• Completed first two 15 mile runs of the year (neither run was particularly pretty; adding no more distance ’til April)
• Started new nutrition plan – more calories, more fruit – and a juicer too!
• Surpassed 200 miles YTD – already doubling monthly mileage from January (with 2 weeks left!)

Movie of the Week

the Perks of being a Wallflower (2012) – (best original film of last year)  Charlie starts high school, makes friends & in the end resolves a childhood trauma – stars Emma Watson (Harry Potter’s Hermione)

Inspirational Message of the Week

card from Mom – no matter your age, always good to hear from Mom…and a random card too, no birthday or holiday

Workout iTune of the Week

We are Young (by Fun)

Workout Mix(es) of the Week

DJ Dway  Sick Day Jan 13 Live Mix

ENFERNO  AmpliFIRE Episode #16 

Runner Log

Sat Feb 9^th – 15 miles

Sun Feb 10^th – 10 miles

Mon Feb 11^th – 10 miles

Tue Feb 12^th – 10.8 miles

Wed Feb 13^th – 15 miles

Thu Feb 14^th – 6.25 miles

YTD total – 221 miles

Generally I have all weekends planned in advance (LIFE is meant to be LIVED) – but because of the East Coast blizzard, three feet of snow kept my friend lodged in New Hampshire.

First free weekend of 20-13.  What to do?

Slept in ‘til 7am (that’s actually super late for me), played a few rounds of (mindless) solitaire on the iPad, then lazily rolled out of bed – Ro was begging at this point.  Dog park day!  An hour of running with his peeps, Ro seemed all balanced again.  So while he napped, I went on my longest run to date – 15 miles.  WOW!

That said, not a pretty run.  Cold because of cloud cover with the day’s snow (generally only sunshine here).  And I gotta tell ya, the last mile was .25 mile jog, .25 mile walk.  Music blaring, downed 2 Hammer gels for added energy – still, all I could do to finish.

Don’t plan on adding any additional distance ‘til April.  Gotta run more effortlessly, pick up the race pace & revamp my nutrition plan.  It’s not that I eat poorly…just not eating the right things to refuel properly.  Habits are tough to break…I skip a meal ‘cause I’ve overrun, then eat a buffet-size platter & overstuff myself.  Super frustrating!  Self-discipline?

Nothing happy about Happy Buddha.  A thin guy with a Buddha belly just looks Ethiopian.  Not cool.  Fosters & Fritos Fridays on my NYC train commute for the past 4-5 years, took its toll.  Why did I not have an Aha moment & stop/start sooner?

Definition of AHA MOMENT

: a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension

Our body is supposed to be a temple.  Last year’s hike challenge improved this temple from ‘trailer park’ to maybe ‘starter home’ (probably more like HUD housing).  But in order to finish a marathon, I’m gonna have to DREAM BIGGER – maybe settle on ‘ranch style’ in a family neighborhood but aim for ‘new development’ 🙂

Life Update: Followed up Saturday’s 15 mile run with another 10 miles on Sunday – a bit stiff in the beginning, but finished like a champ.  Snowman Stampede 10 miler is Saturday.  I can do this!

Happy Buddha