tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216142.post116359736880095160..comments2023-11-02T03:25:45.728-05:00Comments on Help! There's a fat man chasing me.: You are correctUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216142.post-1164004084088902822006-11-20T00:28:00.000-06:002006-11-20T00:28:00.000-06:00Dear Anonymous ... With due respect to your commen...Dear Anonymous ... With due respect to your comment, I'm older than Jim, over 50 and eat and drink like a horse. I'm also a native born Southerner, so I know all about good food and know that Jim can have it all. His already a very good runner ... and I can only imagine what he is capable of if he got his weight down to the 170 lb range. Trust me, there is a world of difference between running at 197 and running at 170. Once we get his weight down, he'll be burning through 2000+ calories on his medium-long runs (10-17 miles) and won't be able to keep the weight on while he is enjoying the good life. This is what he deserves.<BR/><BR/>Also ... perhaps you should think about coming out from behind that clock of anonymity.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350841837453498786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216142.post-1163990518463407872006-11-19T20:41:00.000-06:002006-11-19T20:41:00.000-06:00Hamlin were you running at Lakeshore on Sunday.The...Hamlin were you running at Lakeshore on Sunday.<BR/>The Enormous OneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216142.post-1163980669968080462006-11-19T17:57:00.000-06:002006-11-19T17:57:00.000-06:00Hey Hamlin--life is what it is and what you make o...Hey Hamlin--life is what it is and what you make of it--so enjoying good food makes for pounds and so that is why they make bigger sizes-O yes, all you skinny runners will have a flying fit about that state-ment and probably have nothing better to do! Okay, so I am now your enemy but I have been there and done that and it all ends the same; but then you are all probably under 50 years of age (might be a few exceptions, but I doubt it). Okay, you don't have to listen to me, Jimmy doesn't, but that is okay--Life will tell--experience will prove and thats all folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216142.post-1163890131193021102006-11-18T16:48:00.000-06:002006-11-18T16:48:00.000-06:00I agree with Phil, although I know exactly where y...I agree with Phil, although I know exactly where you are coming from. I have never been particularly overweight, but I still believe that I have 20 pounds of extra...resistance...that I would like to get rid of. It is a difficult line to walk because you need to keep your energy up but not eat too much. I'll let you know as soon as I get it figured out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216142.post-1163648467192012892006-11-15T21:41:00.000-06:002006-11-15T21:41:00.000-06:00Running sub 8:30 miles at 197 lbs is no small chal...Running sub 8:30 miles at 197 lbs is no small challenge; however, I'd suggest that you set a lower weight target for yourself (say 175) and combine the increased mileage you'll be doing getting ready for the 1/2 to facilitate getting the weight off. This may take 6 months to accomplish, but you’ll feel fabulous and your endurance will go through the roof. I’m 6’ and went from 210 to 170 (size 38 waist to a size 32) . It wasn’t until I got my weight under 180 that I really felt I could run none stop for hours on end without injury. Good luckPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350841837453498786noreply@blogger.com