Yoga (don't judge)

Namaste.

This is the video I bought

I got a yoga video and did one of the routines today.  It was very invigorating; my whole body feels much more relaxed, almost like I just got a massage.  My stress level is way down.  I don't think this will help much with training for a marathon, but it definitely won't hurt.  It will at the very least make me more flexible and help with my breathing.  If you haven't tried yoga, do it.  You'll thank me.

Welcome

So, I have modified my blog a little bit.  I'm glad you found it!  I tried to make it look a little nicer; and, I modified its purpose because I have modified my fitness goals.  I will still run an Ironman someday, but I am not as intense about it.  My goal now is to just be fit and run races while being a good dad/employee/neighbor/person.  I will also include things from my life, so you know that I am not just working out (or not working out).  I hope you can relate and that we can all help each other be more fit.

New Year's Resolutions

Well, I'm back in it! I have set a New Year's resolution (cliche, I know) to run a marathon this year. I found a good training schedule for 6 months that seems like it will work (see below). I started thinking aboutit when my sister, Michele, asked if I wanted to run a half marathon with her in April. I thought about it for a while before saying yes. Since then, I've decided to just run a marathon. I have a whole year, so why not? It will also bring me 1/3 of the way closer to running an Ironman. I'm excited about it.

Today, I went running for about 1 1/2 miles with my family. The girls were really nice the whole time; I was surprised. Kasey did well, too. She wants to run a half marathon. But, man oh man, I felt so, so fat. I was dying the whole time. It is amazing how out of shape I can get in a few months. So, I'm glad I'm getting into it sooner instead of later. Also, my legs got really, really itchy. Does that happen to anyone else?

Here's a copy of my training schedule in case anyone is interested (I got it from in case you can't read it. You can also click on the image to see it bigger: http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/marathon-training-schedule.html):