Kazrak
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2018
I'm Kazrak. I'm 47 years old, male, still obese but working on it. I'm currently starting serious training for the Kessel Run/Rival Run Half.
Where I am:
I've run two half marathons (2017 Kessel Run, Light Side Half/Dark Side Half). My half marathon time for those was about 3:13 each time. Those were at heavier weights than I'm at now (BMI over 40).
Many years ago (1998) at the end of what I term the Diet From Hell, I was at my lowest weight since college and did a 10k in just under an hour. So I know my body is capable of faster times.
Right now, I'm down about 50 pounds from my peak weight and about 50 pounds above where I was for my sub-hour 10k. I'm mostly focusing on improving the quality of my food intake while also tracking quantity.
I train with my younger son (14) who's planning on doing the 5k for Star Wars Rival Run weekend. He's never run a race farther than 5k, and did those in 55 minutes or so. We've been coasting all summer for various reasons.
I'm signed up for the Kessel Run for several reasons: we had some extra DVC points to use, the timing worked too perfectly to pass up, and I need incentive to get serious about running again. I've done one 10k and two 5ks since the Dark Side Half last year, with awful times.
So, time to get serious.
The goal:
My goal for the Rival Run Half Marathon is not to have to spend the whole race calculating how far in front of the sweepers I am. The 2017 races were spent thinking, "Okay, I started one corral before the last one, so I've got 5 minutes there, and I've run 6 miles at a 15 minute pace so I've got 6 minutes there, so I'm 11 minutes ahead..."
Stretch goal: get a 10k time low enough that it counts as a useful proof of time. (1:15, as I understand it.)
The plan:
Younger son isn't up for the full-on half-marathon training. That's fine. We'll work together 3 days a week on shorter runs. I'm time-limited here anyway to about half an hour total due to my commute schedule. My goal with him is to get his confidence up to the point where he might consider a 10k down the road.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: training runs with son. Working on both endurance and speed.
Saturday: Longer run for me, mostly working on endurance.
I have 3-4 races planned between now and April:
5k Turkey Trot (on Thanksgiving, I've done this for several years now)
10k New Year's Eve race - flat course, aiming for a good proof of time here. (I can dream.)
5k New Year's Day race - questionable if I'll do this. It's a very hilly course, parking there is awful, and we fly to Orlando the next day. Still deciding if the last day/first day medal is worth it.
Mid-February half marathon - flat bayside course, planning on doing this for the Virtual Half. (In an ideal world, son might try a 10k here.)
The plan started today. Younger son and I started with something fairly basic: how far can he run without needing to stop? Answer: a little over a quarter mile. I don't have times on this because Strava was being difficult, but I'd estimate the pace at about 12 minutes/mile.
So, accountability: my plan is to post here (at minimum) every Saturday, after the longer run. Which means, if it's Sunday and this thread is more than a week old, I'd appreciate a poke.
Where I am:
I've run two half marathons (2017 Kessel Run, Light Side Half/Dark Side Half). My half marathon time for those was about 3:13 each time. Those were at heavier weights than I'm at now (BMI over 40).
Many years ago (1998) at the end of what I term the Diet From Hell, I was at my lowest weight since college and did a 10k in just under an hour. So I know my body is capable of faster times.
Right now, I'm down about 50 pounds from my peak weight and about 50 pounds above where I was for my sub-hour 10k. I'm mostly focusing on improving the quality of my food intake while also tracking quantity.
I train with my younger son (14) who's planning on doing the 5k for Star Wars Rival Run weekend. He's never run a race farther than 5k, and did those in 55 minutes or so. We've been coasting all summer for various reasons.
I'm signed up for the Kessel Run for several reasons: we had some extra DVC points to use, the timing worked too perfectly to pass up, and I need incentive to get serious about running again. I've done one 10k and two 5ks since the Dark Side Half last year, with awful times.
So, time to get serious.
The goal:
My goal for the Rival Run Half Marathon is not to have to spend the whole race calculating how far in front of the sweepers I am. The 2017 races were spent thinking, "Okay, I started one corral before the last one, so I've got 5 minutes there, and I've run 6 miles at a 15 minute pace so I've got 6 minutes there, so I'm 11 minutes ahead..."
Stretch goal: get a 10k time low enough that it counts as a useful proof of time. (1:15, as I understand it.)
The plan:
Younger son isn't up for the full-on half-marathon training. That's fine. We'll work together 3 days a week on shorter runs. I'm time-limited here anyway to about half an hour total due to my commute schedule. My goal with him is to get his confidence up to the point where he might consider a 10k down the road.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: training runs with son. Working on both endurance and speed.
Saturday: Longer run for me, mostly working on endurance.
I have 3-4 races planned between now and April:
5k Turkey Trot (on Thanksgiving, I've done this for several years now)
10k New Year's Eve race - flat course, aiming for a good proof of time here. (I can dream.)
5k New Year's Day race - questionable if I'll do this. It's a very hilly course, parking there is awful, and we fly to Orlando the next day. Still deciding if the last day/first day medal is worth it.
Mid-February half marathon - flat bayside course, planning on doing this for the Virtual Half. (In an ideal world, son might try a 10k here.)
The plan started today. Younger son and I started with something fairly basic: how far can he run without needing to stop? Answer: a little over a quarter mile. I don't have times on this because Strava was being difficult, but I'd estimate the pace at about 12 minutes/mile.
So, accountability: my plan is to post here (at minimum) every Saturday, after the longer run. Which means, if it's Sunday and this thread is more than a week old, I'd appreciate a poke.