Big Week And Big Decision

If you read my last post, you know that after going several months without stepping on a scale I weighed myself last week and was surprised to see that I had made my way back up to 269 lbs. Well, I'm happy to say that after a week of refocusing myself, I was able to drop 9 lbs. My weigh in Friday morning was 260 lbs and falling.

A few more updates on the week:

• Through the first 18 days of this month, I have put in 180 miles on my exercise bike (towards my goal of 300) and I still intend to ride some tonight to add to that number.
• On Saturday morning I took a trip to the YMCA in Bettendorf with my father-in-law. It was fun to swim in a new pool and I ended up swimming 1,250 yards. That is the farthest I have swam since the Des Moines Triathlon
• I also was able to get my long run in while in the QCA on Saturday. Bettendorf is one of my favorite destinations to run because of all of the beautiful parks and trails that they have. I used my running spikes for the first time this winter and they worked perfect on the snow and ice packed trails and sidewalks
• The cold and windy weather forced me to run on the treadmill Thursday. It was only 3 miles but it reinforced my desire to run outside

Lastly, I have added another big race to my schedule next year. I am planning to participate in the Legend Ad Astra Triathlon in Lawrence, KS on September 10. I will be competing in the Legend 70, which includes the same distances as a Half Ironman:

• 1.2 Mile Swim
• 56 Mile Bike
• 13.1 Mile Run

If I'm able to complete the triathlon, it would allow me to cross 2 races off my bucket list in 2017. I can't even wait!