Nothing New Here

I follow several other blogs and tend to look at them daily. I expect to read something new and when I don't I'm disappointed. Why didn't they give me an update? I want a follow-up on the previous post. Then I start to worry about those bloggers. Is something wrong? Are they too busy to even post a picture?

I have been thinking the same thing about myself these last couple of days. So here I am, just now posting again - over 2 weeks since the last one.

Well, we made it back to KL on an uneventful, yet entirely too long of a trip. Those boys were worn out and just before the last flight Mason was protesting that he didn't want to get on anymore airplanes. The jet-lag is a killer, but we have once again survived. They are resilient kids and good travellers.

Last week, I made good on my promise to hit the ground running. I ran a 10K a day for a total of over 30 miles. I wanted to get on top of my running and the goal. I didn't want to run 30 miles in a week. That's more than I would like to run, but the point is, I told myself I would and I did.

Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

 

I don't know about Eat that Frog, but I like that quote. My plan now is to run 4-5 miles a day Monday-Friday. So far, so good - right on schedule. I'll be honest, last week was NOT EASY. I was tired and not running well. It was obvious that running had taken a back-seat (to what I don't know?) But, I was on a mission and I was just wishing that it would hurry up and get easier. I used to crank out the miles. However, last week I was struggling. Part of it was the heavy increase in mileage, jet-lag and being a bit out of shape. I was also frustrated that after all that running the scale was not budging! I need to shift this holiday weight.

The good news is this weeks runs have left me energized and they do feel easier. I've even thrown in some sprints, just for fun! I do want to get faster and work on the speed that I have lost. Today I saw the scale move in the right direction (finally!). And so it begins, the journey to 1000 miles.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau