Day 350

Wow just realized I'm getting very close to the one year mark.  Yep 365 is just around the corner.  When I started this I really didn't think I could keep it up.  I figured I'd get bored and slowly stop writing these.  I guess I can surprise even myself at times.

So it's run around Lake Padden day and I did it in fine fashion.  Now in case you're wondering, it was raining (and not lightly) so it would have been no big deal if we stayed home.  I decided though that a little rain wasn't going to hurt me and so I went for it.  Today I was focused on running longer and definitely it felt like it.  My time was: 36min so I beat last weeks and tied the week before.  I hope I'm getting the hang of running but still don't feel the flow and smoothness I think I should.  Have to keep working on it and I will, every week.

Breakfast: Banana and 20oz of cold water.

After run meal: Will be going to friends later for hot dogs and chips.  So I decided to just eat minimal for now.  Drank a protein drink and ate a handful of beef jerky.  A bit later had some broccoli and guacamole, a Babybel cheese round, and a low sodium V-8.

Lunch: I went to friends for lunch.  Which was a couple of hours after the previous meal.  Ate a total of three hot dogs ( they were hot links very spicy), two with buns and one naked.  Baked beans and cole slaw, chips and hummus dip, and an ice cream bar.  I ate two hot dogs and beans and cole slaw together and then later (couple of hours) had the other hot dog with no bun and some cole slaw and beans.  Did graze the chips and hummus through out the time.

Dinner: Not super hungry after the earlier food intake at lunch and beyond.  I ended up slicing up a red pepper and eating it with the jalapeno Greek yogurt dip I bought at Costco.  I did eat the entire pepper and dipped in the yogurt dip a lot.  I also had a 5 seed bar.

So not a bad day, other than the onslaught of chips but it's going to happen no matter what.  I just always try to mitigate the damage by continuing to work out.  So if nothing else I burn some of it off instead of none of it.  Which is exactly how it was in the old days.  I'm excited to get some good weather so I can ride the bike again.  I really miss not being able to peddle around the area.  I need to get out to Padden for a bike ride one of these days.  If for no other reason than to figure out exactly how fast my running times will have to be for that portion of the race.