Tie Your Shoes

Why you should Tie Your Shoes

Welcome to Tie Your Shoes.
In 1998, I was a first team all state lacrosse player. But that's not where it started. In 1994, after an all star childhood of football, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming, and even distance running, I got sick.

Long story short, after a stroke, a seizure, complete kidney failure, blindness, and ultimately, a kidney transplant from my loving mother, I got back out there and ran again. After a successful run through college, work, play, sports, faith, life, marriage, children, a black belt, and a successful career as a regional sales manager, I got sick...again.

This time we were ready for it. After another bout of kidney failure my stalwart, loving sister gave me the gift of life again with another transplant. I am now 32, have two wonderful children, a beautiful wife, great friends, and we even own a home in these crazy times. So why am i writing this?

Accountability.

If i share with you my life and my day to day actions, perhaps I will follow through for your sake. I certainly won't for mine!

Now, i weigh 231lbs, my knees hurt; my ankles hurt. I spend more time hitting the run button on video games then I do actually running. Last night my wife made me attempt yoga again. After 20 minutes of various stances and stretches, i was done. I was sweating and out of breath. The floor near my
mat smelt of beer. That might have been me. Either way its time. Again.

Step 1 - Tie Your Shoes.
Step 2 - Shut up and do Something.

Over the next few weeks, i will lose 40lbs. If I don't share this with you it won't happen. I thought about posting some pictures of the belly, but i don't want to scare anyone or frighten small children.

All in good time.So that's the story. Now, to tie my shoes...

Monday, March 12, 2012

still sore

man am i outa shape.
Walked 2 miles yesterday - i think tonight is a rest night. feet up watching Knicks.

[EDIT]
Knicks suck. Walked 2 miles.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

The Day After

Wow am i sore. I thought i was in better shape then i am. Everything hurts. I feel like I need a full mineral ice run down. a good stretch and ill be good to go. If nothing else, struggling through 3 miles and being as sore as i am the next day certainly motivates me to get better. Signing up for another 5k in two weeks. In bernardsville if anyone wants to come!

Friday, March 9, 2012

Race - eve

So its been about 4 years since i competed in anything notable (not that i am competing in the race tomorrow...its just nice to be doing something). Gonna bang out a 2 miler, crack a beer and keep my feet up.
5k in the a.m.!

Monday, March 5, 2012

been a while

40 minutes on the treadmill...4 days to go until a 5k.
all good things.

Monday, January 30, 2012

update

so a weak off for a concussion and a scratched cornea curtisey of Nicholas....back on track with my shoes tied today.

45 minute walk/run.

only a few weeks till my 5k in MoTown. Ill keep you posted

Go Giants.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

1/17

In the last 24 hours i have tied, untied, and tied my shoes again. Here is the break down -
Run 2x for over an hour (combined)
Read a runners world mag
Registered for a 5k in Mo-town
Bought new sneaks
Got paint for the basement floor
Battled for dominance in SWTOR and won
Installed 4 HRA's, 2 FSA's, and even a health savings account
Made an appointment with a nutriononist (hope she gives the OK to homebrew!)
Set up a Webinar
Made a salad (and ate said salad)
wrote in my blog...

I feel productive.

im about to go design a running shirt for the 5k that says on the front TIE YOUR SHOES and on the back that says I have 2 kidney transplants and im running! or some such...

next goal on the list is a mantra - thinking something along the lines of "use the force"

Monday, January 16, 2012

Go Giants

Hooray playoffs! of course, little running occurs on a football Sunday. Good rest day yesterday. goin for 30 minutes as soon as wifey is home from work.

Lookin at the May ToughMudder in PA. anyone interested? http://toughmudder.com/