Week 10
Ok, I know it's been a few weeks since last writing, but I was in Vegas last week on a guys trip to bet on the first week of March Madness and now VCU has shocked the world by winning FIVE games to make it to the Final Four! Who woulda thunk it?? Needless to say, my training regimen has taken a back seat to such events, but I gotta say my stomach has gone down and the scale did say I lost ten pounds. Guess it was the HUNDREDS of miles of walking one has to do to get anywhere on The Strip. No matter what shoes I wore, my legs were sore and my feet blistered as if I was walking on hot coals. Even my snazzy running shoes didn't help! I had brought my running clothes with every intention of running the six miles I was missing with the training group, but alas, that didn't happen. I blame Jack Daniels, but don't tell him I said that!
Yesterday I did hit the treadmill for a 2.5 miles before I got a re-blister. That worries me a tad but I think the socks I had on were susceptible to rubbing that already raw area, thanks to my Vegas strolls. Wifey says I'm to get some "mole skin" and wrap it when getting dressed at the crack o' dawn on Saturday morning. The trainers are inundating my email with reminders about getting our packets either today or tomorrow, having our clothes ready, where to park, etc. I think I'll be ok. Yesterday's run was easy and I don't think I suffered much from the layoff. My breathing was still easy and my pace actually was quickening to around a 10 minute mile. I still sweat like a pig in heat but that's to be expected. I would have ran farther if that blister didn't give me a cause for concern. No matter, I think I'm ready.
We're to rest the rest of the week and get plenty of rest before Saturday. Pasta is on the menu for Friday night to load up on carbs. Fine by me! Then the race which you know I will give you a full recount! So then, what have I learned going into the finale just two short days away? Well, I've learned that my body is not what it once was, but whose is? I've learned that exercise does pay off if you stick with it; even when you're tired, not in the mood, the weather stinks, the gym is full, or whatever other excuse fits--you just have to make the time and dividends will begin to show. I've learned that the party cannot last forever. No matter what your mind tells you, your body WILL let you know that you aren't 25 anymore! I suppose the great nine year revelry of getting back with Staci and celebrating every free weekend (then weeknight!) was indeed taking its toll. Young at heart and mind doesn't equate to young in body if you don't take care of it. These past few months have cemented that thought.
My best advice for anyone thinking about scratching off a bucket list item is to DO IT! Every day above ground is a good day and each new morning is one day closer to the end of the line. There really is no time like the present to get out there and try. We ain't getting any younger. The human body is an amazing machine and it reacts to what you do to it as well as for it. I figure this has only helped me keep me above ground for a bit longer at least, not that it was coming anytime soon! Staci is so stoked that she wants to continue entering other races and keeping up our training now that the days are longer and eventually warmer. She even ordered Nutrisystem to slice away even more lbs's before we head to the beach this summer. "We are NOT gonna be the fat people at the beach this year"' she exclaimed as she drove out of sight.
Fine by me baby, fine by me.
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