Before I could get good and fired up about running the Chicago Marathon, it's over for this year. They have already reached their capacity of 45,000 participants. That sucks!

The bright side is I found out before I ran the suggested 16 miles on Thursday. Right?


Dream Deferred.

My dream of running the marathon is on the back burner for another year, but this time I know it is going to happen. So, come Oct. 2009, I will be one of the crazy people lined up downtown Chicago to put my body and will power to the test.


How is the workout going?

Workouts are going great. I ran 6 miles on Monday. Have been running as you can see and have not hit the weights yet. The competition is less than two months away, so now is the time to hit them hard.

Oh yeah, the updated picture is posted. Still no overwhelming results, but it is happening. You will see. Besides, the picture cannot show how good I feel.

I figure, I am about 187 pounds, down 7 pounds from when I started. I am happy with these results, but the pay off is going to come over the next month as I increase the weight lifting element of my workout routine. Plus, my perfect push up should be here this week, or next week at the latest. I ordered from eBay, which saves money, but their shipments usually take longer.


What's Next?

Body work!!!! It's time to take the competition to the next level. I won't talk about it, but I will show you. The next picture you will see results of the weight lifting.

When I played football in college, I was very serious about weightlifting and really do love it. So, if I can make progress running and I hate it, wait until you see what happens in that weight room. It is going to be magic.
Don't believe I am going to stop running because I am weight lifting, no! I am not, just not going to run 20 miles anytime soon, but a routine of 4 mile runs is definately comfortable.


Keep watching and stay focused!

Labels: Chicago Marathon, Workout Challenge