So here we are in April.
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve come up with a new blog post!
But I changed the background to reflect something more "springy." Isn't that something?
What happened to the month of March? Well, for a good portion of March I was
fasting (no food or water from sunrise to sunset {Article on the Baha'i Fast})
and as such that ate into (pun intended there) my running time and kept me from
doing any races as they are usually held during daylight hours.
Okay, so April it is!
First up is the Out of Hibernation 5K in Portsmouth, NH on the 14th. No major journey to get to this race, it’s
just over the bridge. I’m really excited
about this race as it’s going to be a fast 5K and relatively flat and ALL
proceeds go to the Seacoast Family Food Pantry (http://www.seacoastfamilyfoodpantry.org/).
After that I’ve got a 5K in Kittery on the 20th
of May and I’ll be doing that pushing my 1 year-old in the jogging
stroller. I’ve got a few other events
that are tentative and up on the right side of the page if you’re interested in
checking them out.
Tough Mudder
The BIG one that I’m REALLY excited about is the TOUGH
MUDDER!!!!!! That’s right, I’ve signed up,
registered, paid, and it’s DONE! I had planned
to do the Tough Mudder in VT in May (on Mudder’s Day…no, I didn’t make that up,
they did). When I went to the website to
sign up it was sold out. Much to my
surprise when I was showing a co-worker (who didn’t believe me) that it was
sold out it there was yet ANOTHER race in VT, this one scheduled for July. I immediately signed up.
If you have never heard of the Tough Mudder definitely check
out the link I have on the right; they have some GREAT videos.
The Tough Mudder is strike one for me to SERIOUSLY amp up my
training. 12 miles, obstacle courses,
potential July heat (not too worried about that one). But wait….here comes strike two!
24k Video
I’ve been taking and distributing Reliv (reliv.com) products
for a little while now; more on that later. I’m going to be dedicating a page on
this blog to Reliv. I was contacted a
few days ago by a Reliv representative, and they have asked if I’d be willing
to star in a well produced video chronicling my Reliv story and shooting some video of my running. Of course I said I would be
happy to do it, it sounded like a great opportunity, etc. etc.
Then I got to thinking….wait a second here. Here I am, going to be in a HIGHLY publicized
video online…running…and I DO NOT look like I should be on the cover of Men’s
Health. Well, it’s okay I have some time
before they do this video. Let’s see….when
did they say they were going to be shooting…oh yeah, May 10th-11th! So I have a month, one whole WHOPPING month
to get as fit as I can.
What am I going to do?
Um….well…I guess I should run? Yep, that’s right. This is a blog about running after-all. I have a relatively slow metabolism and as
such I’m going to go with the old math solution for getting rid of the last
bits of gut. Burn more calories than I
consume. Pure logic folks – if you eat
2000 calories (really, who does that these days?) and burn 2500, it’s hard to
put on any more fat (notice I didn’t say impossible nor did I say weight).
In order to get trim fit and looking like I should belong in
a video advertising a product that helps improves one performance I’m going to
do the following:
1.
RUN LIKE CRAZY!
I’m going to try to up my running routine to at least 25-30 miles per
week. Maybe more if I can hack it.
2.
Eat like I want to live forever. What does that mean? No, there will be no bacon for breakfast (and
I will cry; lots). Vegetables and fruits
will be my primary foods with nuts and beans mixed in for good measure. Some eggs or fish perhaps, but probably no milk or
cheese.
3.
Strength training. Check this out: Dumbbell Shovel
you can’t get too much more of a complete strength workout than doing
these. I’ll also be doing pull-ups,
push-ups, and anything and everything that will make my core HURT.
4.
WATER!!!!
I’m going to TRY to chug at least 4 liters of water a day. That might be annoying on my 2 hour commutes,
but I suppose I could get creative.
That doesn’t sound too hard does it?
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