Overweight to Raceweight goal

[silentrunner]

I was 95.8 kilos and planned on being down to 78. However, when I was at university (20 years ago), my weight was between 73 and 75 kilos. I came across this fantastic article, others may have read it as well.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/if-y...ome-weight-550

After reading it and having a think, I may have to revise my target to lower than I originally intended.

[plodding bear]

A good article, that. I know what you mean about revising your target - I'm just going to try and keep on losing for a while, see what happens. Already the running feels a bit easier, especially on the hills so I have an incentive to keep at it.

[that_fjell_guy]

It was interesting! It means my target of 12st is about spot on! And my personal ideal of 11st 7lb would be over his suggested limits!

[that_fjell_guy]

....76.2kg and 73kg respectively!!

[whichwaytothepub]

No Edale Skyline for me but was climbing at Froggatt. (Some impressive falls going on there...).

I won't be around tomorrow, so here's this week's weigh-in:

85.2kg

[that_fjell_guy]

Just managed to weigh myself...at home, just as I got up, in my boxers!! So, I hope, this is difinatively my basic weight. 78.4kg. Cheers!!

[DrPatrickBarry]

in my boxers!!

Do you want me to take of 30g for the boxers?

[Stolly]

I was 95.8 kilos and planned on being down to 78. However, when I was at university (20 years ago), my weight was between 73 and 75 kilos. I came across this fantastic article, others may have read it as well.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/if-y...ome-weight-550

After reading it and having a think, I may have to revise my target to lower than I originally intended.

Well that's me doomed to be an also ran then . I'm currently 11 stone 12 lbs (or 166 lbs) and I'm 5 ft 7 inches tall so my 'average weight' should be 148.5 lbs, using the formula 110 lbs + (7 x 5.5 lbs). Therefore I'm already almost 12% over 'average' but, adding insult to injury, to stand a chance of winning a 10 mile (or longer) race I need to weigh 126.25 lbs (9 stones hahahahahahahaha!). Now, how to lose a 'mere' 2 stone and 12 lbs.............

I don't consider myself a chubster by the way; more of fit but sturdy type. I mean here's me at the finish line of Sunday's Blakey Blitz looking not too flabby if you ask me:



That said the winner of that race was stupidly skinny and light it has to be said

[Eleanor]

Stolly that puts me at 8 stone 3 to be race fit, two stone under my current weight. I can see it would get me up the hills quicker but I don't think I'll be seeing it anytime soon. And I'm not posting my glorious physique on here! You look just fine but you are clearly not fast enough

[plodding bear]

I have no idea what I 'should' weigh, if I want to win owt...
...but I don't particularly ever see myself winning a fell race, so I'm not too worried about what I 'should' weigh!
I just know that a good bit less than I am right now would mean more fell-fun.