26.2 MILE MARATHON

Friday was the 54th consecutive day that my caloric intake was in the neighborhood of 1000.
It was another day of intensive walking...
I walked a 'marathon'
In the morning I set out for a long walk and logged 13 miles.
In the afternoon I needed to get to my daughter's high school to drop something off, 4 miles.
In the evening, I walked to the High School Football game where my daughter cheerleads, 5 miles
Walked home from the football game, 4.2 miles
TOTAL MILES WALKED 26.2
I AM NUTS.
(so don't bother telling me)

SATURDAY IS THE DAY I WEIGH MYSELF.....

MINI MARATHON

Yesterday was the Chicago Marathon. I had forgotten about it. Do not misunderstand, I am not a runner, or even a jogger. My interest in marathon running is very close to zero. However, the past two years, I had mirrored my walking path for much of the marathon and stopped when I reached 26.2 miles. I had no interest in doing that yesterday. The weather was glorious with deep blue skies in every direction, and the temperature was near perfect, around 75°F - I took an urban hike that was 'only' 20 miles. It was my mini-marathon.  

Check out the blueness of the sky in the photos below, they have not been enhanced with any photographic dazzle dazzle.

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, October 8, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker Oats Instant Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	0
	400	88	6	8	1,240	0
L U N C H
Pulp-free Coconut Water, 32 ounces	200	52	0	0	220	44
Spicy Shrimp Avocado Roll	400	69	9	10	761	10
Sushi Burrito	500	66	22	15	1,079	15
	1,100	187	31	25	2,060	69
D I N N E R
Baby Spinach	50	8	0	5	163	3
Baked Whitefish Filet	300	0	14	41	108	0
Wasabi Rice Crackers	420	88	5	7	298	0
	770	96	19	53	569	3
Totals	2,270	371	56	86	3,869	72
Your Daily Goal	4,697	587	156	235	2,300	176
Remaining	2,427	216	100	149	-1,569	104
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,767 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 208.4 lbs in 5 weeks.
(Well, here's the problem, I will not likely be walking twenty miles every day for the next five weeks!)

CHICAGO MARATHON 2016

Most people who run the Chicago Marathon, or any marathon, plan and train for months and months in advance. Regular readers of this blog are aware that I am not most people, besides I do not plan to ever run the Chicago Marathon, or any marathon, ever. I like to walk. I can easily be convinced to walk a marathon. In essence, I train for such an endeavor year-round. As midnight approached on Saturday night and I was reminded that the Chicago Marathon would be the next day, I came to the conclusion that this would be a good idea, that is, to walk the Chicago Marathon, again. Last year, I stumbled on the marathon as I was taking a two hour morning walk, and simply decided to walk along the sidewalk of the racecourse until I had logged 26.2 miles. That is precisely what I did one year ago. This year, the only change, was that I walked out my front door 'knowing' that I was going to travel 26.2 miles. I logged nearly 4 miles in nearby Lincoln Park before 'joining' the marathon route from the sidewalk. Just like last year, I did not take a single cup of water, or half a banana or even a cheer from the sidelines that did not belong to me. As far as anyone is concerned who might have seen me, it would appear that I was moving to get a better vantage point to view the event. I was moving along the course for a bit more than 20 miles until my mapmywalk application confirmed that  I had traveled 26.2 miles. I was racing only against myself. I admit that I was a bit perturbed to discover that last year, I completed 26.2 miles four minutes quicker. Let's face it, last year I was a young man of 57 years old, this year, I am now 13 months shy of my 60th birthday - so I am happy that I was able to complete my task. I am one of those people who never knows when enough is enough. As soon as I 'ended' my workout at 26.2 miles, I started a new workout and walked an additional 7 miles to a grocery store near my home and met my family there for a celebratory early dinner.  I walked 33 miles on Sunday. I am a person with an unusual hobby - and I love it.

I joined the racecourse before the elite runners came barreling by at their blistering 5mph pace. This photo shows the police escorts on motorcycles who are insuring that the path is clear for those elite runners who will practically finish the race before some of the thousands and thousands of runner behind the starting line actually get started.

I took one picture to try to show the 'zillions' of runners that were passing me all day long.

In my 25th mile, the crowds of runners behind me have thinned out, mostly because so many runners have passed me and  crossed the finish line.

This is the smile of man who has just walked 26.2 miles in  5 hours, 43 minutes and  32 seconds.

This was the second walk of the day. Once I completed my 26.2 miles, I took a more leisurely urban hike 7 miles to Mariano's Market to meet my family for an early dinner.  My pace when I was trying to go as fast as possible during the marathon was 13:06 minutes per mile.  My pace when I was really trying to go much, much slower was still under 16 minutes per mile. 

Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, October 9, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 4 packet	400	88	0	8	1,240	0
Apple - Braeburn, 3 medium apples	220	59	1	1	0	44
Quaker - Chewy Granola, 2 bar	180	38	4	2	160	14
	800	185	5	11	1,400	58
L U N C H
Spicy Salmon Maki	350	39	16	14	278	0
Pineapple Melon Mango Grapes Fruit Salad	750	175	0	13	125	163
Bai Antioxidant Cocofusion Coconut Lime	10	18	0	0	70	2
Vitamin Water (Lemonade) Zero	0	12	0	0	0	0
	1,110	244	16	27	473	165
D I N N E R
Polish Kielbasa Smoked Sausage	170	2	15	7	570	1
Enriched Hot Dog Bun, 1 bun	110	21	2	3	220	2
Post Great Grains (Raisins, Dates & Pecans)	800	156	15	15	514	50
	1,080	179	32	25	1,304	53
S N A C K S
Hersheys Dark Chocolate Bar	500	28	38	9	100	11
	500	28	38	9	100	11
Totals	3,490	636	91	72	3,277	287
Your Daily Goal	7,455	932	248	373	2,300	279
Remaining	3,965	296	157	301	-977	-8
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 5,525 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 174.4 lbs in 5 weeks.

Your Exercise Diary for:

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
26.2 MILE MARATHON HIKE	344	5,141
7 MILE URBAN HIKE	112	1,131
Daily Total / Goal	456 / 30	6,272 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1071 / 210	15,405 / 4,130

CHICAGO BANK OF AMERICA 2016
MARATHON RESULTS

Top 30 Men

Finish	Name	Town	Age	Time
1	Kirui, Abel (KEN)		34	2:11:23
2	Chumba, Dickson (KEN)		29	2:11:26
3	Kipketer, Gideon (KEN)		23	2:12:20
4	Lonyangata, Paul (KEN)		24	2:13:17
5	Sambu, Stephen (KEN)		28	2:13:35
6	Ayele, Abayneh (ETH)		28	2:13:52
7	Fukatsu, Takuya (JPN)		28	2:13:53
8	Estrada, Diego (USA)	Flagstaff, AZ	26	2:13:56
9	Gokaya, Koji (JPN)		28	2:14:34
10	Kibet, Elkanah (USA)	Fountain, CO	30	2:16:37
11	Young, Tim (USA)	Fredericksburg, VA	29	2:16:43
12	Epperson, Andrew (USA)	Golden, CO	25	2:16:54
13	Overall, Scott (GBR)		33	2:18:21
14	Matsuo, Ryoichi (JPN)		25	2:18:50
15	Migliozzi, Tony (USA)	North Canton, OH	27	2:19:39
16	Anderson, Tom (GBR)		26	2:19:52
17	Wallis, Daniel (NZL)		28	2:19:56
18	Kogo, Micah (KEN)		30	2:20:03
19	Puskedra, Luke (USA)	Eugene, OR	26	2:20:18
20	Mott, Jonathan (USA)	Babson Park, FL	29	2:20:22
21	Nilsson, David (SWE)		29	2:20:25
22	Chu, Meng-Tsung (TPE)	Colorado Springs, CO	34	2:21:02
23	Dandena, Kiya (USA)	Flagstaff, AZ	27	2:22:14
24	Carrera, Mizael (USA)	Chicago, IL	25	2:22:25
25	Ishida, Kazuya (JPN)		32	2:23:02
26	Morrison, Travis (USA)	Hoffman Estates, IL	24	2:23:28
27	Mcmillan, Connor (USA)	Provo, UT	20	2:23:28
28	Emerick, Dustin (USA)	Evansville, IN	27	2:23:58
29	Eustance, Tyler (USA)	Binghamton, NY	24	2:24:07
30	Wells, Clint (USA)	Boulder, CO	41	2:24:10

Top 30 Women

Place	Name	Town	Age	Time
1	Kiplagat, Florence (KEN)		29	2:21:32
2	Kiplagat, Edna (KEN)		36	2:23:28
3	Kipketer, Valentine (KEN)		23	2:23:41
4	Rionoripo, Purity (KEN)		23	2:24:47
5	Melese, Yebrgual (ETH)		26	2:24:49
6	Baysa, Atsede (ETH)		29	2:28:53
7	Burla, Serena (USA)	Stafford, VA	34	2:30:40
8	Mierzejewska, Agnieszka (POL)		30	2:32:13
9	Crouch, Sarah (USA)	Moorehead, KY	27	2:33:48
10	Gray, Alia (USA)	Boulder, CO	27	2:34:00
11	Knowles, Laurie (USA)	Charlotte, NC	38	2:36:01
12	Ross, Freya (GBR)		33	2:37:50
13	Philbrook, Lauren (USA)	Auburn, AL	29	2:38:00
14	Chrisman, Caitlin (USA)	Mountain View, CA	30	2:38:47
15	Heckert, Kristen (USA)	Bolingbrook, IL	29	2:39:37
16	Polley, Emma (USA)	Seattle, WA	26	2:40:56
17	Scott, Amanda (USA)	Boulder, CO	28	2:42:45
18	Roman-Duval, Julia (USA)	Columbia, MD	34	2:42:49
19	Andre, Stephanie (USA)	Bixby, OK	33	2:43:07
20	Sawyer, Julie (USA)	Cardiff, CA	33	2:45:25
21	Ino, Mitsuko (JPN)		33	2:46:23
22	Ryan, Sophie (AUS)		29	2:46:56
23	Bauer, Caroline (USA)	Columbia, MD	33	2:47:17
24	Mendoza, Salome (BOL)	Cochabamba	27	2:47:40
25	Anderson, Mallory (USA)	New York, NY	25	2:47:41
26	Snyder, Kati (USA)	Chicago, IL	33	2:48:12
27	Drynan, Allison (CAN)	Toronto, ON	40	2:48:50
28	Kelly, Harriott (USA)	New York, NY	29	2:49:19
29	Maranzano, Jennifer (USA)	Washington, DC	44	2:49:21
30	Selert Faraud, Kir (USA)	Brooklyn, NY	29	2:49:30

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The weather in Chicago for the marathon was spectacular.  It is hard to believe that the elite runners who started at 7:30AM were crossing the finish line by 9:41AM.