Day One

Awesome day for a trail run. No complaints with 70 degree weather in November! Stepped on the scale and I'm starting off at 195.8lbs. which is heavy. Lots of work to do!

The Struggle

My weight has always been an issue and something I've never been able to really control. Anyone who really knows me knows I love food. I can eat and I love to eat. My weight has ballooned over the years and just recently I was able to get it back down to a reasonable weight because of my ultramarathon training. Even training for an ultramarathon my weight never got as low as I wanted it to and I still ended up racing with that little extra layer of body fat. Well I'm thinking it's time to dedicate the rest of 2013 and my entire life going forward to being in the best possible shape regardless of what events I may enter. I will be signing up for the Leadville 100 Ultramarathon race in August of 2014 as my main event for next year. The plan is to take the next 3 months and drop as much weight as possible even around the holidays. Like most people I have always gained weight this time of year but this year has to be different. I plan to lose weight and document on almost a daily basis my progress through blog posts, video vlogs and clips of my workouts. Accountability and exposure will hopefully drive me to get in shape faster but you never know. In 3 months time I hope to see a much leaner and healthier me. There I said it, f%$# now it's time to do some work. Game on.

I Love Racing My Bike

First official race of the season and man was it HOT and windy. Temperature was a pleasant 95 degrees at 7pm and the wind was howling from the west. I was surprised to see so many guys show up and want to suffer. The race splintered into smaller groups with I'd say half the guys dropping out completely. I managed to find myself with a solid group of 6 guys just rolling through hard each lap. I definitely did my fair share of work in the group and really tried to go as hard as I could. I was struggling a little bit with the racing rhythm you only get when you race a lot; I could tell the guys in my group had raced a bunch already this season. Given the amount of riding I've been doing and more so running I feel pretty good about the second half of the season once my ultramarathon is completed. I'm looking forward to being more competitive come July! Time for one last long run tomorrow morning before I shut it down for the North Fork 50 and taper. Below is what racing looks like with a pegged heart rate! Man it felt good to suffer.

Yesterday's Mtn Run

Discovered an awesome trail in Breckenridge yesterday. Gorgeous day with no clouds and 70 degree weather. Legs felt heavy but warmed up just as I needed to head back home. I will be back on this climb again!

Lunch Time Runs

Just finished up my second run of the week with some guys from work.  It's good to get out and get some miles in between long days at work. The guys have a fun 10k course mapped out which is prefect for a sub 1 hour run. Now all I have is a LOOOONG run this weekend. Good times!