Day 90 A * Running To -or- Running From

This is the tree that I stared at while jumping for the last 90 days. You may be able to see a single leaf. That is what I stare at while jumping - trying to get an empty mind. That tree was the closest I came to a training partner. I am surprised that my stare did not bore a hole in to the tree...I would really lock into that leaf.

Today has been great. I woke up early...I was fixated on the weigh in. After some plumbing challenges and doing the Day 5 workout I hit the scale. 152 and 83 percent muscle. I was giddy as I updated my graph. WOW - I was consistent.

Jan 3 - 191 - 69% (I started training then)

March 1 - 176 -72% PCP Starts

April 1 - 166 - 74%

May 1 - 157 - 77%

May 28 - 152 -83% PCP complete

I have lost 39 pounds and gained 14% muscle in 5 months. A Wonderful thing...powerful...miraculous...the outcome? I got out what I put in!

After I ate breakfast - I kind of stuck with my pattern I put on my running stuff and went out to rerun a 10 K I had run on Jan 23rd. I wanted to see how I would do. I am in much better shape and 30 pounds lighter. However - I was no faster. HMMMM...why? Well we know that we get out what we put in. I did no training to get faster. It was just easier on my body. I was certainly surprised.

During the run I though about what the past 90 days mean. I kept asking myself I am I running toward my future -or- away from my past? It is really a combination of both. They are powerful motivators.

However, I think as I go to day 91 more of the answer needs to be that i am running toward something. I am putting more of the things that I want and that make my life better into each day. Today I feel strong about the critical mass of confidence and fitness...how they work together.

After the run I did stop and have a cookie and real coffee. Then back to a more PCPish lunch and snack. There is more fruit and almonds in the future. And fewer egg whites.

Alex - thanks for reminding me about youth and promise
Abby - thanks for reminding me how to roll with life's changes and how we can learn to love something (jumping)...Go to France! Quick while you can.
Ren - Thanks for the powerful blogging and working out. And WOW - really... thanks for helping my graph to happen. It made a difference for me.
Brian - Thanks for being such a good writer. What an inspiration you are.

Patrick - Thanks for thinking of others when you discovered this. Powerful stuff.

I should put up my last pictures soon.

Go Team Go!