On my kitchen wall their is a piece of paper with 32 tally marks. Each 1/2 inch line represents another day of running.

Wow . . .

Things started getting serious just over a month ago. I saw a recent picture and thought, “Am I really that fat?”

So, I bought the new running shoes and taped a piece of printer paper up in the kitchen.

There have been some hard days, especially after overeating every night on my family vacation. Other nights I didn’t run until 11 PM.

I had some good days too. Once I knocked off three miles with hardly an effort.

Now the bad news . . .

• I’ve hardly lost any weight. I expect the monthy total will be around 5 pounds.
• I’m not running much faster, still solidly over 10 minutes per mile.
• I have no guarantee that I’ll run tomorrow.

Now the good news . . .

• I’ve built a solid base of fitness
• Jogging is getting easier
• I have something to lose if I don’t go running

Thanks for all the encouraging emails over the last few months. I know the blog has been a little bit of a let down, but I’m optomistic that things are going to get much better.