Blog focus shift

Ok, I've decided to make a change with this blog. I used to focus on the marathon, but that need has passed. As such, I'm making a shift for the short term. I'm going to take a stab at entering...who knows what. It could be a random thought when I was getting coffee; or an observation about my kids; or something stupid I did (i'm guessing that this will be the bulk of the entries). Anyway, let's shake things up and see what happens. And with that I'm now drawing a total blank about what to enter. Stay tuned.

I will keep adding stuff about running. The short if it is, I've only been doing threes and my ankle still sucks. I'm afraid to complain about it in front of Mary for fear that she'll ban me from ever doing a marathon again. I can see it now. I pop off with a "oh honey, I'm starting to gear up for RnR in January." Then she'll roll her eyes and ask how much moaning and belly aching will she have to put up with after the run is done. I tend to be in her camp on this one. I hate whiners and she's even less patient with them than I am...probably because women are tougher than men, and you all know that this is true. I have two words for you who are naysayers: child birth. nuff said.

now get back to work...

Post-goal collapse

I've been sneaking in a few runs here and there, and the ankle is feeling better, but for the most part I've had a total exercise collapse since I completed the marathon. I've reverted to a beer drinking, calorie absorbing machine. I'm sure I've put on at least 5 pounds since the marathon ended. The good news is that I just read about a study involving identical twins that looked at the aging process and weight. What they found was that a little extra fat helped to hide wrinkles and that the bigger twin always looked younger. So at least I know I'll hit 4o looking a little younger than my 3% body fat brother. Should I really be bragging about this???

So now that I've seen 4:30am runs in the cold rain are very difficult to wake up and do when there is no goal attached to them, I guess I have to find a good goal that comes sooner rather than later. Does anyone know of an enticing half marathon, or similar distance, to do in or around June?

Fat guy signing out.

now get back to work...

Getting back into the swing of things

3 around the high school.

I did a slow three today. Yep, the ankle still sucks. I wore a brace to alleviate some of the stress on the leg, but I'm beginning to think that this is gonna take a while to heal. I'm going to keep stretching it, icing it, and using the bengay stuff. I think I might try the elliptical jogger next time around to see if that helps.

On the run I saw one of my favorite dogs, Katie the Bloodhound. She is so lovable, but she has that "hound smell"about her, she drools, and she sheds. My legs sleeve looked like it was made out of mohair when I was done petting her. In short, the dog violates Mary's top 3 of 4 items that a dog must meet if he/she is going to be a member of our house (the last being barking). So no Blood Hounds here soon.

Finally, let's talk Super Bowl. Why on God's greed Earth was the "fumble" by Warner not reviewed with 5 seconds left on the clock? That should have been an Official's review for sure. I'm not even saying that they needed to overturn the call, but the fact that it wasn't reviewed leaves me scratching my head. Roger Goodell, in the famous words of Ricki Ricardo, I have to say "Ju some splaining to do."

now get back to work...