Agonotheta

Running Update

March 02, 2004

Well, its been over a month since I decided to run a marathon and I just thought it was time to let you all know how my training is going.

I've steadily increased my mileage and am now sitting at about 32 miles per week. I've been running five miles every day monday through friday and then 12 miles for my long weekend run. Its pretty grueling. One day of rest on sunday doesn't seem like enough to allow my body to heal itself. In fact, it is very strange putting your body through something like this. I feel very "in touch" with every muscle, joint, tendon, etc. Throughout the day, while climbing stairs and walking up and down the hall, I subconsciousy monitor every step. I've never felt so in tune with my body.

One thing about running this much, is that I've lost a lot of weight. Well, a lot, for me. For instance, I've lost about 15 pounds in the last month and a half. I certainly didn't need to lose any weight to begin with, so I've gotten lots of comments from people about how much weight I've lost.

For somebody who is trying to lose weight, these would be welcomed comments, for sure. However, I'm not trying to lose weight, so they have started to get pretty annoying.

I'm only about 5' 9" and as of right now I weigh 150 pounds. So I don't want to lose too much more. I have definitely lost the majority of my "beer gut" that I managed to accumulate during the last three or four years, which is a good thing.

Another thing to note, is that I cannot run the Salt Lake Marathon because of a prior engagement. Its sort of a bummer, because I wanted to do my first one in my hometown. But it will be ok, because now I'm going to San Diego to run the Rock and Roll Marathon. This gives me an additional six weeks to prepare, plus it'll be in a more scenic place. It even runs along the Pacific Highway for a few miles!

Onward and upward!