JourneyQuest 5k results

Survived the JourneyQuest 5K! My time was 31:23. A pace of 6:16/k or 10:07/mile. The baseline is established!

Busy busy...

Well, January and February were good months to workout. It seems March has presented a lot of other distractions to getting to The Club. I won't make the goal of being below 200 by the end of March. The updated goal is to be below 200 by the time I head off to Italy next month. I am not sure it will be attainable unless I start working out in the a.m., ugh. But I will make the effort. Plus there is nothing like a couple of days of ACT/Krav Maga training to make you realize you need to be in the gym more often. So I will redouble my efforts to make it at least 3 mornings next week.

Tomorrow is the JourneyQuest 5k. My first full 5k to establish the baseline time to beat for the year. Since I am recovering from a cold my time will be pretty easy to beat if I am healthy for the next 5k. I was debating not going, but since I have paid and can always use another t-shirt, I will be there bright and early.

We will see how it goes.

On another note, I cannot wait for the Italy/Germany trip with the family. Meeting Dad, Edie, Andrew, Martha and Cy in Italy for a vacation near Lake Maggiore then heading to Germany for a week where I will work while visiting the Germany Bulkeley's! Even get to celebrate Martha's 6th birthday with her! That will be a real treat! Already planning to be in Germany for Cy's 6th birthday next year.

The I Lost it at The Club challenge results are in...

I lost 33 pounds over the 8 weeks of the challenge which translated to 14% of my body weight. It was enough to place 3rd overall in the challenge. The winner lost 18%. It was a great experience and I am glad I participated.

Having the challenge to keep me motivated to lose the weight was very helpful. So to stay motivated it appears having a goal is the key. So to that end, I have made it a goal to start running in 5k races. I plan on running several this year. Next Sunday is the beginning. The "Runnin' of the Green" in LoDo. To ease into this, the first race will not be a full 5k but a 2.2 mile jaunt.

The even better news is that when I registered for the race I got to put down my t-shirt size as XL instead of XXL! THAT felt great!

The great get in shape experiment continues!