Back again in force

I know I haven't updated this in some time (work, school, family et al) but I'm back and now focused on achieving some truly mediocre results in all my athletic pursuits.

So with that, I did the following in the past month.

Signed up for the lottery of the NYC Half Marathon sponsored by Nike

Took my swimming seriously by doing a Total Immersion weekend Clinic

Rejoined New York Sports Club The Livingston NJ javascript:void(0)
Publish Postlocation has a fantastic small lap pool. Not very crowded (usually empty) and a great steam room.

Some of my upcoming stuff to get my flabby butt moving.


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The Lincoln Tunnel Challenge on April 20th.
The Giants Stadium Draft Day 5K.

On another front, I received a blind inquiry to participate in the Janus Executive Challenge for Fiancial Services professionals. They sent a great Tri Tank. Unfortuately the shirt fits like sausage skin, and not in a good way. It's given me some inspiration to finally start moving. Take a look.

http://www.nyctri.com/Registration/Janus_Financial_Executive_Challenge.htm

I'll start posting the weekly workout results this week.

Ugh, this will hurt.

It truly sucks to get old at times.

Weight 211.


I can run an 8 minute mile. I can do a triathlon. I cannot seem to get under 200 pounds. At 39 years old, I find that I cannot lose a damn pound unless I'm nearly starving myself.

So, I'm going to embarrass myself to do it. I'm going to start a regimented diet, and I'm considering some of the more known diets like Weightwatchers or NutriSystem.

Either way, every time I post I will be posting the current weight. My ideal goal for the short term is 12 pounds by December 31st. So that will level off to about 1.5 pounds of weight loss per week.

So if I post my weight and in the slim chance that someone actually reads this blog, I will have the incentive to lose a bit of weight because someone will call me on the carpet if I don't.

Sunday Workout day - Swim, run, weights

I have been thoroughly up to my eyes in work related and school related items. My training this week absolutely stunk. I swam twice, ran once and one weight training session. So today is the day for redemption. Off to www.nysc.com in Livingston.

There is a pool, treadmills and a weight circuit. Three hours of my life consumed.

After that, home and more homework.

Philanthropy can be quite hard when balancing your life.

Bike Ride nothing major Kids playtime more important

I did my local loop 3 times last night totalling out about 15 miles. It got dark out so I forsaked the fourth loop.

Before I went out though, I played with the boys. My oldest, Brady, is becoming more of a sharing person, offering up his cars to his younger brother. Unfortunately, Griffin still tends to smash all of Brady's neatly parked cars, which usually sends Brady into a fit that requires a "Naughty Step" moment.

These are the times that I value and crave the most. With work, school, and training, I'm sacrificing my time with them and Brenda.

I have to balance my training better, and force myself into an early morning training schedule. The problem being of course, I'm not a morning person.

Thankfully my current job isn't the hardest I've had. It's actually rather routine, and I rarely have a need to work after hours at home. I had to retrain myself in that regards because usually I am an after hours worker.

In summary, more training completed, not enough time with family.

Two a day workouts.

Nothing screams "No life" like a two a day workout schedule.

But it's necessary for me as I found out this past weekend, my swimming is abysmal.

So, to that end, I'm going create a training program that will incorporate two workouts a day for at least 3 days a week.

I figure it will go something like this:

Monday - Run/Swim
Tuesday - Bike/Weights
Wednesday - Run
Thursday - Bike(Spin)/ Swim
Friday - Off
Saturday Swim/Bike Long for both
Sunday Long Run

I'm going to fiddle with this, I want to see if I can add another weight training to this, but it's hard with juggling everything else I have going on.

Although the benefit is definitely worth it. If I stick to this, I should drop probably close to 20 pounds over the next seven weeks.

Then, maybe I will consider the swimwear that shall go nameless(Speedo) for my actual race.

Nahhh.....

Either way, I'll post this up when I figure it out.

Weekend Wrap up - No workout Saturday - Two a day Sunday

As I sat on a VERY crowded 2 platform, I had a chance to reflect on this past weekend's training.

On Saturday I did zilch. Sesame Place was absolutely draining. Myself, Brenda, and Brady got back to the hotel at 3PM and rested up for a dinner at the always elegant Outback Steakhouse. We had our meals in relative ease and got back to the hotel at 7:15. Brenda bathed and dressed Brady and placed him in the wayy to small hotel crib.

This was the point where I would run to the gym to do work on its only treadmill. But, since we had a room and not a separate suite, we both had to "go to bed" so Brady will fall asleep.

Well, guess what? I fell asleep. The plus side is we did get 11 hours of rest.

Sunday started with a four mile slow run on the treadmill. It should appear on my NikePlus monitor. I showered up, met Brenda and Brady for breakfast and then went to Sesame Place for day two.

We left the park after two shows, some more rides, and one little boy yakking up his entire days meals (two many spinning rides). We got home in about one hour. We reunited the boys at my inlaws house and I left to start a bike run.

My bike run goes around the town of Rutherford totallying about 5 miles.

I plan to go around the route four times in the mornings which will equate to a 20 mile ride.

Not a bad workout day.