Stats for 2008

I just looked at my log for my training for this year. It has seemed like I haven't done much of anything this year, but I guess a little here and there adds up.

I rode my bike 1,100 miles this year.
I ran 691 miles so far this year. With my new years eve run of 10 miles, I will be just over 700 miles for the year.

Marathon training starts tomorrow

It is 18 weeks from the Eugene Marathon and I start my marathon training plan tomorrow. I haven't been able to run as much as I would like over the last couple months, so I am slower than I would like to be but there isn't much I can do about that.

My training plan calls for 5 days of workouts each week, with one of those days being a cross training day. I will use cycling for my cross training days. Each week consists of two short light run days (3 to 5 miles), one medium run day (5 to 8 miles) and one long run (8 to 20 miles) along with one day of cross training of my choice (Swim, Bike, elliptical, etc.). As my training progresses, the runs get longer and the likely hood of injury increases. I have chosen a fairly "novice" training plan to limit my chance of getting injured, but still make sure I am able to comfortably complete the marathon.

Here's to a healthy and injury free 18 weeks!

Why I am never wrong

I thought I should let everyone know why I am never wrong. Also, for the ladies in the crowd, this may help you understand why your man, may also, never be wrong. Although this is different for all men, so some may not be as superior as I am.

Now, I am not saying I am always right, although usually given the context I understand, I was.

You see, the problems I have sometimes are as follows;

I may have mistaken the full context of the conversation.
I may not have been actively listening to the conversation.
I may not have taken all of the factors in to consideration.
You may not have given me all of the factors up front for me to make a good informed decision.
You may have had some of the smaller details wrong, which lead me down the wrong path.
You mistook what I said, or how I said it.
As a last resort, you may have been talking like Charlie Brown's teacher.

You see, I find that when people think I am wrong, I am not wrong, it was because of factors completely out of my control.

Double butt - not like the bubble butt

So, Kristin pointed out the other night, I now have two ass lines from a side profile. How does that happen you ask? Well, I am glad you asked.

Since I have changed my running style, I have been working on my hamstrings and building up their speed. Well, my hamstrings are now starting to kind of pop out, and from a side angle, my butt comes to an end, then immediately something else starts coming out. So, there ya go, double butt. :)

Kind of TMI, but I thought it was funny, so I am sharing.

The holiday pounds are coming - for you!

So, my body has been extremely happy on this low carb diet. I weighed myself Thanksgiving morning on a highly accurate scale, the next morning I had lost 1.6 pounds. My body finally got off its plateau. Since Thanksgiving morning, about 5 days ago, I have lost 3.5 pounds. So, while some are worrying about gaining too much weight during the holiday season, I am worrying about why I am losing weight so damn fast. I will try and make sure I don't lose more than a pound by the end of the week, but my body wants to lose weight right now, and I am eating like a king, and barely working out.

Getting over my love affair

That's right, I am calling it out, right here on the internet.

You see, I had two major events happen today and it made me realize something. I have been having a very unhealthy relationship, but all I knew is she always made me feel good. At least I thought she did. She is a lovely lady, many people look at her with lust, wanting the taste of her on their lips.

Tonight, I had a much more subtle lady, as I have always had, but tonight, I realized she is the right one for me. Tonight she was amazing, full of flavor and I would want nothing else to cross my lips. Although I will always have an addiction for her, and she may break me from time to time, and I may have to taste her again. Now, I know what's good for me, and I know it will be hard to break the ties with her, but I have made a life decision, to keep from tasting, or thinking about her often.

Okay, I am assuming everyone has figured out I am being vague here. Two things worth pointing out with my above statement. I am not a slick talker, but the above two paragraph's explains how people will talk. Now, I will tell you the above statement is true, but you never asked who, or more importantly what, "she" is. I deal with this a lot in business. Usually it is not this coy and blatant, but sometimes it is not far off, and it pisses me off. However, I love to use it too, for fun. I usually use it very blatantly, and jokingly, and hopefully don't get myself in trouble someday by someone not detecting the BS meter pegged to the right.

So, what was "she". Well, she is carbs, breads, pasta, etc. Tonight I went to TGI Fridays and had a pecan crusted chicken salad, and it was amazing! At the end of the meal, I was thinking to myself, now that I have quit carbs for a couple months, I notice the flavors of whole foods has become so rich and whole. The flavors are amazing to me. Also, I have found that breads and other things have definately been lost for me. I think I have finally kicked my carb habit and I am over "her".

Now that I am not eating carbs I find that my mouth tastes the fullness, as well as the subtleties, of the food I eat. I now could tell you the difference between a good olive oil, versus a cheap one, or compare a organic apple to a heavily processed apple and I will sit on the soap box and explain how the organic tastes so much better. I enjoy my meals more than I can ever remember, ever. I used to eat until I was stuffed, and then would feel good, I guess. Now, I can eat a modest meal, and I have no desire to stuff myself. The taste of the food is so rich and sweet, I am completely satisfied.

I know it will be easy to fall back in to bad habits because there are some things that will always taste good, but I am so much more satisfied with food today than I have ever been.