I Ran 24:31 in a 5K Today!!!

Tons of injuries throughout my leg during the race- including whatever demon plagues my knee- is sending me to physical therapy starting Tuesday. Oh, and a pilondial cyst that I will be getting surgery on in October is fun too. But man, I still ran 24:31 in a 5K today!!!

Look below- I bolded and put my result in a bigger font. My wife, brother-in-law, and the priest that married us are also bolded. This is just the top 20 of the 76 competitors. A 2: 18 improvement from my July race on a throbbing knee and I have barely been running. I did watch a Tim Tebow special the night before and I was super pumped all. All my hard work! Look at my June times, around 10-11 minute miles and now a 5k in 7:53 miles!!! Crazy!

RESULTS:

THE SECOND ANNUAL PADRE'S PACE FOR THE PANTRY 5K
Camillus, NY September 19, 2009
Results By Leone Timing & Results Services
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1 Tim Murphy M# 1 18:25 5:56 18:25 5:56 Liverpool NY
2 Terrence Doyle M# 2 18:43 6:02 18:43 6:02 Syracuse NY
3 Rob Shostack M# 3 18:47 6:03 18:47 6:03 Camillus NY
4 Chris Hahn M# 4 20:18 6:32 20:17 6:32 Syracuse NY
5 Annette Barry F# 1 20:25 6:35 20:24 6:34 Camillus NY
6 John Everts M# 5 22:16 7:10 22:14 7:10 Syracuse NY
7 Bill Lichtinger M# 6 22:23 7:12 22:20 7:12 Liverpool NY
8 Amudhan Viswanathan 33 M# 7 22:33 7:16 22:32 7:15 Camillus NY
9 Rick Francisco M# 8 23:53 7:42 23:41 7:38 Camillus NY
10 Michael Ferrari M# 9 24:13 7:48 24:05 7:46 Camillus NY
11 Cody Collins M# 10 24:15 7:49 24:15 7:49 Camillus NY
12 Joey Francisco M# 11 24:15 7:49 24:15 7:49 Camillus NY
13 Brian Smith M# 12 24:23 7:51 24:18 7:50 Syracuse NY
14 Jim Simko M# 13 24:29 7:53 24:26 7:52 Camillus NY
15 Jason Kufs M# 14 24:31 7:54 24:30 7:53 Auburn NY
16 Joanna Kufs F# 2 24:53 8:01 24:52 8:01 Auburn NY
17 Vincent Murphy M# 15 24:54 8:01 24:50 8:00 Camillus NY
18 Michael DeFio M# 16 25:06 8:05 25:05 8:05 Camillus NY
19 Jeffrey Hager M# 17 25:14 8:08 25:13 8:07 Memphis NY
20 Fr. Michael Galuppi M# 18 25:28 8:12 25:17 8:09 Camillus NY

An Hour a Day, EVERY DAY.

I have still not missed a day of something. I have had some horrible food days at the NY State Fair and the buffet at Fingerlakes Race Track, for example. But I have not missed on single day of exercise. My left knee hurts so badly on the outside when I run that I have not been able to do it much, although I had some 6-8 milers in the last few weeks. I have been either riding the stationary bike for 60 minutes at 10-14 resistance or walking at 4-4.5 on an incline of 2-10 on the treadmill for 60 minutes.

Every day.

The bike says it burns about 700 or so calories but I believe it might be more.

The treadmill says I burn about 1100 calories or so but I be less. Although I NEVER hold the rail or hold anything. I have researched and it cuts the calories burned in half, hurts the machine and can hurt your back to hold on.

And I have not and do not plan on missing a single day.

What a wonderful obsession!

My weight is not moving as fast as it used to but I am over sixty pounds lost and still moving in the good direction. I never want to be heavy again.

Still eating plenty of apples and drinking plenty of water. A few bad foods here and their but what the heck, I am working hard here.

Good times!