Happy New Year!

It is January … 2015 … can you believe it?  It sounds like some kind of sci-fi movie year – something you hear of but never really expect to reach.  And now that I mention it, my time clock is counting down for my full marathon experience.  YIKES! 

In actuality however, my training is going okay – slow, but steady.  I’m up to 2 and 3 miles at a time on my treadmill and I’m picking up a second workout in the afternoons of varied inclines (also on the treadmill) for 30 minutes or so.  Both 3-6 days per week.  (Throw in a little weight training, cycling and some stretches and I’ve got a complete workout … too bad I don’t have enough time to get to do that every day!) 

Thankfully, the Christmas “goodies” are off the counter as well so that I can start putting more effort into my diet.  Low-carb living here I come!  (Bob Harper – from The Biggest Loser – and I have become “friends”, so I’ve been following some of his “Skinny Rules” regarding food.  Not full-on low-carb since he includes:  oatmeal, whole-grains, apples, and berries on the menu; but still good.)

Did I tell you all that I’m doing this because “running a marathon is on my bucket list”?  That is true, running a marathon is on my list, but to be more specific, it’s actually “running the Boston Marathon” that’s on my list.  Why Boston you ask?  Because … it’s the only marathon that has to be qualified for!  The other key word is:  running.  I want to run it, not walk it.  Run. It.  (I should put that on a warm-up jacket!  Speaking of which, the one I really would like would say:  “training for a marathon” on the back with the words: “walk, jog run, sprint, bolt” down the front – something just for fun, and with a little attitude!)

Anyway … I’m trying to be more definitive in what it is I want and then reaching that goal.  I’m a good starter of things, but haven’t really thought of myself as a good finisher – which I think is maybe more important.  “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish … and the hardest part about finishing is starting.”  I just made that up, right now, on the spur of the moment … of course someone else has probably already made it up, but none-the-less, I like it.  And it’s true ... probably for most things in life.  

Okey dokey then.  Must go and get something done – chore-wise, not workout-wise – we’re having guests and I have some housekeeping and food preparation to do.  Until next time …

Lori <◦})><

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