When I got on the scale this morning after a good gym workout, I had one question about the man in the mirror, "Who is this guy?" Week five of Hal Higdon's Intermediate 2 Training Program has gone by. I'm still in the game. I'm losing weight. I have 80 miles in so far this month. I will be tacking on another 50 miles before the month is out. So far, other than some back tightness last week, I'm good health wise. Writing the Blog is keeping my feet to the fire. This morning's trip to the gym would have been nonexistent if not for being accountable in some fashion. Today was a great strength workout that just seemed to flow. Oh what I would have missed had I stayed in bed. The sights and sounds of the roads and the trails over the last couple of months have been wonderful and inspiring. The smell of the gym has as well.
Ferris Bueller is right:
At the age of 65, I'm running out of comeback opportunities. This is the moment for me where I put it all together for a marathon for the first time in a long time. I have not been this singularly committed to prepare for the marathon for over 30 years. I need to stay away from injuries and over use of tendons and muscles. This needs to happen. The Hal Higdon program is working so far but there's a long way to go.
But I want Columbus. I want it bad. And that's a good thing.
A man holds a cheeseburger in one hand and the Columbus Marathon in the other hand.
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