Out the door at 5:30 AM today. Yeah, it’s just a boring wog around the neighborhood, but I’ll take it.
Wednesday
Distance: 0
Calories: 62 deficit
Thursday
Distance: 0
Calories: 263 deficit
Friday
Distance: 2.66 miles @ 15:04 pace
Calories: 113 deficit
So – it was my intent to get out early this morning to start week 3. But, I just couldn’t get out from under the covers. So – it’s 10:15PM and I just got in…
Tuesday
Distance: 2.66 mis @ 14:59 pace
Calories: 410 deficit
Oh – some of the wildlife seen on tonight’s run:
But before that, I took advantage of a *spectacular* Southern California spring day and headed into the hills.
If you haven’t lived in Southern California, we have this weather pattern that starts in May and continues through June. It’s known as May grey and June gloom. What happens is every morning, low clouds and fog blow in from the ocean to keep our mornings cool and dreary. Most days, this all blows away by midday. This morning was no exception:
By the time I made my turnaround point 2 1/2 miles later, the sun was making a valiant attempt to break through:
And by the time I got back to the car, the marine layer had burned off and exposed a perfect spring day:
Sunday:
Distance: 5.3 miles @ 15:47 pace
Calories: ??? (sorry – took the parents out to dinner).
Weekend Weigh in: Down a pound and a half this week; 2.5 total.
This accountability experiment is apparently working. I’m still around as we get close to the end of week 2.
Wednesday:
Distance: 0
Calories: 215 too many
Thursday:
Distance: 0
Calories: 332 too many
Friday:
Distance: 2.66 miles @ 15:15 pace
Calories: 292 deficit
I was going head out this morning, but I decided against it. A few weeks ago I was pushing a bit much and ended up with a mean shin splint that took two weeks to resolve. Despite the current low mileage, my knees and legs were feeling “off” this morning. Now that I have a little head of steam going, last thing I want to do is to have a setback. I guess the older I get the wiser I’m becoming.
Tomorrow morning I’ll be revisiting the hills.
There’s something about getting an early start in the morning. I live about a mile from the ocean, so the air is cool and heavy with moisture. There is a palpable quiet.
Who am I kidding?!?! It is freaking early in the morning!?!?! Who in their right mind would be up at 5AM, choke down a cup of coffee and be off for a wog before their bowels have had a chance to realize that it’s morning?
Monday:
Distance: 0 miles
Calories: 107 deficit
Tuesday:
Distance: 2.66 miles @ 15:16 pace
Calories: 228 deficit
Tomorrow is sleep in until 5:45. Yea!
Wrapped up the week with four miles on Sunday. Visited an old friend:
I guess this wasn’t a trail after all, which is a bit of a shame because the views from the top were spectacular:
Turnaround point looking down into Emerald Canyon. One of these days I’ll get back down here. The problem is the climb out:
Stats for the rest of the week:
Friday
Distance: 0 miles
Calories: 103 deficit
Saturday
Distance: 0 miles
Calories: 35 too many
Sunday
Distance: 4.16 miles @ 15:56 per mile
Calories: 425 deficit
Weekend Weigh in: Down one pound for the week. It’s a journey – not a race.
Wednesday:
No mileage.
Calories: 127 deficit
Thursday:
Distance: 2.65 mis
Pace: 16:00
Calories: 328 deficit
Three days down. So far so good, but that's because weigh in isn't until Sunday....
Day 1 in the books. Just for grins I’ll post some details:
Distance: 2.65 mis
Pace: 15:55/mi
Just a boring trek around the neighborhood:
But there is a hill or two:
Calories: 412 deficit
And so the journey begins.
All I did was float a post that I'm going to start posting again and some of my old regular readers came out of the woodwork to give their encouragement. Wow. I’m humbled.
So, let’s talk. For the last year I’ve been working (same job when I last blogged). And eating. And working. And eating. And playing poker. And eating. Do you see a pattern here? Do you see what I’m missing? Bottom line is I’m back to where I was before I started rowing, which was a couple years before I started running - which was a long time ago. Fitness? Zilch. Endurance? Zilch. Girth? El gordo.
In fact, my weight has me concerned. So, a few weeks back, I decided to start an exercise program. The program consists of walks around the neighborhood. That program was successful. For a week. Then came the excuses. “Man, I’m tired.” “Can’t go tonight, I have some work left to do.” Can you see a pattern?
I’m going to dust off the ol’ blog so that I can be accountable. I *think* that as long as someone is reading, I *might* be motivated. So – phooey on you guys who commented. If it wasn’t for you, I’d have a reason to put things off. 
I’ll be updating on a regular basis. Right now, I will be doing a boring walk around the neighborhood (2.6 miles, two days a week) and one longer walk in the hills on the weekend. Keep in mind – “longer” these days means 4 – 5 miles. I’m also tracking my calories. Believe me. I have more than 50 lbs to drop in the coming months. Yikes!
It's been almost a year since the last post here. I'm going to dust off the cobwebs and start posting again. I'm hoping that I'll help with my accountability problem. It seems it's always easier to veg out in front of my computer in the evening than it is to head out the door.
I've got a long way to go to get back into shape. Hopefully posting back in here will help. Stay tuned for more.
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