I'm Back In The (NY) Groove.....

I am back with a vengeance .I feel a renewed spirit to running as I now have a purpose .I am now training for the Long Beach Half Marathon and I feel good about this.I was speaking to a co-worker the other day as she has just begun to run and is training for the Long Beach half and she asked me if I'd like to run it with her ? I said yes and another co-worker stated "Why on earth do you want to do that? You're too old" I was taken aback by t his comment so I guess that you could say that gave me the kick in the pants to do this.I have begun my training schedule and so far not too bad.My back is still seizing up and today's run was pitiful as I took the dog out with me and she had to stop every few feet to mark her territory.But yet ,I still felt good and it feels like I am making progress.Granted I still have a long long way to go but at least I am on my way.

I Was Gone But Now I'm Back ( I Think)

Here it is,Exactly 8 months since my last posting and I have done NOTHING.I did pick up a new hobby-Brewing my own beer.It's fun but not really helping my cause.As you can probably tell I did not run or for that matter train for the Long Beach Marathon.I hate myself for that and I have really started a downward spiral.I really need to get into shape and now is the time.I have started to get my brain into think about doing something and I can feel a change coming.I just need some type of motivation and I just don't know where that is going to come from but it has to start somewhere and I just feel it is coming soon.....

It's A Brand New Day !!!

Hello Again,As I had stated in my last posting I am going to get serious and I have ! I just started my "new" diet & exercise program today.I figure that now is the right time to undertake such a program.I shall be 45 years old in 2 days and I have really let myself go.This is the worst shape I have ever been in my entire life and now is the time to take action.I figure that I can ride my bike one day and run the other so it should be a good trade off and I shouldn't get too burned out too soon.Today I started off with a great bike ride and I really pushed myself hard.I really liked it and I still feel good now ( a good 4 hours later).Have a great evening planned too !! George Thorogood & Buddy Guy at the Greek Theatre in Hollywood.Should be awesome.Well Gotta run........

That Tears It !!!

It has been about another month of so since I have posted any new rambling and again I have failed!!I have not done anything about my weight yet alone try to exercise more.What a pathetic loser I have become.Well no more.I give myself one more "day of rest" and then I dive head first into eating right and exercising regularly.It seems that I am fast approaching 45 and I MUST do something now before it is too late!! Enough with this laziness and let's get into a better lifestyle.So onward I must go.Until later................

Oh What A Wonderful Day....

What a day ! Got up around noon and was ready to go for a bike ride but I had to do some work on my bicycle before I could do anything.I have not ridden my bike in quite some time so of course I had to break out the pump and inflate my tires.Then the pump is not working properly so I had to put a little more elbow grease into it and after about 15 minutes I had my tires ready to ride.I took off and went around the old town part of Orange and then headed on over to Hart park and rode thru that headed back home and found that I had been gone for about an hour which was fine with me.Tomorrow I plan on getting up early and tackling the LaVeta hill.I have it all planned out in my head but if I can have it come to fruition is a whole different story.Well it is always nice to have a goal.We'll see if I can "make it happen".Other than that ,just lazing on a Sunday afternoon.Until Tomorrow...

What A Long Strange Trip It's Been.....

Told you I had little faith and willpower in myself.It's been 3 months since my last entry and I have not continued running either.I'm a piss poor excuse for a human.I really needed to get back into shape and now I have really found my motivation. I shall from this day forward continue with my exercise program and a strict diet.Gotta get this weight off or it will surely be the death of me.I am really going to try and do it this time and I intend to do a blog entry each and everyday. I must they seem to go hand in hand with me and it took me a little while to "find" this blog again so there.I've really gone and done it now. Later this morning I intend to do a "brick"-that is rude my bicycle for about 1/2 an hour then run my course then another 1/2 hour bicycle ride.I am in "do or die" mode.Well best get to bed or else this shall never happen---Up The Irons.....

What A Poor Weekend.

Saturday did not start off too good. I did manage to get a run in and it really felt good but went out to dinner that evening and had a great feast of sushi that would make any fat bastard happy;-)Sunday's run was horrible-Started off with a bang couldn't find my shoes and went with a "new" pair that I have but for some reason when I run with those shoes my back seizes up about 1/4 of the way into it and I can never really recover from it .I wound up walking 3 times and ruined my whole run.Felt like crap the rest of the day and could not get the thought of my horrible run out of my head.

I did make up for that crappy run with this morning's run but I did try something new -Great discovery but very negative data.I timed my run this morning by wearing a stopwatch around my neck and when I got back from my run I have found that I was only out for 12 minutes-12 MINUTES???This can't be. NOW -I must come up with a different course so that I can get some quality time going or else this is all for not. Kind of sucks but I am determined to map a new route tomorrow morning and see how it goes.I just can not believe it. I felt that I was making some progress and now it is the old "one step forward two steps back" routine .Oh well must forge onward ...............