Not Dead

For those of you wondering if I have died or lost my log-in information - fear no more. For those expecting much of a post - sorry.

Since my flourish of posts leading up to my Half-Marathon on Turkey Day, it is safe to say that my running has been reflected in my posting. I have "ran" a total of 3 times since then for a total of about 10.5 miles. Some of this is explained away by the hectic nature of the Holidays, some by "taking a break" after my heavy training period, some by the cold weather that keeps me from long runs on weekends, some by the fact that my Church Basketball season has started that has me playing on Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings, but perhaps a plurality of reality is I've just been lazy. I have some races that I have been looking at, hopefully they will get me motivated. I still enjoy the running when I do it, its just not at a "have to do" level right now.

You may wonder what the effect on my scale has been, not too bad. Over the Holidays I did peak back over 200 into the 202-203 range but I am currently in the 198-199 range and holding. My goal last year was 200, and I made it. My goal for this year is 183 - the point at which my BMI no longer falls into the "overweight" category.

Other things around the home... We purchased a Piano and after 13 years of marriage I discovered the my wife, although rusty, is an EXCELLENT piano player. What a joy it was to hear her sit down and play for hours out of the simplified hymn book on Sunday! Mischa is also progressing well. Caleb is still doing well in Karate and has started sparring with mixed results but is still improving.

I hope the last month has been joyful and fruitful for all of you and hopefully my posting increases along with my running.