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30th wedding anniversary.
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Canoeing in Colorado. 20 lbs and 1 mustache heavier.
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Surprise and Create!
The last time (20 years ago?) that I made this much of an effort to get in better shape, I chose the motto "Surprise and Create". I had not raced for a while and was going to SURPRISE people by showing up thinner and faster. I was going to CREATE a new image of myself in their eyes and mine. It worked then and I am hoping it will work now.
Today (1/1/10) is the first day of the year during which the calendar says I will turn 60 years old. I say, "Screw the calendar!" I don't feel ...
The last time (20 years ago?) that I made this much of an effort to get in better shape, I chose the motto "Surprise and Create". I had not raced for a while and was going to SURPRISE people by showing up thinner and faster. I was going to CREATE a new image of myself in their eyes and mine. It worked then and I am hoping it will work now.
Today (1/1/10) is the first day of the year during which the calendar says I will turn 60 years old. I say, "Screw the calendar!" I don't feel like I'm nearly 60 and I can outrun and out-pushup many men half my age. SparkPeople is going to help me become "Not just thin, but healthy too" to borrow the motto of one of my SparkFriends. And I almost typed that I plan to be "forever young" but I have no desire to be young. I just don't plan on feeling old.
Today makes one day in a row that I am on track with my 2010 goals. No resolutions broken yet! Then again, it is before 8:00 a.m. as I write this and the bars don't open until noon so I must admit feeling a tad like the person who fell off a 30 story building and was heard to say as he flew past a 10th story window, "So far, so good."
I love this quote:
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is." - Albert Einstein.
And this: "I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." - Carl Jung
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Member Since: 9/15/2009
SparkPoints: 11595
SparkAmerica Minutes: 9043
My Goals:
1. Lose 34 pounds.
2. Run across the Grand Canyon on 10-10-10. And back? R2R2R is what they call that. Rim to Rim to Rim.
3. Be healthier and happier.
4. Start writing again, and not just a Blog.
5. Live long enough to see the Pittsburgh Pirates have a winning season.
6. Keep the Trail Runners SparkTeam alive.
My Program:
I am on a 5 step program:
1. Lose 34 pounds by changing diet AND lifestyle.
2. Run more AND do more cross training like spinning. Slow runs on trails, faster runs on roads, not ready for speed work as still recovering from piriformis injury.
3. Do some weight training especially upper body. Can you say "Guns"?
4. Stretch more even though I hate to stretch.
5. Keep motivated with the help of SparkPeople.
Personal Information:
59 years old. Born and raised in Rhode Island but moved to the Pittsburgh area in 1971 and never left.
Ran on state championship cross country team while in high school then did not run in college or for a dozen years after college. Started running again in 1984 with a goal of running in the Boston Marathon. Have run that 4 times and am now thinking of running it for a 5th in 2011.
Married with 3 daughters and 2 grandsons. 6 sisters and no brothers in the house while I was growing up so I am glad to have some young men in the family.
Other Information:
Love to read mystery novels.
Ever hear of my band Chronic Insomnia? And the cheery song "Put a Bullet in My Head" that I wrote for it? LOL.
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