tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49083992542785554732024-03-05T05:53:05.267-08:00Journey to the MarathonGary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-37145142438568544482012-03-11T17:31:00.002-07:002012-03-11T18:17:14.773-07:00The Past Few Months - Highs and LowsI know that its been a while since updating my blog. I want to start off by SINCERELY thanking all of you who have written me either via facebook or e-mail to check up on me to see how Ive been doing, and for everyone for sticking with me all this time!<br />
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My last official race was in December, the rutgers Big Chill 5K, where I paced my wife Gail to finish her very first 5K ever! It wasn't my personal best 5K time, but it was just as good to see the look of pride and achievement on the face of my wife. Before training for this race she used her asthma as an excuse to not run and felt that because of it she wouldn't be able to. Well she kicked that fear to the curb, trained her butt off and she DID it! <br />
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After that race, things started to take a turn for the worse. I started to suffer blackouts and dizzy spells. I wasn't sure what the cause was, but they had gotten worse. The last week of the month I passed out and collapsed. I managed to pick myself up and go to work after that, but when I got to work I was admitted to the hospital. I never was officially diagnosed with anything, other then perhaps I was losing too much weight too fast, and I needed to add more to my diet. More Calories (increased from 1800-2K to about 2K-2400) More Sodium (1800 MGS - 2K MGS to about 2K MGS-2500 MGS) as well as increasing my water intake. <br />
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I followed the doctors orders and took medication, and for some reason, my stamina and energy levels remained at an all time low. This time was very frustrating for me, because I'm at a point where I want to and NEED to be active. Not having the same energy level I had was really getting to me, and was taking a toll on me emotionally as well, which may have helped lead to my second hospital visit at the end of January.<br />
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Not much came from this hospital visit other then an increased dosage of meds, but more importantly as a result, I had my heart fully examined. My cardiologist after all tests were done was willing to say my heart was strong and capable of running a marathon!<br />
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Well within a week or so from my 2nd hospital visit, my energy started coming back to me, and I started to feel like my old self again a little bit at a time. I started to get back to the gym, lifting weights and doing cardio. I then after another week or so, felt well enough to attempt some short runs on the treadmill. I built myself up to 5K, although my time was pretty bad, it felt good to be running again for more then 5 minutes. <br />
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Between my improved health (as of today no major blackouts or dizzy spells and Ive finished taking the meds) and my cardiologist clearing me, I felt comfortable enough to make it official. I am registered to run in THIS years ING NYC MARATHON!<br />
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Put it on your calendars, November 4th! This former 500lb guy will be running in the biggest marathon in the world!!!!!<br />
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However, there are some other things that happened in the past couple months. Most importantly to me, was meeting a very special person. I received an e-mail from a man who had a lot of weight to lose, and came to me for some help. He asked me about what I had done to start the journey, and what he can do for himself. He showed interest in taking charge of his life and joining Weight Watchers. Well, that weekend, I met my friend Sean for the very first time, at my Saturday Weight Watchers meeting. After stepping on the scale for the very first time, he realized that his road would be long, but that did not matter to him. Sean to date has lost about 30 lbs and is well on his way. This man, whether he has a bad or good week, has the most heart and determination I have ever seen in anyone! Sean and I started doing a walk on Sunday mornings. Before we started these walks, he would've struggled walking 1/4 mile. Well our first walk, Sean completed 1 mile!! The next week, 2 Miles!! Two weeks later, 5K!!!!!!!! We have also had another friend of ours from Weight Watchers join our weekly walks, Neil. Neil is also another great source of inspiration, hes lost over 50lbs and is rediscovering what he is capable of doing, walking and biking! So proud of the two of them!<br />
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Sean is not only my friend, but a constant source of inspiration to me. Not only that, being that he was a former instructor in the arts of Jeet Kune Do and Wing Chun, he has started training me personally, and I must say I'm loving it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Neil, and Sean</td></tr>
</tbody></table>One last note, I am now in the process of training for the Brooklyn half marathon on May 19th. This was the end of week 2 of training, and I had a long run of 8 Miles planned. Yesterday I had to cancel due to a schedule conflict and this morning I woke up not feeling well. I wasn't gonna bail on our morning walk, and on the way home, Sean made me promise to do my training run. I went home took a nap and woke up knowing I HAD to. I went out and ran that 8 Miles in 1:39:15! I felt great!!<br />
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</div><div>I will be posting as often as possible with training updates.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thank you again for your continued support and for all the well wishes I have been receiving! </div><div><br />
</div><div>2012 is gonna be a great year!!!!!<br />
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</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-21393173961166922752011-12-04T12:34:00.000-08:002011-12-04T12:34:46.237-08:00Saving the best for last and a tribute to Fred Lebow.Today I ran in my final New York Road Runner race of the year, the Join the Voices 5 Miler. I chose this race because it was the inaugural run in honor of the late Fred Lebow who was an inspiration and someone I truly admire. <br />
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For those who dont know who Fred Lebow is, he was the founder and creator of the modern day NYC Marathon. Fred Lebow suffered and ultimately died from Brain Cancer. Before he passed away he ran his marathon for the first and only time in 1992, and even though he was suffering from this horrible disease, he finished his race.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The late Fred Lebow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statue of Fred Lebow that sits in Central Park by engineer's gate</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Coming into this race, I knew I had already accomplished a lot during the last year: several PR's, finishing my first half marathon, breaking a 10 minute single mile, running a full 5k without walk breaks. So I thought hard about my goal for today, sure I kinda knew a PR was in the bag since my prior PR was 1:14 on June 30th, so what could I do to pay my own tribute to Mr. Lebow. Well, the answer was simple, do something I hadnt yet done, complete a race in Central Park, running the entire distance, no walking. So this was my one and only goal for the day, and I was determined to make it happen!<div><br />
</div><div>The weather was great, cool and crisp in the 40's, early 8:30 AM start. I got to the park at around 7:45 AM and got to the corrals where I got to quickly say hi to a couple friends Mark Vogt and Gal Cohen.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready by the starting corral</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to go</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This 5 mile course was a course I was familiar to except for the first 1.5 mile which covered the south portion of the park which I had only ran once but in the opposite direction. It was fairly simple except the pack was pretty tight for the first mile and I averted disaster when I was able to quickly avoid a lady who stopped right in front of me to pick up a headband! </div><div><br />
</div><div>After the first 1.5 miles I was back to familiar territory, Cat Hill, which I had no difficulty with, ran thru it with ease. Mile 3 marked the 102 st transverse where we turned left to get over to the west side of the park. At around mile 3.5 is where I faced my biggest fear, the rolling hills along the West Side drive. Ive always found myself getting tired by this point and having to stop to walk, and I knew in my head I COULD do it, it was just a matter of WANTING to do it. Between having my coach on one shoulder telling me to keep going, and knowing I was doing this also as a tribute to Mr. Lebow, there was NO WAY I was walking. If my legs arent broken, I'm running!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Well what do you know?? I made it thru those hills RUNNING! At mile 4.5, the hills were now behind me, I had great momentum, and plenty of energy in the tank, and ran the last half mile with everything I had, and my last mile was in fact my FASTEST mile!</div><div><br />
</div><div>I crossed the start line RUNNING, and when the PA announcer called out my name as I approached the finish mat, I was RUNNING! I did it!!!! Ran the full 5 mile course!! Not only that, but i completely crushed my PR from June 30th by 18 minutes!!!!! Official finish time was 56:37 and a pace of 11:20 min/mi!</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the finish line</td></tr>
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In closing, I was proud to be able to honor the late Fred Lebow in such fashion, and also prove to myself yet again that anything I put my mind to can be accomplished. There is no such thing as I CANT, as long as I try and give it my all, it CAN be done!<br />
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</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-54118382319923828852011-11-20T12:12:00.000-08:002011-11-20T12:12:28.895-08:00A Doubleheader Weekend!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This weekend I ran not 1 but 2 races!!! This would be the first time I attempted this, but felt confident in myself that I could do it...<br />
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Saturday I ran in the Somerset Turkey Trot 5K... I signed up to do this race since my friend Amanda was running this, and this was her first ever race, so I HAD to be there!! I had agreed from the get go that I would run the race with Amanda regardless of time. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda and me before the race</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was a cool but sunny morning and the 5K course was basically a double out and back on the main road in the park.<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the race to start</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way back from the first turnaround</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Prior to the race, Amanda hadnt yet ran an entire 5K. I myself only did it for the first time the weekend before. However, Amanda was a rock star as usual, and everytime I asked if she was ok and needed a rest, she told me no and we kept going. Even after grabbing some water, we just kept running.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming into the last 1/4 mile.. Note old dude, he was booking it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming into the Finish: Old Dude Still Booking it!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did it!!! Look at that champ smile!!! Job Well Done!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Amanda crossed the finish at 34:49, and I crossed right behind her at 34:50. And now Amanda has officially caught the running bug, I warned her it was contagious!! Her next race will be the Big Chill 5K @ Rutgers on December 10th!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Splits:</div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="dataTable" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 363px;"><thead style="border-bottom-color: red; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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</div><div>Sunday I ran my 2nd race in 2 days, the NYRR Race to Deliver 4 Mile run in Central Park. Originally I was supposed to pace a friend of mine and was not planning on running at a race pace. However, my friend had business to take care of in Miami, so figured since I was running solo I may as well run my race and give it my all!! I felt good, my legs felt good, the weather was PERFECT, so why not?!?!?!</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before the Race</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unlike I normally do, I waited till race day to pick up my Bib and T-Shirt. This was a bad idea because I was actually running late due to the bus I was on taking forever! Thankfully I was planning on meeting up with a friend of mine before the race. My friend Patti, from myfitnesspal.com, and I had planned on meeting up prior to the race, so I sent her a text and asked her if she could pick my stuff up for me, which she did. Thanx Patti!<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Patti (sorry photographer caught you blinking)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The race followed the standard 4 Mile Course which I had grown accustomed to. First mile up Cat Hill, 2nd mile up and around to the west side, 3rd mile includes the west side rolling hills (which I hate!), and last mile downhill mostly and into the 72nd st transverse.<div><br />
</div><div>I ran pretty much the whole first 2.5 miles without any issues, ran thru Cat Hill, passed engineers gate and gave Mr. Fred Lebow a salute, and stopped briefly a couple times during the west side hills. I made up for lost time on the downhill. Came in strong at the finish!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Last time on this course I ran in 48:03... This time out, NEW PR, 45:32!!!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Splits:</div><div><div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="dataTable" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 363px;"><thead style="border-bottom-color: red; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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</tbody></table></div><div>You can see in the splits where the west side hills were, lol!</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the Finish<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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</div></div></div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-84078021277660678572011-11-13T15:02:00.000-08:002011-11-13T15:02:34.162-08:00Back to Where it All Started!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This time last year, I ran my first ever race, the Garden State Plaza 5K in Paramus, New Jersey.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing the run in 2010 at 52:17</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was only fitting that after a year of running that I return back to the same course, and get my revenge on the 52:17 finish time!<br />
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</div><div>I came into todays race with 1 single goal.... RUN THE ENTIRE 5K, NO WALK BREAKS!</div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div>My friends/coaches Ann and Coop had suggested for me this year to focus on my two target races in 2012, my half marathon in May, and the NYC Marathon in November. Every other race Im to run this year is to work on my endurance and to be able to run the distances with little to no walk breaks.<br />
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</div><div>The 5K course is basically 2 times around the Garden State Plaza mall parking lot. What I considered hilly last year is actually as flat of a course as you will get, lol! The temps were in the 40's and the skies were clear. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Before the race I met up with my friend Anthony, who ran this race with me last year as well. And I also met up with a friend from myfitnesspal.com, Tom.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anthony, me, Tom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All set and ready to go!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The race started at 8:45AM, and the field of 300 runners were on their way! I originally thought maybe Id run with my friend Tom from MFP, he said he wanted to finish in around 32-33 minutes, well when he started off running at a 9:30ish pace, I decided to back off from him, because I didnt want to go out too fast and not be able to meet my goal of running the entire 5K by getting tired too soon.<div><br />
</div><div>So I settled back a bit and got into a comfortable pace at around 10:30. First couple miles went by without a hitch, felt good, kept a pretty even 10:30/11:00 pace.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>When I got into the 3rd mile, this is when my brain started to convince me I was tired and that I should walk a bit, but no way was I about to start walking with less then a mile to go!!! I actually got a little choked up fighting myself, knowing that I Can do this, just fight thru it for another mile and you can acheive your goal!</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming into the homestretch, the girl to my right I had been on <br />
her tail for most of the last mile, and I was determined to beat her!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left her in my dust!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I DID IT!!!! Ran the 5K from beginnign to end without a single walk break for the first time!!!! Total Finish Time was 34:34 with an 11:09 pace, new PR as well!!<div><br />
</div><div>My splits were: Mile 1 - 10:37, Mile 2 - 10:53, Mile 3 - 11:02</div><div><br />
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November 10, 2011<br />
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My friend Ann, who this past Sunday completed the NYC Marathon (her first ever marathon), convinced me to join her at BOOT CAMP!!!! I was very hesitant at first because in my head rested my old dear friend "I Cant". <br />
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We arrived at Parisi Speed School @ around 7:30. Ann introduced me to two of the trainers at the school and had a chance to let them know a little about myself and I immediately felt a little more comfortable.<br />
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The class started at about 8:00 PM and we started with "warm-ups". Well this wasn't the sorta "warm-up" I had grown accustomed to. I was on the floor, off the floor, jumping, stretching, lifting, bending and at a very fast pace. This went on for about 15-20 minutes at which time we were given a very generous 2 minute water break.<br />
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We then moved into the weight training portion of the class. We were partnered off, and was with my friend Ann. We were doing sets of 20 reps of lunges, squats and bicep/tricep curls. Ann was a big help because my posture pretty much was awful, but she helped keep me straight and aligned.. And when i had problems doing the lunges and squats, I started to hear my old dear friend "I Can't" calling my name. Good thing I chose not to listen to him, but instead, listened to my friend Ann who said You CAN!<br />
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At around 9:00 PM at the end of class for "cool-down's" we did 5 sets of sprints. Which I really enjoyed, cause I got to run! But the best part was, I was moving FAST, I felt the wind at my back and the cool breeze against my face, which was comforting because I had never sweat that much in an hour before!<br />
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So, as Ann and I left the class, and walked out the doors to the car I made a choice right there and then. My old dear friend "I Can't" was left back at the school. Never again will I need him! No more excuses for me, none! There will never be an "I Can't" instead, its time for me to focus on what I CAN do! Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-88550780325968448582011-11-08T18:15:00.000-08:002011-11-08T18:15:33.347-08:002011 NYC Marathon WeekendThis past weekend I made it a point to get as involved as possible in the NYC Marathon weekend. What better way to try and get a glimpse into what I can expect next year, when it is MY turn to run in the greatest race in the world, the ING NYC Marathon!<br />
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Friday, November 4 - NYC Marathon Expo - Jacob Javits Convention Center<br />
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On Friday I had signed up to be a volunteer at the expo. I worked in the registration area from 2:00 PM-7:15 PM handing out bibs to runners from all over the world. I arrived at the Javits center around noon so I could get a chance to browse the expo and the different booths. I also knew Dean Karnazes was going to be there, so I made it a point to try and get to stop by and say hi to one of my biggest inspirations.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Working at the registration booth handing out bibs was such a great experience. I had the chance to meet runners from all across the globe. Some didnt speak English very well, but somehow found a way to communicate with me, and each one in their own way showed their sense of appreciation and gratitude. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later that evening after my shift, I had dinner with my friend Dahlia (who was awesome enough to let me stay at her apt in the city for the weekend so I wouldnt have to commute back and forth, thank you Dahlia!). We met up with a fellow friend from the Runner's World forums, Damaris, who ran in the Marathon and did an awesome job, as well as her friend Ilana, who will be running with me in the near future :) We ate at a mexican place called Dos Caminos, and the food was great, and the company was even better!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday, November 5th - Dash to the Finish 5K - United Nations to Central Park, NYC</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Part two of my marathon weekend was to run in the NYRR Dash to the Finish 5K. The course was from the United Nations on 1st Ave, down 42nd Street to 6th Ave, up 6th to Columbus Circle, into Central Park, and running the last mile of the marathon to the actual finish line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My prior 5K PR was 41:30 on July 30th. Being that 2 weeks before this run I had run in the RnR 10K and had a 5K split of 37:xx, my goal for this run would be 35 minutes or better. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The run felt good, the course was pretty flat for the most part and I felt confident that I could hit my goal. Only problem was that during the run, there was the occasional person who thought it would be a good idea to stop running to take pictures, UGH!.... Also there were people who felt it necessary to walk hand in hand 4-5 people across.. So basically I had time knocked running around people.. I didnt let it bother me much, I was enjoying the run and the whole experience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Coming into the park and seeing the marathon signage was awesome! Mile 25, woohoo!! 400 Meters, 200 meters, OMG, there is the FINISH LINE!!!! My first glimpse of that finish line, I started to feel a little choked up, and felt a tear forming in the corner of my eye. I took those emotions, bottled em up and booked it into the finish.... I heard the announcer call out "Gary Aneis from Staten Island coming across the finish line!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The above picture was taken after the run, to celebrate a special moment... The completion of this 5K run was the final part of my 9+1 Auto Entry into the 2012 NYC Marathon.. Thats right, its official, I'M IN FOR 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then after the run, what better place to celebrate then at......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The big day has arrived! It was Marathon Sunday! Dahlia and I arrived at the Mile 24 aid station, which was located just inside Central Park, around 8:00 AM. When we arrived we were treated to Starbucks Coffee and a nice hot Bagel., which wound up being all I would have eaten for the next 8 hours!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-40849820057792191932011-10-22T12:05:00.000-07:002011-10-22T12:05:34.539-07:00"Inaugural" New York Rock N Roll 10KThis morning I ran my first official 10K run, the Rock N Roll 10K in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.<br />
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I had already picked up my shirt and bib the night prior to the race, so I didnt have to worry about doing that the morning of the race. Which happened to be a smart decision because this race had an early start time of 7:30AM (which got changed to 7:40AM because of delays at bib pickup/registration)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This race I was going to do something for the first time, run with a running partner! The night before I spoke with my friend Beth and we discussed the race and our goals, and figured we should just run together. We had decided prior to the race to run using intervals of 3 min/1 min at about an 11:30/12:00 pace with a 1:15 finish as a goal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I mentioned before, the race was scheduled to start at 7:30 AM, but it got pushed to 7:40 AM. We crossed the starting mat at about 7:45 AM. The course was 2 loops around Prospect Park, and both loops had a pretty badass hill which the last time I ran a race in the park gave me a hard time. This time out I knew how to handle this hill, and both times past it, we made it thru without much issue. We kept a good pace throughout the race and we were determined to finish it together! Here are our splits:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="dataTable" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 363px;"><thead style="border-bottom-color: red; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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</div>Beth crossed the finish line just before me, ladies first of course! :)<br />
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Finish time --- 1:15:29 Pace --- 12:09/m<br />
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It was a cool crisp morning at 5:30AM which is about the time I woke up. Low 60's and cool so dressed in a short sleeve tech and long running pants (Mistake #1)<br />
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I ate my usual pre-race meal (as suggested) which was some water and wheat toast with Nutella spread.<br />
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Gathered my phone, earphones, bib, scoring chip, and sport beans and headed out the door around 6:30AM. My wife and I arrived at the lot around 6:45AM, and this stunning shot was taken by my wife.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I met up with some of the members of my local running club, the Richmond Rockets in the lot. One of the member, Tommy Hart has his party van in the lot waiting to greet all of us as we get there (later on after the race he tosses a really great after party with food/drinks). This is a pic of me by the van before the race (notice the jacket, I was still cool)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And another shot of the van, its an amazing looking van!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After spending time with my Rockets, went over to the starting area to get ready around 8:10AM, race started at 8:30 AM.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will honestly say, this was the first time prior to a race when I actually felt nerves kicking in.. Was I really ready for this? Am I actually gonna be able to complete 13.1 Miles? Well, I was here, and there was nothing that was gonna stop me now, I WAS going to do this! I actually got a little teary during the National Anthem as I had a lot of emotions running thru my mind. Gun went off at 8:30 sharp and I was off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even though Ive heard it TIME AND TIME AGAIN, do not start off fast, well guess what??? I started off WAY too fast. I was training my long runs at around a 13:30-14:00 pace with a 3:00 goal in mind but stupidly I went off running an 11:00 pace for my first 2 miles (Mistake #2). Here I am passing the first Mile marker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Notice the sweat after 1 Mile??? Yeah, maybe wearing pants wasnt such a bright idea! This was a HOT fall race, wound up getting to be almost 80 by the time I was done!<br />
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My friend David was waiting for me around Mile 2, which I was happy to see, and glad that I knew I had support during the race, not just at the start/finish. <br />
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So yeah, I was expecting 1 hill during the run which i was warned about around mile 7/8 (which will be discussed shortly). But I wasnt expecting much else as far as hills, well I was wrong (Mistake #3). The hills werent that bad, it just wasnt as flat as I had thought it would be.<br />
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Most of the run was very scenic, by the water. Coming around Mile 3/4 was a very nice sight, and I slowed down a bit to take my only picture taken during the run.<br />
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This was an out and back run, so I think it was around Miles 4-5 that I saw the leader of the pack, a fellow staten island resident who ended up running the half in 1:08! I also eventually saw a fellow Rocket, Eugene Saladis, who was actually running for the FDNY and he ended up running in 1:22 taking the FDNY award and 3rd place in his AG! I also saw my friend Dahlia on her way back! All of which gave me a good boost to keep moving forward!<br />
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Mile 6 my Brother-in-law and Sister-in-law, Kevin and Rhonda were waiting on the side, so went over and gave them a high five and thanked them for being there as I ran by. The turnaround point was at 6.5 and I heard a volunteer who has been following my progress cheer for me and called my name, this gave me another boost, unfortunately at this point my mistakes had started to cost me dearly, as the cramps started!<br />
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Mile 7, Rhonda and Kevin had crossed over and met me there as well which was great!<br />
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At the end of Mile 7 was the hill I was warned about and at that point I was already cramping, so I figured at this point I better just be smart about things if I want to finish this race. No more thinking about a time goal, I just needed to finish because NO WAY WAS I QUITTING! I walked up the hill, then ran a bit to the next water stop.<br />
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Miles 8-10 were hard, but I was still able to mix in some runs, but still did a lot of walking.<br />
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Mile 11 I met up with my friends from the NYRR, James and Ann who had already finished and came back to run me in the last 2 miles which to me was a godsend. I was in a lot of pain and exhausted. I knew 3:00 was out of the picture, but I could walk in and still finish proudly. The last 2 miles with James and Ann was mostly a walk with a little bit of a jog here and there. I even met up with one of my Weight Watcher leaders, and friend, Larissa and her son, who ran a little with us.<br />
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James and Ann ducked out with about .25 left, told me to finish strong and they were proud of me. Thats all I needed, and even though I was in pain I gave whatever I had and ran strong to the finish!<br />
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</div>I did it! 13.1 miles! My first Half Marathon completed!!! In 1 year of running I went from c25k to finishing a Half Marathon!<br />
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Finish time 3:15:36 (14:43 pace)<br />
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Splits:<br />
Mile 1-11:38<br />
Mile 2-11:28<br />
Mile 3-13:00<br />
Mile 4-13:39<br />
Mile 5-13:40<br />
Mile 6-13:14<br />
Mile 7-14:40<br />
Mile 8-16:15<br />
Mile 9-15:02<br />
Mile 10-16:46<br />
Mile 11-18:41<br />
Mile 12-17:24<br />
Mile 13-15:53<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am at my first race ever, 370lbs, 16:52 pace </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost a full year has passed from my first race, I am now 246lbs and ran my first ever sub 10:00 mile (9:53) this past weekend at the 5th Ave Mile. Im also gearing up for my first ever half marathon in less than 2 weeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So in a years time Ive lost 134lbs and dropped over 6 minutes from my pace. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As happy as I am with the past year, I cant help but look forward to the coming year and what lies ahead! Marathon training begins!!!!!!!!!</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-82044347344299232632011-09-24T13:27:00.000-07:002011-09-24T13:27:33.639-07:005th Ave Mille - Run Your Best Mile!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYRZjstaeRsNCIUChjfXMG7wiB3eSBQsC2pRCvxC5s22bkR1N0qBPGPnNAwGDRaRMvXZpTCaE36N_OlcdKGvfm7ATcKwX1THzJs6YdjxysSARJFiVD0tUlWFj0ocS5Kj4KrEijfTh3OCF/s1600/DSCF1492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYRZjstaeRsNCIUChjfXMG7wiB3eSBQsC2pRCvxC5s22bkR1N0qBPGPnNAwGDRaRMvXZpTCaE36N_OlcdKGvfm7ATcKwX1THzJs6YdjxysSARJFiVD0tUlWFj0ocS5Kj4KrEijfTh3OCF/s320/DSCF1492.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today was the 5th Ave Mile. Its a 1 Mile dash down 5th Ave from 80th-60th. Original forecast was for a rainy morning, fortunately no rain was to be seen! My pace last Saturday at the 4 mile run was a new best of 12:00 miles, so for this 1 Mile dash my goal was 10:00 or better.</div><br />
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</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-9989505080325498442011-09-21T18:41:00.000-07:002011-09-21T18:41:21.941-07:00500 LBS = Food for the Hungry!Tonight, Weight Watchers as part of their Lose for Good campaign, donated $500 worth of food in honor of myself and another member to represent the 500lbs that together we have lost!<br />
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There will be a story done in the local paper, the Staten Island Advance as well as online at silive.com<br />
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The story is supposed to be run on October 3rd.<br />
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Below are some pictures from the photo shoot, taken by my wife Gail.<br />
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My last time running a 4 mile race my time was 54:44 with a 13:41 pace. My goal for this race was to PR with 52:00-53:00 finish time.<br />
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Race was at 9:00 AM and we got to the park around 8:00 AM. There was a pre-race festival area set up. As my wife and I were looking at the different tents, something caught my wife's attention.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was feeling good at the start, but I guess I was feeling better then I had thought! Mile 1 was done in 11:43! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the 2nd Mile I started playing leapfrog with a guy wearing a neon yellow shirt. He would get ahead of me, then id catch up and jump in front and vice versa, we did this for the next mile or so. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-6877271644051906552011-08-21T15:56:00.000-07:002011-08-21T15:56:48.346-07:0013.1 or Bust! Half Marathon Training Update!First off, Id like to apologize for not blogging as much as usual. The main reason for the lack of blogging is that I really find myself with little to no free time most days :(<br />
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Today I've completed week 5/12 of my training plan. I'm actually ahead of the plans scheduled miles. For this week, the long run called for 6 miles, I finished my first ever 8 Mile run! The reason im getting ahead of the plan is because the plan only has me getting to 10 miles the week before the race. I would feel a lot more comfortable to be at least up to 12/12.5 the week before the half. So I'm currently on target to be at 10 miles by labor day with a month to go before the half to work on my pace at the distance.<br />
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My 8 mile run went well today. It was a slow 2:05 total time with about a 15:30 minute pace. I definitely didnt push myself too hard during this run because I didnt get enough rest and woke up tired, and I also wasnt feeling that great. So in order to make sure I hit the distance, i took an easier pace. The course I took was also very hilly. Overall, I was just excited to hit the 8 miles and I'm looking forward to upping that to 9 next week.<br />
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I've also picked up a new pair of shoes, hopefully these will get me thru my first half and well into marathon training next year :)<br />
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These are my new Brooks Adrenaline GTS 11's Limited Edition<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of BROOKS, there is still time to enter this months free giveaway, which happens to include a couple nice gifts from BROOKS! So go check out the details on my site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-8879087341526547362011-08-08T05:46:00.000-07:002011-08-08T05:46:32.626-07:00A Thoughtful and Appreciated Gift!This past weekend I received an e-mail from a fan of the site, Julie Fulmer. She wrote me the following poem, which when I read for the first time, it sent chills down my spine. It really is filled with a lot of emotions, and I really appreciated this most wonderful gift. Julie gave me her blessings to share it with you here on my blog. I hope you all enjoy it and appreciate it as much as I do! Thanx Again Julie!!<br />
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Why do I do it? Get up and do my daily run?<br />
Do I do it because I like it, or think it is fun?<br />
No way, my dearest friend! You got it all wrong,<br />
I run because I have to. And I'm getting strong!<br />
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I'm achy and I'm sweaty , just running on guts.<br />
My muscles are twitching and I wanna throw up.<br />
My body ïs in hell, but I'm gonna beat my time.<br />
I will not stop until I cross that finish line!<br />
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Up in the morning, before my neighbors wake,<br />
Been running half a mile, before the bakers bake.<br />
Rubbing achy muscles, think I have arthritis.<br />
My hamstrings really ache, maybe I've tendinitis,<br />
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You'll be hanging with friends or reading your books,<br />
I'll be stretching and running, just me in my Brooks.<br />
I'm used to the pain, getting up before dawn.<br />
My mind is focused on The NY Marathon.Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-19203021795357053942011-07-31T10:26:00.000-07:002011-07-31T10:26:25.163-07:00Demolition Day aka Founders 5K<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Yesterday was the Founders 5K in Prospect Park. This was my first time racing in my hometown of Brooklyn, NY! My prior PR for the 5K distance was 49:19. It had been a while since I ran a 5K, so I was shooting for a sub 44:00 finish time.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second mile was the hardest of the run because there was a really big hill that I wasn't expecting. This hill had a LONG and STEADY incline that just never seemed to end. I asked the guy at the 2nd mile marker when the hill was gonna end, he didn't sound like he knew so wasn't very encouraged! I wound up finishing mile 2 in 14:29.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-92067650759224878502011-07-16T14:10:00.000-07:002011-07-16T14:15:48.029-07:00A Milestone Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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This morning I ran the NYRR Run for Central Park 4 Mile race. The race start was at 8AM, so woke up early around 4:45AM. This morning was a BEAUTIFUL morning for a run, cool and no humidity!<br />
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</tbody></table>When we got to the race, we met up with my friend Amy who was volunteering at this race.<br />
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</tbody></table>Also met a few other people before the race including these folks who were looking ready for a great race!<br />
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Last time I ran this course, I finished in 56:42 with a 14:10 pace. My goal for this race was under 55:00 with a sub 14:00 pace.</div><div><br />
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First we went into Central Park to meet my friend James at his restaurant by the remote controlled boats and had a great lunch and catching up with him since I hadnt seen him in about 2 years.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to Flywheel Sports where my friend Jesse Alexander is an instructor. For those who dont know about Flywheel, its "like" spinning but 100x better! Its a 45 minute workout that totally kicks your ass and i kid you not, I felt MORE energized after that class then when we first walked in! Thanx for the great class Jesse!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I forgot to take a pic while we were at Flywheel so Im posting this pic of Jesse with another happy Flywheel client!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-70403507432829984612011-06-30T06:56:00.000-07:002011-06-30T06:56:15.095-07:00Journey to the HALF MarathonAs you may already know, I've decided to challenge myself with the task of completing my first HALF MARATHON this year! I'm signed up for the Hershey Half Marathon on October 16th. I will have 2 Goals for this race, A) To Finish B) To finish in 3 Hours<br />
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In order to prepare myself for this race I have decided to follow Hal Higdon's Novice Plan and I will be incorporating the Galloway Run-Walk-Run technique.<br />
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The plan is a 12 week plan Mon-Sun which I will be starting the week ending July 31st. Each week consists of 3 short runs and 1 long run. The long run progressively gets built up along the way. Also during the course of training, there will be a few races as well.<br />
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I do have a couple races in July to work on before the half marathon training begins, July 16th 4M run in Central Park and July 30th 5K in Prospect Park, both of which are on the event calendar on the site.Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-998368232373396572011-06-26T13:08:00.000-07:002011-06-26T13:08:31.925-07:00Pride! 5 Mile Run Race Report<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Yesterday I ran my first 5 mile race, and also my first attempt at the hardest course in Central Park, the top loop with Harlem Hills. This was another NY Road Runner race in honor of Pride Weekend, celebrating the gay and lesbian community, and it made it even more exciting given the fact the the NY State Legislature passed the Marraige Equality bill the night before!</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Got to my company's tent area at around 6:15 and didn't see anyone I knew, so I just grabbed a couple snacks since I hadn't eaten dinner (bag of peanuts and a banana with a Gatorade G2) then headed over to the cattle call, i mean start area around 6:40.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">This was the only pic that was taken during the race, because my wife had a hard time getting to the finish area and I certainly didn't want her anywhere near this mayhem! People were bottle necked into the area, people kicking down fences, runners supposed to be in the front corral trying to squeeze their way thru the mass of people, not to mention some of the foul odors coming from some of the folks in the area.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">As far as the race was concerned, this was my first time running a 3.5 mile race so I knew it was gonna be an auto PR, and since I was a little tired coming into the race and being aggravated from the start, I didn't expect my finish time to be all that great.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The course was pretty much a reverse course of the 4 milers I ran in central park, and I prefer the course the other way. This time you start out on the west side rolling hills and it just seemed like there was a lot more Uphill then when running the other way. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Also since many of the people participating doesn't consider this competitive there are a lot of people who walk the entire thing, which isn't all that bad, but then you get 5-6 people walking together and getting around them sucks.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Anyways, not gonna drag this RR out much longer, my finish time was around 52:30 and almost a full minute off my best pace.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">After the race they gave out finisher t-shirts, I was so aggravated with the whole thing I just wound up getting one for my wife, cause I didn't even want it!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Definitely NOT running this next year.</span>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-82423977187288915722011-06-11T07:57:00.000-07:002011-06-11T07:57:14.464-07:00Birthday, Time for Reflections and AppreciationToday is my "official" birthday! Like I say on my site, I was born on June 11, 1977, but I consider May 9, 2009 my birthday. That day is the day I decided to take charge of my life and do something about my health and fitness, the day I actually finally decided to LIVE my life.<br />
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So what better way to celebrate my "official" birthday than to go out for a run at 6AM this morning. The 4 miles I ran this morning was spent reflecting back on my life and how far Ive come in just 2 years!<br />
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I just really wanted to take the time out today to just let you know that all the hard work and accomplishments Ive achieved over the past 2 years wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for my awesome support system.<br />
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I want to thank first and foremost my wonderful and might i add BEAUTIFUL wife Gail. I sometimes feel bad that my accomplishments over shadow hers, and I want everyone to know how proud I am of her. Gail has lost over 50lbs and is now on Lifetime with Weight Watchers since she has reached goal and is now maintaining her weight. Having her do this with me, and being at all of my races has been so important to me, and just another reason why my love for her will always outweigh anything a scale will say!!<br />
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Secondly, my family and close friends.. They are without a doubt a critical part of my success. They are with me to cheer me on during my proud times, and there to help lift me up when I'm down. I am blessed to have such wonderful people in my life.<br />
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Finally, all of you who are following me here on my blog, or on facebook and twitter. Even though I will probably never meet most of you in person, you truly touch my heart with your words of encouragement and support. When I read about those of you whom I have touched in someway or have inspired to become healthier and more active, it just really makes me feel even more fulfilled. I have truly finally found my calling by doing this. I hope to one day be able to inspire as many people as I can. If I can help other people get more fit and healthy, I will feel as if I had done something meaningful with my life, and that you certainly cant put a price on, its priceless!<br />
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Again, thank you for your continued support, I look forward to celebrating many more years of successes with you all!Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-85281801880698258442011-06-09T11:45:00.000-07:002011-06-09T11:45:11.411-07:00It's Hot Out!!! SO WHAT?????????Today in the city during lunch the temperature outside was 96 degrees with a heat index of about 103!!<br />
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Yeah, it was hot out, but SO WHAT??? I wasnt about to let that stop me from getting out there and walking!<br />
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The 2 miles that I walked today were probably two of the best feeling miles I have ever walked. People may never understand why, but I will try to explain the best I can.<br />
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Try and imagine what it feels like to walk in these conditions at 476 lbs. I have and let me tell you, it isn't fun, not even close! When I tell you at 476 lbs, if i stepped outside and walked a few feet, Id be miserable. I couldn't breathe, Id be achy, it was not a good experience.<br />
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So today, yes, I was hot and I was sweating, but I didn't care! I had my water with me and my ipod, and I walked without hesitation! I walked with my head held high and a beaming grin on my face. <br />
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The reason I'm writing this blog entry is so that maybe to some, they may use the heat as an excuse not to get out there and get some exercise in, and that shouldn't be the case (unless for medical reasons you cant). Go ahead, get out there, even if its just for 30 minutes. Don't let the heat be an excuse, be smart and use sunscreen and bring some water, but when you are done, YOU TOO will be holding your head high and proud that you went out there and did it!Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-69930107270147873842011-06-05T17:21:00.000-07:002011-06-05T17:21:39.329-07:00Celebrate Israel - Mission Accomplished!!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Today was the Celebrate Israel 4 Mile race, which was run by the NY Road Runners.</span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">I went in with a Gallowalk plan of 2 min run/1 min walk, and stuck with it for most of the first mile, including Cat Hill (Named hill in central park because of the Cat Statue at its peak). My last time running this course in Central Park, i took it too hard up Cat Hill which aggravated my quad, so I learned from my mistakes and took it easy on the way up, and it paid off! I made it past this hill with no pain! And was also rewarded with my fastest mile of the run!</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">This is where things got interesting for me. There are several rolling hills along the course that start here, and luck have it that my Run intervals seemed to start as the Uphills were starting. At this point I figured that I should just make up my own intervals to get thru these hills. Id slowly run uphill, make up time on the downhill and then do a short recovery walk before the next hill. And this strategy worked! I recorded another fast mile, and after checking my GPS data, I was hitting about a 9:00 pace on the downhills!!</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">More of the same with the hills, and I decided since I was making decent time to take it easy a little bit and save my energy for that last mile. Nothing special during this part of the course. This was my slowest mile.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">After passing the 5K mark with a PR pace, I felt energized from taking it easy during mile 3 and just gave it my all the last 8/10 of a mile. Turned the corner to the finish, I knew I had set a PR and hit my goal coming in!</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Coming in I had 1 goal only, and that was to break the 1:00:00 mark which I missed last time by 3 lousy seconds!</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Here is the breakdown by Mile:</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Mile 1 - 13:30</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Mile 2 - 13:39</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Mile 3 - 14:47</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Mile 4 - 14:09</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">I definitely think that my last 2 mile training run on Thursday helped me. I ran 2 miles in 28 minutes and knew I was capable of 14 minute miles. Im also glad I learned from past mistakes and did a better job tackling the hills which really helped my time alot. Also enjoyed using a hydration belt for the first time, was nice having both hands free during the race!</div>Gary Aneishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764767361432789364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908399254278555473.post-70498429958429829652011-06-01T10:24:00.000-07:002011-06-01T10:34:33.670-07:00National Run Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzgbO0y1_DjZOuV853ZCIYena8XcAUAu_PmFFmomf4xvTNN0KAqR_i1EkLW2KfA2W6TmHxvlhyXmi6o62dvoGBhHV_NqJi_nBIwbY5W0SPS9Xbve3Hjd3F2mR4W50zXPmsFceFO3NhVaj/s1600/runday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzgbO0y1_DjZOuV853ZCIYena8XcAUAu_PmFFmomf4xvTNN0KAqR_i1EkLW2KfA2W6TmHxvlhyXmi6o62dvoGBhHV_NqJi_nBIwbY5W0SPS9Xbve3Hjd3F2mR4W50zXPmsFceFO3NhVaj/s1600/runday.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Today is National Run Day!!!!<br />
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Unfortunately, today I'm feeling a bit under the weather and unable to run :(<br />
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However, that doesn't mean I cant do SOMETHING to honor the day!<br />
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Today I put up a Giveaway on my site www.500lbs2marathon.com! I will be giving away a Walk It with Walgreens Kit which includes a Pedometer, Walking Journal, and Drawstring Pouch.<br />
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Why give away a Walking kit for Run Day??? Well for me it all started with walking!!! Even today I still incorporate plenty of walking in my runs.. I truly believe that for me to get started in running, I needed to know that I could walk a distance comfortably. Also getting out there and walking is a great way to exercise! <br />
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