As I mentioned yesterday, my big goal for 2013 is logging 2,013 miles for the year. 5.1 miles each day of the year will be a pretty difficult thing for me to accomplish. But it’s not my most difficult goal for the year. That dubious honor goes to my second goal for 2013.
So what is this nasty goal that I have set for myself for 2013? Well it deals with nutrition. And that is my biggest Achilles heal.
I love eating. Chocolate, diet coke, steak and wine are my four food groups. I am of the firm opinion that salads are not really food; instead, salads are promissory notes that assure that REAL food is on the way. I believe that everything tastes better on a waffle, that MSG should be a required ingredient in Moo Goo Gai Pan, and the only thing better than French fries from Nathan’s are French fries covered in melted cheese from Nathan’s. I think that vegetables have been out on this earth to simply garnish a heaping order of NY strip with a red wine reduction. Ice cream is great for you, because it has milk in it. (If you ever saw the movie Bull Durham, this was my attempt at Kevin Costner’s soliloquy outlining his core beliefs of baseball).
Oh: and coffee. Let’s not forget coffee. If I had the medical aptitude and technological efficiency, I would main line that sweet nectar directly into a major vein. The only thing thing better than water stops every mile during a marathon would be venti mocha frappes from Starbucks every 5 kilometers.
Now that you clearly comprehend the importance of unhealthy food in my life, let me clarify my second goal for 2013: as part of my running evolution from a back of the packer to a lean mean ultra marathon-running machine, I have decided to really focus on my diet and drop my weight to 185 pounds. I believe that’s what I weighed my senior year in high school. And I also believe that this is the weight I need to be in order to attain my longer-term running goals. This will NOT be easy. This will, most likely, also be pretty darn funny for you readers to follow on a day to day basis. For those of you following me on Facebook, you know how annoying my daily commute to work is already. Can you imagine dealing with a one hour and forty minute commute without so much as a single chocolate chip muffin from Tim Horton’s?
So there you have it: my second big goal of the year.
2,013 miles run in 2013, and
Drop my weight to 185 pounds.
There are other goals ahead – but these two are already enough to, in all probability, result in me retiring daily to a rubber room where I’ll sit next to some dude that’s crocheting something that isn’t there. Trust me – the blog entries should be hysterical.
Hopefully, dropping weight will make me faster and healthier. It will also help me be a better role model for my daughter…and that’s the huge deal for me. Lastly, I hope this daily effort will motivate others to give running (or any other form of exercise) a shot. Set some goals. Get out there and be your own instrument of change. And please know that my continued efforts are also being conducted in order to raise money for The Dream Team Project.
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If you’d like some information on The Dream Team Project or would like to make a donation to their amazing cause, please stop by the website: www.wdwradio.com/the-dream-team-project I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I really believe in what The Dream Team Project stands for. It raises money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, helping to grant the wishes of children suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Being s former wish-granter for the NYC Chapter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation, I can tell you first-hand just how much of an impact this organization makes in the lives of children. Please consider donating to this worthy cause. Thanks!
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