, will run 8 next weekend. Going to work myself back to 11 miles before the Fifth-Third in May, and will get up to 20 before the Detroit Marathon.
 
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alfablue said:
Since the question has already been answered that we run into Canada.... Part of that run was a major highlight of the race.
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Is this the detroit marathon that does that. I clearly have not been paying attention.

ShirtlessBob said:
Indianapolis is on October 16.

There are two that I can think of off the top of my head:
Seaway Run 15K- June 27
Fifth-Third 25K: May 8
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Bollocks!
Oct 16 is the week after chicago, the seaway I have to go home that weekend to shoot a wedding, and the fifth-third is the week after my half. Boooo! Maybe next year.
 
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Workout routine continues to go well for me. I check the scales once a week on Saturday, this week I was down 11 lbs already. I think the scale at home is crap as it always seems to have me at about the same weight.
 
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Did my second stair climb on Saturday - this one was 686 stairs, and those extra 90 steps really made a difference! :eek:

Not sure how my time compared, since they'll be posted later today, but I definitely felt it more at the top. My recovery time was a pleasant surprise, though. Last time my heart rate was still elevated half an hour later, this time I had it down to normal within five minutes.
 
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nmupiccdiva said:
When is Detroit? I already have a passport, so why not?
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alfablue said:
October 17- http://www.freepmarathon.com/

That's my target first full Marathon.
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Awesome! :D Then maybe next year, we'll all go to France for the Medoc marathon...

winger said:
Is this the detroit marathon that does that. I clearly have not been paying attention.


Bollocks!
Oct 16 is the week after chicago, the seaway I have to go home that weekend to shoot a wedding, and the fifth-third is the week after my half. Boooo! Maybe next year.
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D-mn. I was hoping... either way, I'll keep looking and perhaps I'll find something that will fit both our schedules.
 
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Got my 5K time down to 24:09 on Saturday. Next I'm running the B.A.A. 5K the day before the Boston Marathon, April 18th... you get to cross the marathon finish line which is pretty cool. Hoping to go sub 24:00.
 
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I officially hit my target weight (below 275) at weigh-in this morning (a loss of 42 lbs.). When i started this, I threw out 275 as an arbitrary goal, and weighing 317, it seemed like it was pretty unrealistic. Less than 3 months later (I started calorie counting - with a 2000 calories a day diet - on January 2nd), here I am.

I've been slowly adding physical fitness into this thing, and will start biking to work this week (2 miles each way - nothing earth shattering), but my family did walk 4 miles yesterday, something that would have near killed me last summer/fall, and it was no big deal.

I've been told that for someone 6'7" and 35 years old, I should weigh between 170 and 220. I'm not sure if 170 is realistic (or even 220), but I'm going to set a new goal of 240 and see what happens now...
 
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moose97 said:
I officially hit my target weight (below 275) at weigh-in this morning (a loss of 42 lbs.). When i started this, I threw out 275 as an arbitrary goal, and weighing 317, it seemed like it was pretty unrealistic. Less than 3 months later (I started calorie counting - with a 2000 calories a day diet - on January 2nd), here I am.

I've been slowly adding physical fitness into this thing, and will start biking to work this week (2 miles each way - nothing earth shattering), but my family did walk 4 miles yesterday, something that would have near killed me last summer/fall, and it was no big deal.

I've been told that for someone 6'7" and 35 years old, I should weigh between 170 and 220. I'm not sure if 170 is realistic (or even 220), but I'm going to set a new goal of 240 and see what happens now...
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Good job- and it seems like you are doing it right. Just remeber, this isn't a "diet" but a lifestyle change.

As for exercise, don't rule anything out as your health improves. I can tell you for sure that a year ago, I would not have ever dreamed of training for a marathon, but now I'm geeked, and hope to break 3:30 when I'm 45 to qualify for Boston.

Your possibilities are endless. Although, my favorite system is one with a whole lot of other people- Jazzercise and my running group has lasted quite a while, since I do with with (now) friends. Whatever you do, you have to enjoy it, or you won't keep it up.
 
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BUT09 said:
Not sure how my time compared, since they'll be posted later today, but I definitely felt it more at the top.
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Time was 6:56. I did the last one in 6:18 (but that was 597 stairs compared to 686), so I improved from about 95 steps/min to 99 steps/min. Considering how much the last ten flights sucked, I'm pleased with that. :)
 
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moose97 said:
I officially hit my target weight (below 275) at weigh-in this morning (a loss of 42 lbs.). When i started this, I threw out 275 as an arbitrary goal, and weighing 317, it seemed like it was pretty unrealistic. Less than 3 months later (I started calorie counting - with a 2000 calories a day diet - on January 2nd), here I am.

I've been slowly adding physical fitness into this thing, and will start biking to work this week (2 miles each way - nothing earth shattering), but my family did walk 4 miles yesterday, something that would have near killed me last summer/fall, and it was no big deal.

I've been told that for someone 6'7" and 35 years old, I should weigh between 170 and 220. I'm not sure if 170 is realistic (or even 220), but I'm going to set a new goal of 240 and see what happens now...
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My uninformed two cents... 2000 calories sounds low for somebody of your size. Its great that you are losing the weight but I just want to see everything go alright. It just seems sorta anorexic for somebody who is 6'7". If it works then that's great and you should bike that two miles to work. In either case you are making progress which is the key.
 
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Patman said:
My uninformed two cents... 2000 calories sounds low for somebody of your size. Its great that you are losing the weight but I just want to see everything go alright. It just seems sorta anorexic for somebody who is 6'7". If it works then that's great and you should bike that two miles to work. In either case you are making progress which is the key.
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I'm 6'5", not sure what I weigh now, and during the week I eat less than 2000 calories, usually around 1500 per day. (I eat more on weekends, when friends come over or go out to the bar, etc.) I just sit in a cubicle all day, spending no energy, I don't even get hungry eating the low calories. When I started working in the office, before I changed my eating habits, I just kept getting bigger and bigger.
 
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Patman said:
My uninformed two cents... 2000 calories sounds low for somebody of your size. Its great that you are losing the weight but I just want to see everything go alright. It just seems sorta anorexic for somebody who is 6'7". If it works then that's great and you should bike that two miles to work. In either case you are making progress which is the key.
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My wife always says I don't eat enough, but after eating so much for so long, I'm concentrating on eating what makes me feel full, and coping with drinking water or doing something else with myself when I'm bored rather than eating. In other words, the between meals stuff. I really think that I'm not doing a ton differently with my meals (I said earlier in another post that I cut back on one of my vices - microwave burritoes - from eating four for lunch to eating two - a cutback from 1200 calories to 600 - stuff like that), but the biggest changes are in snacks. The 100 calorie packs, or more importaintly, less snacks overall. That, plus changing to diet soda, and cutting out caffeine...
bigblue_dl said:
I'm 6'5", not sure what I weigh now, and during the week I eat less than 2000 calories, usually around 1500 per day. (I eat more on weekends, when friends come over or go out to the bar, etc.) I just sit in a cubicle all day, spending no energy, I don't even get hungry eating the low calories. When I started working in the office, before I changed my eating habits, I just kept getting bigger and bigger.
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Good to know. I had a largely sedentary lifestyle before starting this lifestyle change (good to call it that, rather than a diet), and I'd agree that 2000 is okay. I'm really looking forward to starting to bike (I'm waiting for my seat to arrive) and walking has been great so far!

Thanks to all for the encouragement (here and the CP comments). It's a great start, and I'm excited to keep it going!
 
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