Had 2 good runs today. a little over 2 miles with a group I coach at noon. The legs are actually beginning to feel lighter. This was the first truly great run i have had in forever. That was followed by another good 2.5 miler at Town Lake Trail. The wether was warm but there was enough of a brezze to keep it bearable. This is the best day of runnig I have had since I started in on my plan to get ready for Pikes Peak and D.C. I weight was down to 218 today so progress being made there as well. All in all avery good day. Keep running and Godspeed.

I felt like today was one of those days when I got three important components of training all put together. I ate right, got in a good 3.5 mile run, and  was a lot more free of a negative mindset then I have been in a long while. I also got in some good reading out of a book called DRIVE. I’ll write more on that Thursday, but the author has some good thoughts on motivation that I have often had affirmed to me while running. He speaks of being in a flow where you are fully engaged in the task at hand. I highly recommend the book to coaches and business managers. It was a perfect evening for a run.I like this qoute I found in a journal I purchased lately. You know the kind with blank pages and inspirational qoutes at the top.Here it is,

“Never tell anyone something can’t be done. God may have waited centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do this very thing.” J.R. Holmes

Sunday was a good run. The legs were working smooth for just over 6 miles around TLT, after that thy got a little heavy for the last 2. I know exactly how far I can jog a 10 minute mile pace without walking any, 8 miles but barely. I remember jogging all of the San Antonio half marathon but I have never kept a 10 minute mile pace for a marathon in a very long time.So I have a lot of work to do in the next 6 months to reach my goals.

Monday was a wasted day I felt. Unfortunatly nothing positive to take away. We all have those kind of days.my weight by my scale is 221lbs.Have to do better but at least it is the right direction.Tomorrow will be better.

Yesterday I ran in the Texas Roundup 10k.This was the farthest I have run since finishing the Bataan Marathon. The good news is I ran the whole thing on  hilly paved roads and didn’t feel any pain in my ankle. My pace wasn’t bad either considering how out of shape I currently am. I held a 10 minute mile jog. We had perfect wether to run in. My goal is to get in a 8 miler today after yard work. I was glad to see a pretty good turnout of the people I had been training for the race from the General Land Office Of Texas.trying to wrap my mind around how much ground I have to make up to reach my August goal. As they say you can’t eat the elephant overnight.

Have had a few good runs lately. While in Dallas on  Wednesday had a great 6 mile run through my friend Jenifer’s neighborhood. For the first time in a long time I ran without any stiffness and very few negative thoughts hounding me. Haven’t felt that good in a long time. It was a beautiful day to run. Today I drove back from Dallas and did a easy 2 mile run with my running group late this afternoon. Looking forward to the Texas Roundup Run on Saturday. More to post tommorrow tired right now.

Missed running on saturday. Just a lot of stuff going on. Got in just over 5 miles today. Today was a wake up call on just how out of shape I truly am. That is not a “poor me” statement just an honest evaluation on the low level of energy I have right now. The good news is I am out there trying and I will be ready by October if not completely by August. Todays run wasn’t all that bad just real muggy out. There was a music festival at Town Lake today(Sunday) as I ran past Auditorium Shores it was a combination of the odor of marijuana and porta toilets. Not the most pleasant experience.i had some pain today in my right shin the opposite leg of my ankle injury. It worked itself out in time. Tomorrow i will post my planned training schedule for the rest of April and May. Happy running!

Not a bad 5 mile run yesterday. Going to be a long 6 month journey. Will post mre tomorrow. too busy of a day to say anymore.

Just didn’t have much energy yesterday. Ran 2.5 miles at noon coaching a group and my legs felt dead. Had another group to train at 4:30 and did 3 short hill repeats and 1.75 miles with them, my legs felt better the second run of the day.I am going to sit down over the weekend and work out a training cycle other then this haphazard approach. Today is Friday and I hope for a good 4 miler later today.mowed the lawn this morning so that ought to count for something on the caloric burn counter. Sure sweat alot with the high humidity!

129 Days to go. Long day at work yesterday. Didn’t get in a run, but did well on watching the caloric intake. I will post a weekly summary of how the weight loss is coming along.Plan on a 6 miler today. Will post how the run went later today. Have a good run. Getting excited about being a part of the BEEF team for the Beach to Bay run in May.

This will make the 6th year that I plan on running the Pikes Peak marathon in Colorado. I have roughly 4 months from today to get ready. That means lots of hill repeats and the issue of dropping at least 35 pounds by race day. My time goal is hard to set but I would walk away satisfied with 7:45 or better for the trip up and down the mountain. I think that is doable if I am in as good a shape as I was in 2005 or 2007. I’ll have to see how my ankle responds during training on running downhills. That part of the equation I don’t have as much control over. My goal for the rest of April is to loose 8 lbs and start in once a week hill repeats. I don’t plan to up the milage that much yet. I did just over 4.5 miles yesterday around TLT. The weather was ideal, overcast with a slight breeze. So in a nutshell here is where I am headed in this 6 month journey that will culminate at the Marine Corp Marathon.

1. CURRENT WEIGHT 222. Goal weight 175 to 180 range. I ran the 2005 Pikes Peak at 183lbs. and the 2007 at 186lbs. Not suprisingly my 2 best performances. The best shape of my life in many ways was the summer of 2005.The other years I finished on sheer strength of legs and will. Nothing wrong with that, but I want to give my best.

2. TIME GOALS: As I said I would be satisfied with a 7:45 or better at Pikes Peak. I am going to keep my time goal for the Marine corp marathon to myself for now. The thing that concerns me of course is 26.2 miles on road. I know I am carrying too much weight to be pounding on road.I have been fit before and will get there again.

Thanks to my friends who are supportive of me as I chase after these goals. May you all reach your goals this running season as well.