Mini Ultra Marathon Man
I'll admit it; Ultra Marathon Man got me motivated. Certainly not to run - I hate running.
I figured if Dean could run 7 Marathons in a row, then I could bike 2 - that's 52.4 miles.
Now you need to know something about me. I'm 5'10" and weigh 245 pounds, about 110 kilos. I'm no athlete. Although I like to bike I had gone on exactly three bike rides this year and had been quite lethargic all winter. Plus, I have extremely low blood hemoglobin (medically, I suffer from Thalassemia). Besides, I'm a lazy slug.
If I walk by a gym I put on muscle. If I walk by a Pizza place I put on fat. I'm large and non aerodynamically shaped. Aerobic fitness is extremely difficult to attain or maintain due to my Thalassemia. But I'm stubborn and motivated, and excess runs in my blood. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!
I biked 52.4 miles straight, which took me about 4 hours. I was totally wiped out after about 25 miles but found my "second wind." I laid down with the kids at 7:30 PM and slept about 11 hours, waking up feeling great. I biked another 20 miles the second day and then went to the gym for an hour.
Yes, I got sore, but not that sore. Somehow it all felt good. The exercise equivalent of 0 to 100 mph in 5 seconds. I don't think I could have done this when I was 20 and I'm more than twice that old now.
Motivation, Mind over Matter, or a lifetime dedicated to "Healthy Excess?"
I figured if Dean could run 7 Marathons in a row, then I could bike 2 - that's 52.4 miles.
Now you need to know something about me. I'm 5'10" and weigh 245 pounds, about 110 kilos. I'm no athlete. Although I like to bike I had gone on exactly three bike rides this year and had been quite lethargic all winter. Plus, I have extremely low blood hemoglobin (medically, I suffer from Thalassemia). Besides, I'm a lazy slug.
If I walk by a gym I put on muscle. If I walk by a Pizza place I put on fat. I'm large and non aerodynamically shaped. Aerobic fitness is extremely difficult to attain or maintain due to my Thalassemia. But I'm stubborn and motivated, and excess runs in my blood. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!
I biked 52.4 miles straight, which took me about 4 hours. I was totally wiped out after about 25 miles but found my "second wind." I laid down with the kids at 7:30 PM and slept about 11 hours, waking up feeling great. I biked another 20 miles the second day and then went to the gym for an hour.
Yes, I got sore, but not that sore. Somehow it all felt good. The exercise equivalent of 0 to 100 mph in 5 seconds. I don't think I could have done this when I was 20 and I'm more than twice that old now.
Motivation, Mind over Matter, or a lifetime dedicated to "Healthy Excess?"
posted by Ted Demopoulos at 12:33 AM
Comments on "Mini Ultra Marathon Man"
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Anonymous said ... (Friday, June 17, 2005 7:03:00 AM) :
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Ted Demopoulos said ... (Monday, June 20, 2005 11:18:00 PM) :
post a commentOK Ted, so how long are you going to stay motivated to exercise and are you trying to eat healthily too? And is business travel affecting this at all?
I haven't been traveling lately, so no effect, although I find it's hard to exercise while on the road.
I've kept it up - did a 60+ mile ride today and then went out drinking :) OK, it was a wine tasting in Boston. I'm pretty dead and will be asleep in minutes!
I'd like to try to maintain a reasonable level of fitness for life, and live to be 120!