Mudder training update # 40

So I said in my last update that I wasn't gonna be so lax with the updates...that was 8 days ago. So from now on, when the inspiration hits me, I'll write another update.

So I've been doing my usual thing. 3 days on, 1 day off, 2days on, 1 day off and alternating days with body groups. One day will be chest & biceps and the next will be back and triceps. I alternate days between running and working my legs with weights like squats, leg extensions, leg curls, calf raises and such. On the days I don't run I do low impact cardio like elliptical or stationary bike. And I work my abs and my shoulders every day I'm in the gym. 

I am trying to eat as regularly as I can, once every 3-4 hrs. That's the hardest part. Especially in my line of work. I am trying to have a good portion of protein with every meal and try to stay as low carb as I can within reason. I need those carbs before a workout otherwise I am sluggish.

Now for those of you reading this you must think all I do is work out, totally not true. I usually spend 90 min a day working out. On run days it may be a bit longer because I generally run outside and not on the treadmill. I look at this way. If I wasn't doing this I'd be in front of the computer, or the TV, eating stuff I shouldn't and NOT MOVING.

Now I'm not gonna lie, I indulge plenty. I still have the occasional Beer, glass of wine, scotch, piece of pizza, piece of chocolate and ice cream but not all the time. It keeps me from going completely crazy. I working my way up to going completely strict training diet as it gets closer to the race.

For now I am enjoying the satisfaction that my clothes are really loose. I have to punch new holes in my belt so that I can tighten it enough so that my pants don't fall down and my shirt doesn't keep coming out of my pants. Had to tighten my duty belt at work too for the same reason. I am enjoying all the praise I'm getting for how good I look and how much I look like I lost. Its very gratifying but I am being realistic that I have a long way to go.

But for the first time in my life, things I though I couldn't do I now can. I always thought certain doors were closed to me because of my lack of athletic ability but that is no longer the case. The acknowledgment I get from other people trying to better themselves means so much. For example...the other day I was running in one of my favorite places, Jones beach. Its a popular spot. And as I was running on the boardwalk, every runner I passed gave me the thumbs up. That is huge to me. It says I am part of a community and that my efforts are recognized. 

A door opened that was previously closed.

218 Days to go!