13 Weeks to the Shamrock!

Well, I clearly didn't get around to doing last weeks post - I'll blame it on the Holiday rush if that works for you!? Truth be told, it will get busier before it slows down in all probability.

Last Tuesday on "weigh day" I finally broke that 200 pound barrier that I have been working on since August! The previous Tuesday I weighed in at 201, this past Tuesday I dropped 3 pounds and weighed in at 198! I felt going into it that I would lose a pound or so, but never dreamed I'd drop 3 pounds in a week. We'll see if I can keep it off or not going forward.

Last Sunday (12/13) I set out to do another 12 mile run. It was an unusually humid (93%) day for this time of year, I'm guessing that's what de-railed me - I ended up only doing 8 miles that day. The weather cooled mid-week and yesterday (12/19) was beautiful (but windy), I went out and did 12 miles; 3rd time so far this training season. The First Light Marathon (or Half Marathon in my case) is 3 weeks from today, so I'll probably do 12 again next weekend and then taper back a bit before the Half Marathon.

I've also started doing sit ups to work on my abs and a little bit of "resistance training", but not a whole lot yet. I hope to increase my workouts in both of these areas in the weeks ahead.

Today's Song of the Blog is "I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick.