This Cold is Getting Old..........

April 7, 2009
40 Days until the Colfax ½ Marathon
74 Days until the Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon
80 Days until the RKC Level II certification
95 Days until the Triple Bypass
194 Days until the Nike Women’s Half Marathon


Weight: 201

I’m still not feeling well. I’ve had that nagging hacking cough that keeps me up at night. So needless to say I have not had nearly enough exercise and I’m tired due to lack of sleep. I have my regular asthma check up in two weeks but I’m thinking I might need to get to a doctor sooner. We’re working on day eleven with this cold and it is getting very old.

I went to San Francisco for a few days last week. Given my lack of exercise and non discriminate eating in San Francisco I am fairly pleased that I did not gain a ton of weight. In the long run, however, I’m not happy that I have only lost six pounds in the last three months. I know any loss is better than no loss but I need to be back down to a weight where I can run 13 miles and do a pull up unassisted. I guess the good thing about this cold is it is forcing me to really be diligent about planning what I eat and writing everything down that I eat.

My registration for the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco was picked in the Lottery so it looks like I am running that half marathon in the fall. I ran it in 2005. At that time I was 184 pounds and I was able to run the entire 13.1 miles. I was slow (just under 3 hours) but I did it and I want to beat my time this year.