This has been a mixed month for me. On the running side, I think I did pretty well. My goal was to reach 35 mpw and I did that, running 2 weeks at that level. It did take its toll though and I’ve been very tired lately….I just don’t have a lot of energy on my recent runs. I ran a total of 130 miles for the month, averaging 32 mpw.

I’m going to start March off with a rest week next week. Not total rest, but I’d be surprised if I even reach 20 miles for the week. I’ll be on a business trip and my hope is when I return, I’ll be refreshed and re-energized. Once I get back home, I’ll see if I get run at least one 40-mile week during March, but more importantly, I hope to introduce one speed workout each week. I have another 5K race on April 1st and I’d like to put in a good showing.

On the weight loss side, I managed to lose a measly 1-lb. I should have expected that as my eating has been atrocious. I can’t even claim I was on a diet based on what I was eating. Here is an example of what I ate on one particular weekend (Fri through Sun) in the middle of Feb, and these are just the bad foods. I ate other stuff too!:

• An entire large Cadbury’s candy bar
• 3 Arby’s melts and 2 orders of curly fries
• A 1/2 pounder burger and 2 large fries
• An entire bag of Hershey’s kisses
• An entire box of Ritz crackers (yes, 4 ROLLS of crackers)

It’s not pretty!!!

I’m going to make a concerted effort to lose 4lbs in Mar and hit that psychological barrier of 170lbs.

Posted by derek in Training, Weight Loss