Had 3 miles on the schedule for today but life got in the way. Some errands after school, my nephew's b-day party (which I forgot was tonite) and putting Luke to bed (which I fell asleep with him) and the day was just over. But since the 3 miles were only for rest and recovery before Sunday's trail run, I feel o.k. The only thing I'm bummed about is not getting in 20 miles this week. This was one thing I wanted to avoid in my progression of training, not dropping back too much after having good weeks. Last week was 31 miles, my best week so far, and this week only 17 (assuming I get in the 2 tomorrow). I knew the week would be low because of the 12 mile run falling on a Sunday, but still wanted it to be out of the teens.
My weight is still hoovering around the 200 mark. Very little drop. Only 4 lbs in the last month. I looked in my logs from last year, though, and I was at 197.5 on the same day, which was a 6 lb drop. Not significant enough to punish myself over. I got to 185 by the end of November last year, running about 25-30 miles/week, and felt really good. Natalie and I are entering a "Biggest Loser" contest at our YMCA on Tuesday. We aim to win. We are not your typical BL contestants as I hide my extra weight very well. My students guessed I weighed about 155-160 and several co-workers said that I didn't have any weight to lose. And Natalie's extra lbs are from her pregnancy. But since the contest is based on % dropped and we are both starting relatively low, we may have a shot at winning. More importantly we aim to reach our goal weights, which would put us at almost a 15% loss. My goal is 168, which I haven't been since college. It's actually lower than Nat wants it to be.
And on a very positive note: my resting heart rate last nite (very resting as I actually dozed off while waiting for it to drop) was 46! Not bad for a 200 lb 40 year old. I think the lowest it has ever been was around 42 in 2001. Can I actually get it in the 30's?
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