feelin better

after a tough few days here looks like im on the mend.  cough is still a killer though.  hopefully i can tie the shoes tomorrow and get back out there.  Strep Throat sucks.  Dont get it. 

Goin for a 3 miler tomorrow.  ill keep you posted.

thanks for the support.  Merry merry...

12/13

After a 12 hour work day and still not feelin well, I am beat...shoes have come off.  Back on the program tomorrow.  Here's to hoping your workouts are going well.

Sunday Post

I am probebly still a day away from hittin the road running again.  Strep Throat can really knock you down.  But i have been reflecting on the purpose of this blog.  I think if other folks can join in with their own stories, comments, etc. it might motivate all of us to get off our lazy ass's and tie our shoes.  Post a comment!

In the meantime, Happy FootballDay!

Feeling better

Still feverish...this sucks.  but hey, lost 7 lbs in 2 days.  totally the healthy way to go! thanks for your support guys.  I'll hit the ground running in the next day or two.

Todays Post

My nose is running faster than i am and my fever is pushing 102.  Guess today is an off day.  Although, great way to start a workout program - i was up from 4am-6am puking.  I must have lost at least 4 lbs today.  silver lining, friends...silver lining.

Day two

Legs are sore and i think my boys got me sick.  fantastic.  BUT, after a few calls, i will put the shoes on and hit the tread mill.

I got my haircut.  I wish i could ask them to take a little off the top, sides, belly, etc.  slim me right up. 

Day 1 reflection

Believe it or not, I'm actually motivated because of writing this.  My thanks to those who have already read it.  Ill have to figure out a format where this can be a springboard for others to share stories, thoughts, rants, etc. 

So i got home from work to find the 2012 Marathon Guide of runners world magazine.  On the cover: New Year, New You. 52 ways to blahblahblahblah.

Great timing.  Now if i can just get these shoes tied maybe ill try some of those pieces.


Run number 2 today incoming?  probably not.  Not because i don't want to either.  More so because I'm an idiot and will end up overdoing it in, re spraining my ankle, sit on the couch, crack a home brew, and reminisce about what it would be like to run. 


So with this, friends, i say Tie Your Shoes.  But take em off at the end of the day.

Cheers.

Today

So far:
Yogurt and Banana for Breakfast with a 30 minute treadmill attempted run. 

and 2 cups of coffee...


maybe ill get crazy and do something tonight.

Either way, i feel fantastic.

Why 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.  I will save that story for another day.  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.  As captain of my High School Lacrosse team, my friends and I led the Crusaders to our first sate birth, sending 4 of us to the all state game at Rutgers.  My buddy Anthony and I might still hold the Assist/Goal combo record.

So off to college I went, with the intention of playing lax, drinking more, and being lax (pun intended).  after a successful run through college, work, play, sports, faith, life, marriage, children, 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!

Once, I was a stud.  I had a 6 pack, weighed 175, with next to no body fat.  I would find excuses to take my shirt off in front of pretty girls.

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