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The path to somewhere

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Last time I took the time to write a blog entry, I was ready to do some great things in December. Or was that November? I don’t remember. And to sum up how the past few months have gone, I don’t even feel like going back to look to add a back-link to this post.

2021 has been ROUGH when it comes to running, getting in shape, and eating. As I look back over the past year since the pandemic begin, this is truly the “rock bottom” of my fitness and motivation. Sure, I am still running a little bit and capturing fun pics for Instagram …

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… but the truth is, behind the scenes it’s just not fun.

Some more truths …

  • I haven’t weighed as much as I do now since I first lost weight in 2004. That’s scary. And frustrating. I’m still a bit off of what I started at with that journey, but I’ve got so much work to do.

  • I have trouble with eating. It’s a comfort thing. It’s fun to catch up on old shows at night with a snack and/or a beer or two. It’s the nice quiet time after the noise of kids, but I’ve got to get control over the unhealthy snacking.

  • My running miles combined in January and February didn’t even equal December. I’m not injured, but I am unmotivated.

  • I got a nice weight set for Christmas that I have used several times, but this morning was the first time I’ve picked them up since mid-February.


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So what now …

  • I made a mental switch a week or so ago that March is a make or break month. Surely if I “fail” at getting some control back, it won’t truly “break”, but if I don’t make a plan, I’ll continue to just spiral out of control.

  • It’s time to start getting up earlier to workout. I’ve had a feeling of hibernating all weekend. This will include running more.

  • My wife and I are doing a cleanse to kick off the first week of March. I want that to be a jumpstart to better decisions for the rest of the month (and beyond).

  • The Blue Ridge Marathon is still on, for now. I’ve already downgraded to the half. I’m determined that no matter what I will still do that event if it remains in person.

  • Lastly, I want and need to document my progress more. I don’t know if it will come here in blog form, but I have started utilizing my notes on my phone more to get organized with this journey.

One response to “The path to somewhere”

  1. Harold Shaw Jr. Avatar
    Harold Shaw Jr.

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    Use the blog as the comments for your running log. I find that I hold myself more accountable if I know that I have to post a runblog post when I run. Even though no one else reads them, I have them and if someone were to read them they would know that I ran. Strava is there too, but I have stopped looking too closely at it and limit myself to looking at the result of my run and not worrying about the comparison game. Then at the end of the month I go back and re-read the month’s posts to do an honest summary of how I am doing, which forces me to look at my running differently than just keeping the daily log. I used to do it weekly, but found it too much. Depends on your needs, plus it is an outlet for my writing, which does help me sort through things, even though I delete most of what I write beyond running, before publishing. 😉

    You will come out the Winter blahs soon, the sun will shine, the kids will be outside playing and you and the wife will smile more often. It has been a tough year, much less Winter and you need to be good to yourself. Be well my friend.

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