So, as would be expected of me I’ve slacked off a lot on this blog. That doesn’t mean I’ve slacked off on my journey though. In reality since my last update I’ve done quite a few things: ran a 10k, ran my first group run, started speed training, decided to run a half marathon and more importantly broke the 100lb lost mark. Lets tackle a bit of each.

Ran a 10k: On July 4th I competed in the annual Bluegrass 10,000 in Lexington. It was an awesome experience running through the closed-off streets of Lexington. I finished a tad slower than I had hoped, but at 1h6m13s I was pleased. As long as it was under 1h10m I was content. Hopefully next year I can break an hour. [

My first group run: On Saturday (7/30) I finally got up and went out with John’s Striders. I met a ton of cool people and hope to keep up running with them in the future. We had a fun time running just under 9 miles. Others did more, others did less, but it was fun regardless.

Started speed training: No longer content with just ‘running’, I’m now slowly working on trying to run with speed. I’ve yet to break 30 minutes in a 5k, whether an actual race or just running around (missed it by 14 seconds once), so I really want to make it happen. I’m hoping that I can do so this weekend at A Midsummer Night’s Run

Decided to run a half marathon: As of today, only 82 days until the Iron Horse Half Marathon… I’m working on my training a bit at a time.. I”m trying to spend Saturday’s doing distance work, along with my regular runs during the week. My goal is to finish… Pace estimators put me at around a 2h26m finish… I’d be content with that if I can keep it up. Of course, I’m saying that now with about 3 months to go… that could change when I get closer to race time and hopefully am in better shape.

Broke 100lb lost mark: On July 21st I hit the 100lb lost mark for the first time. Aside from 1 day since then I’ve stayed below that and as of today I’m at 103. I still plan on going for more… no stopping now. My goal is about 30 more, then we’ll see how I am then and determine an ultimate goal. My database puts me at obtaining the other 30lbs by end of year, but I don’t want it to take that long. I lost 6.3lbs in July, after only 3.1 in June, so momentum is on my side for now.

Whew, that was a lot. This Saturday is my last scheduled 5k of the year, but not saying that I won’t do more. I did start the year planning on doing 10 races. As of now I only have 6 done, 2 more planned… so I need to find 2 more to do. Suggestions?