The turn at mile 3

Day 2: Complete

Morning session: 7.57 miles
Evening session: 5.16 miles
Total distance: 12.73 miles

Today was a killer, not gonna lie. It was rainy this morning, and a little too windy for my liking during both sessions. My daily pace is good right now, but my pace per mile is quite sluggish. Had to stop and walk too many times. Need to kick this soreness real quick. I feel solid from the waist up, but the legs are feeling it, for sure...

My hope is that some basketball Sunday night will be the mind-clearer I need.

Although the Cubs offensive outburst tonight put a smile on my face for a bit, too. :) <-- see?

Injury report:
Ankles: Hopefully these new cuts will close soon, and all will be copasetic again. Did you think I was kidding about the blood? I'll try not to mention it again, don't worry. Just know that this is a pretty regular view for me. Fun, eh? ;)



Legs: Feel as heavy as bricks. Tripped over the first step earlier this evening. The first one?! Really, D? Wow. Moral of the story? Stay down stairs as much as possible. Ha!

Mentally, I've noticed something during each of my runs. Somewhere around the start of mile three, I start to think heavily about my personal life, and the things weighing most heavily on my mind. It makes my brain move faster, and my legs move slower. I feel more at peace with it the last few days than I have in the past, believe it or not, but--it still weighs on me at times, y'know? *Sigh*

Moving on, let's hope tomorrow is a better day. I'm pleased with the productivity of my numbers so far, but I'm not 100% pleased with how I'm getting to said numbers.

I keep telling myself if I can just make it to Sunday, maybe some hoops will help refresh me just a bit.

Weigh-in report tomorrow night...

D, out.

Just so you know I'm still alive--for now.

Day 1: Complete

Morning session: 5.76 miles
Evening session: 6.88 miles
Total distance: 12.64 miles

Actually not a bad start, I suppose...
I've even got a nifty little file started on Microsoft Excel to chart my progress, day-by-day.

I'm ahead of the necessary pace, thus far, but I knew I'd need to jump out to a good start. If not, I couldn't afford to take even a single day off the entire month. I had several moments today where I pondered my own sanity. This was a silly thing for me to pledge. But I will dig deep, and find a way. I am a man of my word, and refuse to break a promise to anyone, even myself. So I march onward...

Injury report:
Ankles: a couple new cuts, a little blood. Nothing I'm not used to.
"Wear higher socks," they say.
Pshaw.
Tall socks annoy me, and are uncomfortable, and my ankles have been cut up so much, I barely notice it after awhile. I swear, I'm like a basketball-playing Curt Schilling.

The most famous sock in the history of sports, I reckon:

My blood usually appears on the backs of my ankles, though. Still... :)

Anyhow, while I struggled a bit with soreness during today's evening session, my biggest issue in the morning was probably drowsiness. Only a couple hours sleep last night. Only 30 more days of this nonsense. There goes the neighborhood...

This is probably similar to what I looked like today, drudging around the house...


D, out.

The light at the end of the tunnel--and in the kitchen, please?

Back for another dose. Think I've decided that no matter how many (or how few) followers I have on here, this is probably going to be good for me.

A few thoughts on my upcoming July events, and some other stuff:

Last night--went for glass of milk at 2 AM, reached for a light switch, knocked over a glass bottle. It spooked me, and I stumbled back, slicing the back of my foot/ankle. Nice little gash, decent amount of blood, but no harm done. Just another fun gash to make me look tough-ish.

Haircut in the morning. Think I'll basically just buzz it all, go Army-style for my upcoming country road trekking. Also considering shaving the facial hair, too. And I'm pretty certain I'll shave my legs, at some point before Wednesday, also. Hey, it'll help with resistance, and the heat--leave me alone.

Poll questions: 1. Should I let my hair (and facial hair) then grow out all month?

Might get hot, but could be interesting. Doubt I would, but just a thought. A month wouldn't be too bad on my hair. This pic was awhile back--about 2 months worth of growing--probably the longest it's ever been...I'm about a week shy of this look now. HA!














BREAKING NEWS: While texting with a very cool friend of mine just now (who happens to be a gorgeous model, and probably knows a thing or 2 about fashion), she suggested I try a faux hawk, which I've considered before, anyway, so that's a serious thought now...

The facial hair, though, is a different story. My record is 8 days, and would be much tougher to keep going--especially while running in the eat. Here are 2 separate ones of me on the last day of each of my two 8-day stints...



2. Should I post updates on my weight: every day, once a week, only at the begging/middle/end of the month, or what? I'm thinking of keeping my own records each day, but only posting it once a week (Sundays, for example) as of right now. Just a preemptive thought...

Other running thoughts:
If I reach 300 miles before the final day of July (would be nice), I will keep running. If I miraculously hit 300 on, say, the 26th, I won't just call it quits. 300 is the minimum... "I am Spartaaa..." -- crap, sorry, had a vision there for a second...oops :)

Back again soon. Tell your friends.

D, out.