The reality of it...

Sep 012010

 

When I first started this journey, I really thought I would be Superman by now.

I thought I’d have lost almost all of the weight, built on a lot of muscle, become a superathlete, and so much more…

Early on in this journey, I had caught the running bug, and I set my sights on the Baltimore Marathon in October.  A few months back, thinking I was unstoppable, I had also registered for the Marine Corps Marathon (which I wasn’t going to really speak about until I saw how I did in Baltimore).

Yesterday, I decided to take a shot of reality, and decided that I will not be running any marathons this year.

Basically, I’m not ready.  I have done very little by way of training, I am not where I should be physically/mentally/etc…

I am deferring my Baltimore registration until 2011, and I have downgraded my Marine Corps registration to the 10k.  I wanted to at least run something, and I have a much better opportunity to train for a 10k by the end of October.

I’m disappointed and frustrated in myself.  I let my training and my journey fall to the wayside.  I never went in thinking I’d halfass it, but I don’t think I really grasped how big of a challenge this would be either.

The Marathon will always be there though, and I will run it.  It’s going to take a lot of work, but I will have this.

I will be a Marathoner.

Effin' hell!

Jul 292010

I need to stop dropping off the face of the Earth.

Like…seriously!

 Since April it’s been largely off and on, and I feel like I’ve missed SOOO much.  I have had trouble keeping up with blogs (and haven’t been commenting nearly as often as I’d like), my own weight loss goals fall to the wayside every so often.

AND I ALMOST MISSED MIZBOORUN!

Say wha…?

Okay, so every so often I would see the #MizBooRun hashtag floating around on Twitter.  I was curious, but I didn’t investigate.

Until just now.

HOLY SHIT!

It’s a Half Marathon!

In FRICKIN’ VEGAS!

And a WHOLE BUNCH OF AWESOME BLOGGERS WILL BE THERE!

DUDE!  I want in!  Not only would I love to have another Half Marathon under my belt, but to see a whole bunch of my awesome blogging friends (some of them again!)?  That alone would be worth the trip.

I gotta see what my finances are going to look like (ie..how much crazy overtime I will be working…unless I can get a sponsor…hint hint…), but I’d to be able to announce that I will be going.  I’d also love to see who all is going by the time all is said and done, because there are A LOT of you that I’d love to meet!

So stay tuned, and hopefully I’ll have good news soon…or I’ll just go for it and deal with the finances later :-P

Peace!

Pictures!

Jun 032010

I may be getting back on track, but I still have a mad case of blogging writers block…

With that said, I present to you, FILLER PICTURES!

The official pictures from the Maryland Half Marathon.  Honestly, I don’t really like any of them, but I also have major issues with my appearance and suffer from excruciatinly low self esteem, so theres that.

Still though, you saw me shirtless, so this isn’t much worse :-P   I was thinking about actually ordering one of them (almost $13 for a 5×7, what the hell?!), and maybe framing it with my medal and race number, but I’m not sure.  Anyone have any ideas?

Post race, with my mylar blanket, medal, water bottle, and an awesomely delicious cinnamon crunch bagel (which I hid under the blanket) :-P

 

Look happy, eh?

 

I like this one the best, honestly.  And I was going back and forth on the route with that kid for awhile.  He finished in 2:48, which is pretty awesome.

 

Focused, or something…

 

I look tired…and old.  Gross.

 

And…that’s it.  There are a couple photos on my roommates camera that I haven’t seen yet, but this is the jist of it.   I plan to be leaner (and maybe learn how to smile more :P ) once the full marathon comes around.

Have a great day, ya’ll! :)

All pictures courtesy of marathonfoto.com
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