Sorry that I haven't been keeping up to date with what is going on in my journey to weight loss. Just because you haven't heard from me doesn't mean I haven't been working.
I trained for a marathon relay (4 people split the full 26.2 marathon). My portion of the race was 6 miles. While training, I got up to running 6.2 miles, a full 10k. I wasn't fast but could complete it. The race was one of the best experiences of my life. So much fun to share with my wife and two dear friends. I ran the 6 miles in an hour and 17 minutes. Just in comparison, my first 5k (3.1 miles) a few years ago was 49:59. So that is good improvement.
Only problem with the race was after the race. I do have a IT band injury that will probably continue to nag me but through stretching and strengthening I can make it better. But the day of the race, I experienced some pain from it. So after the race I took a week off of running. Ice, Ibuprofen, and elevating my leg were my friends. But the week turned into two weeks off that turned into two and half weeks off. Leg was fine. Just couldn't find the motivation to keep going. I am told by my trainer, that it is common after a race to have a let down of sorts. With her encouragement, my wife cheering me on, and just the need to do something, I ran today for the first time. I didn't go too far. I ran 1.5 miles. I had planned on going 2 miles but knee began to hurt at the 1.5 mark and decided not to push it. I ran an 11 minute mile. Not bad. It felt good to be out. It was beautiful day to run alongside the Missouri River.
Not sure where I left off with my weight loss in the blogs. But I am down to 274. Yeah, lots to go still but that is almost 40 pounds lost. I have lost it slowly but surely. I haven't yo-yo-ed too much.
I am running 2.2 Friday or Saturday and then running again on Monday. I feel confident that I am back on track. I will write soon with some new goals. Thanks for reading this very long catch up blog. Thanks so much for your support in all this. Amber, Missy, and all my family and friends have pushed me in the right direction! Thanks!
