tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370Wed, 11 May 2016 13:15:10 +0000Augustsurf musicsurfiingwalkingThis is not only about losing weight but also getting fit. Getting fit enough enough to enjoy your life, to do all the things that you have always wanted to do but could not do because you were over weight and or out of shape. I hope that it inspires all who visit this blog to get fit.http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/noreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)Blogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-4048598541953438998Sun, 13 Sep 2015 19:10:00 +00002015-09-13T13:10:15.695-06:00It has been a year since my last posting. This time I am going to do a posting once a week until the end of this year let's see how good I am at keeping this commitment. My weight is still the same as in the last post, which means that I still have 40 pounds to lose. I have only done one triathlon this year. I came in second and that qualifies me for the Nationals next year. Also I  have done http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2015/09/ok-i-am-really-terrible-at-this-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-5366453789151207806Tue, 03 Dec 2013 03:46:00 +00002013-12-02T20:46:07.822-07:00WOW !!  Has it really been that long?  So what is new you ask? I have managed to gain back 40 of the 160 lbs. that I lost. That is the bad news, the good news is I am still in the fight. I have continued to exercise, In fact I do more now then I was doing before. All most all of my good eating habits are in tact. Starting Dec. 1,  2013  I have a plan for not only losing the 40 lbs that I have http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2013/12/18-months-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-5994807587497118592Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:52:00 +00002012-06-02T18:52:34.150-06:00On June 2, 2008 it was a Monday at 8:00 am, I walked out my front door and into the pages of history, my history. I just went for a walk around the block and at that time I had no idea just how far I would go. On that morning I was only thinking about walking around my block, now my block is on a hill, it is kind of steep but only for a short distance, the steep part is about a 15% grade for http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2012/06/first-day-of-rest-of-your-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-5393228840871001688Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:06:00 +00002012-06-02T17:06:35.140-06:00One week after doing the "Bataan March" I had the Senior Olympic Triathlon for Dona Ana County. My main goal was to just finish, since I was not anywhere close to being recovered from doing the 26.2 mile walk in the desert last week. For some reason they did not have timing chips, which means that I would not be getting any breakdown on my run time, bike time or swim time. I forgot to bring my http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2012/06/my-second-gold-medal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-7339732569344328891Sat, 02 Jun 2012 18:37:00 +00002012-06-02T12:37:52.480-06:00My fourth Bataan Memorial Death March is done, this one, like the others before it, was very different. The 26.2 mile route was the same, but the "march" it's self was very different. First, this time I did it as a member of a team, that means there were five of us on the team and we all had to finish together. I was not only on the team I was the team captain, I was also the coach for the whole http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2012/06/bataan-4-is-finished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-6787087219052952067Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:02:00 +00002012-03-19T18:02:16.834-06:00Bataan Memorial March # 4, is just a few days away (6 days) and I am ready. So is the LCAR Race Team, all 12 of us. Seven are doing the Honorary March, 14.2 miles, and then there is the 5 person team doing the full March. The weather is supposed to be partly cloudy temp in the high 70's to 80,the wind could blowing in the afternoon at between 20 to 25. It could be a bit cooler and no wind and http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2012/03/bataan-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-7141369786932572323Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:03:00 +00002012-03-11T20:03:42.646-06:00 So by now you know just what the LCAR Race Team is, they are Realtors and affiliates in the Las Cruces area who are doing the Bataan Memorial March. So far that is the only event that we are doing, however there are some charity events, 5 and 10 k races, half and full marathons and a couple of triathlons in this area over the course of the next year. Will we be doing any of those things? http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2012/03/lcar-race-team.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-6548596803322045351Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:21:00 +00002012-02-25T19:21:17.047-07:00Yes, this will be my fourth time at the Bataan Memorial Death March, However this one will be a little different I will be doing it as part of a team. The LCAR Race Team, Now I am sure you are wondering just what kind of team this? LCAR? sounds like we should be doing a NASCAR race. Well guess what? We are REALTORS! LCAR stand for Las Cruces Assocation of Realtors, and out of 12 team members, 3 http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2012/02/bataan-memorial-march-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-2088245454361490022Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:23:00 +00002012-01-08T20:25:35.719-07:00A new year and new goals, and one old lingering problem to work on. Last year I managed to gain about 25 pounds. That is my first goal to lose that 25 pounds by March, that is the date of the Bataan Memorial March. I an also planning to do 5 sprint distance triathlons, 1 Olympic distance and one 70 triathlon. In order to do those I will need to lose that 25 pounds of fat and maybe another 10. http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2012/01/2012-foret-moose-squirrel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-2880642222685344026Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:38:00 +00002011-11-18T16:38:06.979-07:00Last Sunday was my third and probably last triathlon for the year. So how did I do, the run was first at this one, and about half of the 3 miles was just slightly uphill, of course that means half was slightly downhill.  My run time was 41:26 ( 13:22 pace) transition 1 was 1:15, of course all I need to do was put on my helmet and then go to the mount line and get going. The bike course was 12 http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/11/aggie-autumn-part-deux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-3924434008356192414Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:07:00 +00002011-11-07T14:07:02.900-07:00What is an Aggie Autumn? Well an Aggie is what they call some one who goes to  New Mexico State University here in Las Cruces. Aggie Autumn is the name of a triathlon. This will be my third sprint distance triathlon this year, my second year of doing triathlons.  This triathlon will be held on the grounds of NMSU just as was the Mesilla Valley Triathlon I did back in April. The one back in April http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/11/aggie-autumn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-677969748951966150Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:40:00 +00002011-09-08T14:40:33.334-06:00Well the Eagle in the Sun Triathlon is over. How did I do you ask?  There were six guys in my age group and I came in #6. However my swim time improved by 25% my bike time improved by 35% and even my run time improved over last year by 5%. My swim time improved because I spent a lot of time in the pool practicing, and it would have been even better except, I am not going to go into it. Next time http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/09/its-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-3551876356343802949Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:47:00 +00002011-09-02T14:47:40.811-06:00It is Friday afternoon and I am ready for the race. Yesterday I pick up my race packet, which includes my numbers (337) and t-shirt and other such swag. The really big news is I have a new bike, no more "floater". I have a road bike designed to do races. It is a little different to ride so I have spent several hours this week getting the feel of it. So now I am eager to see how it, and I do in a http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/09/its-race-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-2885737804685264620Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:17:00 +00002011-08-29T16:17:08.986-06:00There are 5 days left before my second time at the "Eagle in the Sun " triathlon, and they will be busy days. In addition to regular life and getting ready for Sundays race I have a new bicycle, and it is LOT different from the old "floater" which was a great bike and a lot of fun to ride, and I put a lot miles on it and used it in 2 triathlons. It was NOT a race bike. It was a ride slow and easyhttp://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/08/bricks-bikes-and-other-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-2128739592629168281Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:21:00 +00002011-08-23T16:24:07.113-06:00I have 11 days left, after today, before I will be in El Paso for the "Eagle in the Sun Triathlon". So what will I be doing for the next 11 days? Last week I worked mostly on swimming, today I did 10 mile bike ride and then 3 run/walk, then I went swimming for 1 hour. Tomorrow I will work on the run, Thur. bike,run on Fri bike, run, swim. Sat will be a long walk/run and Sunday a long bike ride. Ihttp://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/08/count-down-begains.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-6498044474694604237Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:42:00 +00002011-08-17T15:42:54.055-06:00Triathlons seem to draw a lot type A personalities, maybe it is because of having to do 3 different events, you are always trying to swim faster, run better, or peddle harder. Maybe it is the gear, bikes. Yikes, there are a lot of bikes, it gives me a headache just trying to figure out what my next bike will be. Now there is nothing wrong with trying to improve yourself, but when you focus on http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/08/type-personality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-267706760141036299Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:17:00 +00002011-08-16T14:17:42.468-06:00With just a little less then three weeks I am working hard on the bike and the run. In the swim event I am just about as fast as I can be for now.  I will be doing back to back cycling and running, I need to get the legs use too going from the bike to the run. I am also peddling faster and doing some uphill runs. I have only lost a couple of pounds, so I am changing my approach a little, while http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/08/three-weeks-to-eagle-in-sun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-2644533406628354264Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:32:00 +00002011-07-28T14:32:23.370-06:00In a little over 5 weeks I will be doing The Eagle in the Sun Triathlon for the second time. It is hard to believe that it has been a year, almost. At this point I am 210 lbs. last year I was 190, so I am woking on losing as much as I can before the race. I am a much better swimmer, last year I was doing good to swim 50 meters before I had to stop and take a breath, or several. This year can swimhttp://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/07/eagle-in-sun-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-7431714989609378877Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:59:00 +00002011-07-04T15:59:40.267-06:00On June 30, 2008, I had walked 35.5 miles and I did it by walking 25 out of 30 days. On July 3, 2008, I started to change my eating habits. The one thing I did, that turned out to be the most important thing, was to keep a food journal. I wrote down everything I ate, the amount and the calories.  On July 3, I had 2200 calories and on the 4th I had 2000 calories.  On July 1, I walked 1.3 miles andhttp://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/07/journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-4448037812096839257Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:28:00 +00002011-06-27T15:28:17.806-06:00Today is Monday 27th of June 2011: I started my day by getting on the scale, weight 211 lbs , three years ago on this date my weight was 350 lbs. Three years ago on this date I was in Tucson AZ. I got up at 5:30 am to walk, I was able to walk 2.5 miles at a pace of about 2.5 mph. In other words it took me one hour to go the 2.5 miles. Today I started at 7:00 here in Las Cruce N.M. and did 6 mileshttp://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/06/walk-walk-walk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-2283394026458677999Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:07:00 +00002011-06-09T19:07:40.226-06:00Three years ago I started to change my life. It was not an impressive start, there were no big changes. I did one simple thing. I walked around the block where I lived. On Tuesday June 3, 2008, at about 8:00 a.m. I went out my front door and walked around the block, now I live on a hill, short but kind of steep, and on the uphill part I had to stop 3 times to rest, after  the first time, I did ithttp://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/06/three-years-and-lot-of-miles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-8031535508855854450Thu, 26 May 2011 19:39:00 +00002011-05-26T19:08:30.169-06:00In my last post I said that I was working towards doing a triathlon the end of July, called the "Dam It Man", held at Elephant Butte Lake N.M. In order for me to get out of bed in the morning and go swim or run or bike I need to have something to work towards, that is why I picked that triathlon. It has been said that it is a fairly difficult one to do for a beginner, like me, it is an open waterhttp://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/05/getting-out-of-bed-in-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-1516438261379456045Mon, 09 May 2011 22:35:00 +00002011-05-09T16:35:27.584-06:00Well my second triathlon is in the books, it was a little harded then the first one. The bike ride was 15 miles instead of 13 miles, and the swim was last and it was 500 meters instead of 400 meters.  The run was first and because of that I think I did better on the run then at any other time.  My run time was 39 min. that means it was a 13 min. pace. The bike was the hardest it was windy and http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/05/mesilla-valley-triathlon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-8782956582524303432Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:15:00 +00002011-05-26T19:06:09.396-06:00Well the third one was the most difficult, even though I did it faster, then last year,  but not much in 2010 my time was 8:52 and this year it was 8:23.  My half way split time was 3:48 now at Bataan by the time you get to the 13 mile mark you have done about 7 miles of uphill some of it is not very steep but about 3 miles of it is, a fairly good climb.  So I was still trying to come in under 7 http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/04/third-bataan-march.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331668298790664370.post-8517786779638572469Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:22:00 +00002011-03-31T21:22:49.903-06:00http://www.hawaiifiveo5.com/2011/03/day-after-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Don Beachcomber)0