Day 1! Again

So I have decided that it is easier to think of each race training as it's own individual section instead of focus on the big picture. It is a lot easier to tell myself that I only have 53 more days till my 10 K than it is to tell myself only about 1095 days of training left. So I am starting all over again with my training at Day 1.

Today's run was good, it was three miles and I did it under 30 minutes. Started off slow because within the first 100 yards I realized that there was a rock in my shoe. I honestly debated just dealing with it but in hindsight that would have been absolutely miserable, glad it was taken care of early :).

As a part of training for my 10K, my wife and I have found a smaller 5K early September that we will do as a part of our training. It is called Apple Days and it is a local race to celebrate apple harvest and should be a nice relaxing race. After the race it says that we get to celebrate with apple pie and ice cream, you know... so we can gain back all of those calories real fast. :)

I am really getting excited about the 10K in October. Our first race was an event that was just for fun, but I am really enjoying the idea that my 10K is a race that has a cause. Operation61 is a charitable organization that is involved in trying to end human trafficking, especially of minors. They operate a safe home in San Diego where people who have been rescued can find protection, and they also are trying to do a lot of awareness events to garner public support. Check them out by clicking on the picture because I believe they are a really good cause.

If anybody in the Utah area wants to run the race with me let me know. It is October 5th in Herriman Utah (south side of SLC), and I will be running the 10K and my wife will be running the 5K. It should be a blast and it feels better paying the entry fee knowing that we are helping a good cause.

In good news I have officially lost 20 pounds so far on this journey. That puts me at 252!!!!! Only about 50 more pounds to go before I get to what I think is about my healthy weight. I guess a lot of hard training and eating better actually works, who'd-a-thunk it?