Fauja Singh holds the record for marathon runners in the 90 year old age bracket. Somehow that never ceases to inspire me.
Quick facts:
Born: 1 April 1911 in India
Former occupation: Farmer
Running career: Rediscovered at age of 81
Diet: Ginger curry
Marathons: London (5), Toronto (1), New York (1)
Marathon debut: London, 2000 aged 89
London marathon pb: 6h 2m
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/4631111.stm
His marathon record is 5 hors 40 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauja_Singh
I wonder if I'll be 90, much less be running at 90 ... hmmmm
Friday, March 30, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Oprah and Magwai
Warning: Dane Cook at his finest.
I know exactly what he's talking about here :)
I took out the embedded video because I couldnt figure out how to default it to "pause" and it was very annoying when it would self-start... anyway, here it is
http://www.danecook.com/v/v.swf?key=75
I know exactly what he's talking about here :)
I took out the embedded video because I couldnt figure out how to default it to "pause" and it was very annoying when it would self-start... anyway, here it is
http://www.danecook.com/v/v.swf?key=75
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Whidbey Island here i come
To make sure I'm still on track with my running, I've registered for the whidbey Island Half marathon (april 15th) http://www.whidbeyislandmarathon.com/. Had a great run with the team yesterday at Discovery Park. Beautiful place, opens up into the Puget Sound. Some brutal hills though. Speaking of hills, hiked Tiger mountain today, good fun, if done at a leisurely pace :D More hill training coming up this tuesday. We will be doing lunges uphill in downtown bellevue. Does not sound like fun. I've taken on a new cognomen, "thunder thighs" its unfortunate because I dont plan to buy another pair of jeans for another year. Anyway, i love oatmeal.
Oh, and I'm at 2700$ of my 3900$ total (some cheques on the way should bump it to 3k!) so if you (the reader) wanted to chip in some cash, now would be the time. http://www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/SaadAnsari As always, any support is very highly appreciated. oh and they are doing a star trek tng marathon (marathons, they're everywhere) and I have decided to vegetate for the rest of the evening. ciao my audience of two!
Oh, and I'm at 2700$ of my 3900$ total (some cheques on the way should bump it to 3k!) so if you (the reader) wanted to chip in some cash, now would be the time. http://www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/SaadAnsari As always, any support is very highly appreciated. oh and they are doing a star trek tng marathon (marathons, they're everywhere) and I have decided to vegetate for the rest of the evening. ciao my audience of two!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Nutrition
I was reading some interesting articles a few days ago and its quiet common for long distance runners to underestimate their food intake by almost 2000 calories a day! So thats where my extra pounds are coming from. To be more vigilant, I have taken the following steps:
1. More complex carbs (hi-fibre) and less processed sugars. So Oatmeal is on my must-have breakfast list.
2. More fresh fruit and vegetables. I have been hitting the meats a lot more than I should have been. I am going to include some sort of salad during lunch plus a regular fruit snack a few hours before my run.
3. keep a journal. I'm thinking of logging my food intake just like I log them miles.
4. more frequent meals. In a recent study (not authoritative:) ) they took a 20 year old, 40 yearh old and 60 year old and gave them 3 daily meals totalling 2000 calories. the 20 metabolised 100%, 40 did 60% and 60 did 40%. When they broke up the same food intake into 5 meals all three groups metabolised 100%. So more frequent meals (total quantity should be the same)
5. magic number 40. In the 40 minutes after a work-out it is estimated that food you eat gets stored in the muscles, as opposed to going to the liver after the 40 minute timeout to be stored as fat? so must eat 40 minutes after my run
6. In my food journal, I should not have any reports of me being famished. Starving is not a good thing, the body doesnt like to have tricks played on it :)
7. more daaal (lentils) and other proteins. Protiens help repair and build muscle. This shall be in my dinner methinks
8. Omega3 fatty acids. Once a weak grilled salmon should take care of this, plus my cod-liver oil pills.
9. Hydration/electrolytes/salts. This one I'm doing aaaiiitte.
Well so much for my nutrition post. There are some interesting sites online:
www.dietdetective.com
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
1. More complex carbs (hi-fibre) and less processed sugars. So Oatmeal is on my must-have breakfast list.
2. More fresh fruit and vegetables. I have been hitting the meats a lot more than I should have been. I am going to include some sort of salad during lunch plus a regular fruit snack a few hours before my run.
3. keep a journal. I'm thinking of logging my food intake just like I log them miles.
4. more frequent meals. In a recent study (not authoritative:) ) they took a 20 year old, 40 yearh old and 60 year old and gave them 3 daily meals totalling 2000 calories. the 20 metabolised 100%, 40 did 60% and 60 did 40%. When they broke up the same food intake into 5 meals all three groups metabolised 100%. So more frequent meals (total quantity should be the same)
5. magic number 40. In the 40 minutes after a work-out it is estimated that food you eat gets stored in the muscles, as opposed to going to the liver after the 40 minute timeout to be stored as fat? so must eat 40 minutes after my run
6. In my food journal, I should not have any reports of me being famished. Starving is not a good thing, the body doesnt like to have tricks played on it :)
7. more daaal (lentils) and other proteins. Protiens help repair and build muscle. This shall be in my dinner methinks
8. Omega3 fatty acids. Once a weak grilled salmon should take care of this, plus my cod-liver oil pills.
9. Hydration/electrolytes/salts. This one I'm doing aaaiiitte.
Well so much for my nutrition post. There are some interesting sites online:
www.dietdetective.com
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
Thursday, March 8, 2007
More Videos
The live performance for Do Pal and Aadat. We decided to redo these songs, TMB-ized them, if you will. If you like these, please consider sponsoring my run:
http://www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/saadansari
http://www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/saadansari
Monday, March 5, 2007
Lose some weight
I've decided to lose 10 pounds so its a little less weight for me to carry around. I am still working on a diet plan, but overall its less oil, fried stuff, more fruits, more milk, more lean meat, more complex carbs.. stay tuned for the finished plan!
I also added pushups,crunches, leg raises, bicycle kicks to my work out regimen. Its hard to find time in addition to my runs so I do these after stretching a bit in the morning. Total cost: 30 minutes.
My targets for the end of this month are:
pushups 60 x 2
crunches 100 x 2
leg raises 40 x 2
bicycle kicks 90 x 2
I'm currently at:
pushup 11 x 2 :D
crunches 36 x 2
leg raises 10 x 2
bicycle kicks 20 x 2
since this is relatively easy stuff to do, I wont be incorporating rest days like my running (need to talk to my coaches about this though)
I also added pushups,crunches, leg raises, bicycle kicks to my work out regimen. Its hard to find time in addition to my runs so I do these after stretching a bit in the morning. Total cost: 30 minutes.
My targets for the end of this month are:
pushups 60 x 2
crunches 100 x 2
leg raises 40 x 2
bicycle kicks 90 x 2
I'm currently at:
pushup 11 x 2 :D
crunches 36 x 2
leg raises 10 x 2
bicycle kicks 20 x 2
since this is relatively easy stuff to do, I wont be incorporating rest days like my running (need to talk to my coaches about this though)
Friday, March 2, 2007
Getting up at 7 am for my Saturday run
Getting up on Saturday morning seemed to be the least exciting part of the training. I was very wrong. I'm surprised at how motivated I am to brave the chilly and wet seattle mornings. I think the fact that my team is there keeps me honest :) Last week we did 70 minutes, for some strange reason we are dropping to 50 minutes. oh well, I trust my coaches completely
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Quotes
I got some great quotes today. Trying to figure out which ones are by Gandhi and which ones by Muhammad Ali
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Floats like a butterfly, sting like a bee, his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.
I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and got into bed before the room was dark.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
Superman don't need no seatbelt.
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Floats like a butterfly, sting like a bee, his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.
I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and got into bed before the room was dark.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
Superman don't need no seatbelt.
Pictures!
well just the one:
check out my training schedule and my team page:
http://tntmarathon.com/skeds/sdfull.htm
http://tntmarathon.com/index.htm
check out my training schedule and my team page:
http://tntmarathon.com/skeds/sdfull.htm
http://tntmarathon.com/index.htm
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