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I can do 7, maybe 8.

It will take time, the most I’ve done is 35 now.

85% there

I’ve not been exercising before work, but I am going to the gym after work regularly.

Not only am I taking my lunch to work, I am also cooking lots of food at home. By doing these, I am also completing my Eat Healthier goal.

So far, so good.

I am doing this as a habit now. It is good for my wallet and good for my health.

This was one of the hardest habits to break, but life is so much better with my clothes (and everything else) in its proper place.

This is related to two other goals: Training for a mini-marathon and Take My Lunch to Work.

I’ve been eating a lot of eggs, oats, nuts and fruits. I also like peanut-butter or turkey sandwiches on whole grain wheat bread. Steak, salmon and sushi are a nice change of pace from the above. The only things I’m avoiding are sugary foods and probably fried foods.

I did this last week with the exception of Friday. Friday will be the day to go out with all the work people for lunch.

I’m going to get a calendar to keep track and to set goals. Before I forget, this is my progress thus far:

Day 1 (9/10?) Ran up Barringer Road, a loop around the park, and down Cherokee to home. (Miles = x)

Day 2 (9/11) Ran from Willow to Statue at Cherokee Triangle, down Cherokee Pkwy to Barringer, back up to the statue, and home (Miles = x)

Day 3 (9/12) Ran up Barringer Road, down Cherokee Road to Willow, back up Cherokee Road to Eastern Parkway, to home (Miles = 1.5)

Day 4 (9/13) Did not run

Day 5 (9/14) Did not run

Day 6 (9/15) Ran from condo along Cherokee Pkwy to Village and back. (miles = x)

Day 7 (9/16) Did not run

Day 8 (9/17) Ran 1.8 miles on treadmill (10 min miles)

I ran in the park today. Around 3 miles, though some of it was more jogging/walking instead of running.

I read “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner” This guy is crazy. He ran a 200mile race in like 48 hours. He completed Badwater and also was the first (maybe only) to run a marathon in Antarctica (and did it in running shoes instead of snowshoes)

I ran tonight, but only a mile. It is still very hot/humid. Now to get my heart, legs, and lungs back where they once were (and beyond)

I’m making progress on Rousseau’s Dog, but I bought and read two other books this week.

1) I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
2) Introducing: Time

It is 12:15 AM now.

The 16 week training plan consists of a pretty normal routine, with the work load increase week over week, then tapering down before the big race.

Summarized Plan
*Mondays are 2 or 3 miles.
*Tuesdays are 3 to 4 miles.
*Wednesday are varied, 3 up to 12 miles in Weeks 7 and 5.
*Thursday are 2 miles.
*Fridays are cross-training.
*Saturdays are big runs, some days are 20+ miles.
*Sundays are for resting!

I finished Stumbling on Happiness. I should be able to finish Notes from the Underground by Wednesday.

My new goal is to finish the books I have started, probably in this order:
1) Stumbling on Happiness
2) Notes from the Underground
3) Rousseau’s Dog
4) The World is Flat
5) The Prince
6) Lolita

I’m pushing myself to read faster. Averaging just north of 400 words-per-minute, which isn’t speed reading by any means but is faster than I usually read. Finished Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha in a little over an hour. Current goal read 80 pages a day. In process: Machiavelli’s The Prince.