Hot, Hot, Hot!!!

Well it may be November but it doesn't feel like it outside.  My run this morning was very warm and very humid.  I was a puddle of sweat by the time I made it back to the house.  I am only doing one work out a day this week and possibly next week to acclimate myself to running 5 to 6 days a week.  Then once I feel comfortable doing that I will throw in some weights or TRX.  I would like to start doing the Fitness Improvement Program starting in January but we will see if I can work that in to my already busy schedule.  I am quite happy running in the mornings right now because nothing can screw up my runs that early except my laziness.  I just need to stay focused and stay motivated.  I got in 5.33 miles this morning which I am happy about.  I still have to take walking breaks because my sciatic nerve bugs me BUT I am outside making it happen.  BABY STEPS!!  Until next time...

274.4 lbs...

Well November 1st is here and it's time to start LOSE 10 lbs a month until I leave.  I weighed in at 274.4 lbs this morning and I think I will weigh myself everyday to see where I am at.  I think the key will be what I put in my mouth.  Six months from today we leave Okinawa.  I have a little goal that I want to run 500 miles before we leave in May.  That should keep me busy.  I got in 5.23 miles this morning and that run doesn't count towards my 500 because I made the challenge on Nike+ after I synced my run.  Oh well, at least I got in my run.  Until next time...

Phase II's suck, suck, suck!!!

Well the easy part of the base exercise is over and now it's time for the crappy part.  The dreaded Phase II where we spend hours upon hours in our gas masks and chem suits playing war.  Good times!  I can't wait until Friday when this is over for hopefully another 3-4 months.  I hope that I only have to do one more of these before I leave Kadena.  But then again I am going to Korea where they do these once a month, so we will see how that goes.  Anyways enough complaining and on to better things.  I got in 5.3 miles tonight and I am half way through my exercise week.  My sciatica is bothering me but I just need to work through it.  I need to stay focused on where I want to go and I KNOW what I need to do to get there.  Run, Lift, Nutrition...

Gorillas in the Mist...

I told my buddy Jason Lane tonight that tonight's run was kinda like Gorillas in the mist.  Me being the Gorilla running in the mist.  It wasn't a rainy run but it was a true mist tonight which was awesome to run in.  Now if I could get my sciatica under control (weight loss) I would have enjoyed my run A LOT more.  Consistency, consistency, consistency.  That's the trick!  I got in a total of 5.33 miles tonight.  I am headed in the right direction.  Only 167 days until my Physical Fitness test month is here!  GET BUSY!!

Back to Work...

Well after last weeks activities, things are back to normal and I can get back to "fitness" work.  I have came up with a lofty goal since I won't be able to run the marathon this December, I needed something for me to work towards that will push me physically.  Starting on November 1st I am going to work on losing 10 lbs. a month.  I will weigh myself November 1st and post my weight and my picture which shouldn't look any different then the last one that I posted but it will be a start.  We have a LORE this week which means dressing up in MOPP gear and playing "war".  Good times.  Next week when things are back to normal I am going to start working on out processing or do what I can do right now.  I want to be proactive because Kadena isn't the best when it comes to people leaving this base.  Anyways, I got in 5.24 miles tonight before I head to work at midnight and work til noon.  Man I love Kadena!!!  Until next time...

Double Duty...

Well the morning started off pretty good once I finally got out of bed.  I really wanted to hit the snooze button and go back to sleep.  It would have been way easier to sleep in til 6AM.  But I finally rolled out of bed and rolled out the door to knock out my morning run.  I got in 5.27 miles and I got to do it under a full moon which was awesome.  After I got off work I debated going to the gym but I just hate fighting for equipment so I came home.  I got home to a quite house because Heather and my two sick girls were taking an afternoon nap.  So I decided to lace up the running shoes for a afternoon run.  It was raining off and on again and I love running in the rain.  It seemed like I was chasing the rain my entire run which I never did catch.  It was so humid though, you would have thought I did run in the rain.  It was a pretty good run but I was spent by the time I got home.  I got in 5.24 miles to finish off a pretty good day.

So the new, new plan is that on my PT days which are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday I will come home and get in a second 5 mile run.  Even if I come home and go for a 5 mile walk it will still be better than fighting through my workout at the gym.  With that said on Tuesday and Fridays I will do TRX over at the gym because all I need is the TRX hook in the gym which no one uses.  And on Saturday I will just go for a run when I wake up.  I figure on holidays I will treat it like a Saturday and fore go doing a two-a-day work out.  Well that is the plan and it sounds pretty good to me.  We will see how it works.  Until next time...

Good Bye Three Day Weekend...

Well another 3 day weekend has come and gone (too quickly) and now we are back at it.  I am looking to build on last weeks numbers which shouldn't be hard to do since I didn't even get in 20 miles.  I got a bug Wednesday night and it really threw my week off track.  I am looking to bounce back and have a solid week.  I started it off this morning with a 5.14 mile run.  My afternoon workout didn't happen because Heather had to take Evie over to the dentist for one of her pre-surgery appointments and I needed to be here when Bella got home from school.  I am looking to get in another morning run and I have to play my afternoon workouts by ear because of Evie's appointments all week leading up to her dental surgery on Monday.  Stress, stress, stress!!!  It really freaks me out to have them put her out but I know it is for the best to get the dental work done that she needs.  I just hate the thought of them using anaesthesia on her being so young.  I pray everything goes EXTREMELY well and there will be no complications.  Until next time...