Fysical Phitness

I'm finding it's getting harder to motivate myself to run. I try to run right away when I get home from work, but last night I couldn't get motivated. I ate dinner with the family, and then "The Wife" left for a meeting. The kids went to bed around 8:30, so I could have done it then, but I chose computer time instead.

Finally, I looked at the clock and it was 11:00pm. I couldn't believe I had procrastinated that long. I was incredibly hard, but I managed to get my running stuff on and head out the door.

Once I was running I was fine. It was cool and cloudy with no moon or stars so it was difficult to see the road. As usual I didn't see even one car on my quite street. The run went well...especially the last lap when I kicked it into high gear. I ended up running just over 4 miles.

As I mentioned in a previous post, health benefits aren't the main reason I run, but it's nice to be healthier and more fit. When I started training I had hit 200 pounds for the first time in my life. Now I'm down to 179. Here's what I like the best about being more fit (from the bottom up)...

- My calves and legs are firm, they used to be squishy.
- My legs don't rub together in the shower anymore. I hated that.
- My size 34 pants fit again. (36's are too loose, but work with a belt.)
- No more 'Man Boobs'
- No more scary double chin

My goal has always been to do the marathon once, and then be done with running. We'll see if the health benefits are enough to keep me running past June 17th.