Goal Weight: 195 lbs.
Whew. I actually hit the snooze this morning (much to Banjo’s disgust.) I was whooped. I didn’t start running until 4:45 a.m. — it took me a while to get ready this morning for some reason. Thankfully I only had planned on running a little over three miles. The first mile was slow (my legs are very tired and I had some big hills on the first leg of the run). The second mile I ran a little faster and then I sprinted the last mile. I walked about 100 yards at the end of the run, just as a change of pace. I turned my music off and listened to the birds sing as they announced the pending sunrise. Not many air conditioning units were running in the neighborhood, so it was quiet. It was a very peaceful end to a quick run.
I came in and did 50 pushups and 50 sit-ups. My stomach is starting to actually have some definition. I don’t have a six-pack, but I also don’t have a 2-liter. My chest and shoulders are more defined, too. Even my melanoma scar on my back doesn’t hurt as bad as it did when my fat self was stretching it. A little muscle tone goes a long way to making you look better.
Tomorrow I will rest and then I’ll get up bright and early and do a long run. There’s a race on Saturday my boys and I might run — but I have to check the family schedule.