30 lbs heavier than college

Wow. It's been months since I wrote my last blog. That's probably one of the last times I ran, too.

I hit the scale today and realized that I am 30 lbs heavier than I was in college. That is so lame, especially since absolutely none of it is muscle.

I've now become one of those guys that looks at infomercials for workout help. Here we come P90X. Can't wait to bail on that program 2 weeks into it.

I suck at running....

I am trying to run, it is not easy. I am the most out of shape I have been in in my life. Though babies are not that in shape. They are fat and they can barely move. So I may have been in worse shape at a point ai cannot remember. 1 mile today and 20 situps.

No More Space Shoes?!?!?

Today I went to the Georgetown Running Company to purchase a new pair of shoes from that Ben Cooke guy. My original plan was to buy another pair of the Nike's "designed by NASA scientists." My beloved space shoes, aka Lunar Trainers, have been very good to me the past 6 months. Not only did I run my first race in 10 years wearing the Lunars; I also was able for a brief period this Fall to finally get over the hump and run a few weeks without injury.

As it turns out, the Lunar Trainers have been retired. The picture above is Ben showing me the replacement model which I had to reject after a 2 min treadmill jog test. I ended up buying the Brooks Glycerin after trying out the Nike Vomero and an Asics model.

Ben and I chatted awhile about the frustration of being constantly injured for no reason at all. That seems to be a common theme with a Dusty Spikes crew. Hopefully the Brooks will last me until Spring when I can attempt the Pat Anderson flats only training again.