Dallas is Hot!

Nothing great to report except that I have about doubled my running and biking workouts as of late.  This is good news because the next race is double what the last one was.  Sunday afternoon I rode my bike 24 miles in the 100 degree heat.  It was a little tough, but I made it.  Today I tried to run 5 miles in it, but was only able to do 4.  The last two were pretty bad.  I doubt I will go out running when it is that hot again.

Next race is in 4 weeks from this Sunday.  1,500 Swim, 40K bike and 10K run.  Should be a 3 1/2-4 hour fun fest!

If you would like to experience the feeling that comes along with running in 100+ degree heat, click on the link below, buy the hot hands, stuff them in your shirt and pants and go sit out in the sun for an hour.

Getting There!!!!

This morning I weighed in at 192!!!  Woo-Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First Event Completed!

On Sunday June 19th, I completed the first event in the Morphin 4 Orphans challenge. It was quite a telling event. I was 14th out of 22 in my age group. My swim time was 7:06, bike was 49:00 and run was 30:36.

Nothing outstading about these results, but I did complete the race. I did notice that it is much more difficult to move your body around in water, on a bike, and especially on foot when you weigh more than you should. It really hits you on the run which is the last event. Good news is I was down 8 lbs off my high of 206 for the race, 198 for those bad at math. Although this helped, there is still more ground to cover.

The picture is me right before crossing the finish line. I have to say, I was feeling pretty good until I saw it. Being out there competing with everyone made me kind of feel like I look like they do. When you see a picture of yourself, you have to come back to the reality of "Hey, you are still fat dude!"


My next goal is to run the July 24th TriWaco race. This will be roughly double the distance what the last race was except for the swim which is 5 times as long. My goal on this one is to be down to 185 lbs by the day of the race. This should make it easier to lug my stuff around and be more competitive.

I did pick up a sponsor for my racing season. It is a home services business which I operate, http://www.4sdfw.com/This will cover some costs of racing gear and entry fees. Please note that this is a fundraising event and you can be a part of it by clicking on the link below and donating!

http://www.active.com/donate/timsmfo

RESULTS Baby!!!

SO i just set up the blog. Hope you enjoy. Will keep all of (3 so far, many thanks) my supporters posted!

Ok so if you are like me, you could care less about all the intent and commitments and promises. YOU WANT RESULTS. When I started this embarrassing transformation, I was a robust 206 lbs which is only 32 ounces off of my lifetime achievement award of fatness (208 for those of you bad at math-this likely happened one winter around Christmas when everyone is passing the desserts around like weed at a Van Halen concert).

So, those who are interested will be happy to know that I am down to 198 as of this morning 6-15-2011. Just fyi, I take my official weight every monrning after I wake up and pee.

As for training, I did sleep in this morning. Rough night with our little one AND our house alarm went off in the middle of the night. One of the kids dropped a hardback book off their bunkbed and it hit the wood floor. This set off a glass break detector and me running around the house looking for an ass to kick. Didn't find one.

So training to date is as follows:

I am swimming about 1 mile in a pool generally.
I am biking 12-15 miles at a time sometimes followed by a quick run (1-2 miles).
I am running about 5 miles per workout now, which started off as about 2 miles per workout.

I do all of the above workouts 2x per week.

First race is this Sunday. It is a pretty short distance overall. Swim 300 Meters, Bike 13 miles and run 3.1 miles. I can do all of these seperately but have not put them all together recently. My goal is to finish without barfing up breakfast. If I fail to achieve this I will get a picture!

I will post a race picture after the event!

Original Post to Kick this Thing Off

Tim's Morphin' for Orphans

Eat Less, Feed More!

Help me go Morphin’ for Orphans!

Eat Less, Feed More!

So last week we went to the Hawaiian Falls Water Park for the kids end of the year celebration. It was a fun filled day with the family, until I got home an uploaded the pictures from Jolie’s camera. I was not impressed with what I saw. I had to come to grips with the fact that I have turned into a pale, soft, squishy marhsmellow bag! The funny thing is the image of me getting off the water slide somehow got set up as the wallpaper on my computer. Seeing this, while I was frantically trying to change it during a power point presentation in front of a dozen people, made me realize it is time for a big change (ok so that part is a stretch, I was just trying to change before Jolie came in).

So I have decided to run the following races and chart my progress.

Mansfield Sprint Triathlon – Mansfield, Texas June 19, 2011 (300m swim, 12.4 mile bike, 3.1 mile run)

TriWaco Triathlon – Waco, Texas July 24, 2011 (1500m swim, 25 mile bike, 6.2 mile run)

Ironman 70.3 Austin – Austin, Texas October 23, 2011 (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run)

During that same timeframe, I will also be upgrading all of my current equipment (at my own expense). The stuff I use now is really pathetic!

In order to up the ante and make sure I stick to the program, I have decided to raise $10,000 in the process for King’s Children Home in Belize. This will be done through King’s Ransom Foundation. If you are looking at the goal and criticizing the progress and thinking "Man, he's got a long way to go!" then get out your card and donate NOW! The rest of you can read on.

King's Ransom Foundation is an organization where 100% of the proceeds actually go out in the form of benefits. The founders are volunteers and the only staff person is sponsored by an outside business. This is a great way to run a charity. The King’s Children Home (KCH) is a private, non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping and providing residential care for children in difficult circumstances regardless of their social status, culture, race or religious belief.

Please consider being a part of my team. My motto is Eat Less, Feed More. By the look of my picture you know I can afford to do this, and if you are like most Americans, you can too. I am asking anyone and everyone to consider forgoing a meal once a week or once a month and donate what you would spend on it to my cause. 100% of the proceeds that go to King’s Ransom Foundation will go to feeding orphans and teaching them success principles so they do not become lifelong dependents on handouts.

In exchange for your support, I will keep you up to date on my training progress, race performance, equipment upgrades and most of all post humiliating pictures of myself as I go Morphin’ for Orphans. If you do not know what morphing is, look up on Wikipedia and enjoy the pics of George W. Schwarzeneggerr! Of course the goal is that after about 6-8 weeks the pictures are no longer embarrassing and my soft body becomes more of a hard body and many of you will be jumping on board!

So to calculate, figure what you spend on eating out a meal (call this number x). Decide to brown bag instead or forego altogether. Determine if you want to skip one meal per month, 2times per month or once a week. Multiply x times frequency (monthly = 5, bi-monthly=10 & weekly = 20) and donate it to my Eat Less, Feed More campaign! For example, if you spend 10 bucks on a meal and decide to forego monthly, then $10/meal times 5 months =$50. Get your credit card out now, hit the donate button and go.

I will be investing about $3,500 in equipment and donating to this cause during this timeframe as well. So please jump on board and forward this to others you know. I will make it worth your time and their time in entertainment simply by posting revealing photos of myself that will definitely make it an investment in hysterility. Thanks and pass it on!

Oh and one more thing: I imagine the capabilities through active.com are limited to monitor ongoing progress. I will likely set up a blog for posting the ongoing pictures in self-debasement. Might be a good idea to shoot me an email (timlnichols@sbcglobal.net) once you are finished donating so I can include you in the online party.

So whether you want to have fun at my expense, help orphans, improve the culture in a small town in Belize, or simply do something noble, then get out your credit card and help me as I Eat Less, Feed More!