Park to Park 5k 9/11/10

The last week or two I've been stepping up running on the treadmill (yuck!), in hopes that I will have a head start on a good running season. It would be fun to enter my first 10k race, having completed two 5ks last year, and maybe shoot for a half marathon late in the season. Right now I'm running five to seven miles at a time.

I feel so blessed to have the good health to be able to run this way. Two years ago I was mostly just walking, and could barely run a mile without stopping. So, just considering doing a 13-mile run is still amazing to me.

The slow carb eating regimen (Tim Ferris book, The 4-Hour Body) is going well. In six weeks I have gained three to four pounds, while maintaining the same body fat percentage. I'm hoping the increased running will help me lower the fat, but not drop any lean mass.

I have also adjusted the weight training routine. As mentioned in a previous post, I have adopted the regimen known as "Occam's Protocol". It calls for one set of each lift performed. I have upped that to two sets each, but maintain the same number of rest days in between protocols.

As mentioned before, I am still trying to get up the guts to post monthly belly pics here, as an extra bit of motivation to reach 7%-8% body fat goal. Maybe I'll start by at least taking the pic. That way if a moment of weakness hits and I post, it will be done.