Flying Pig Marathon 2009

This year my wife and kids participated in the Flying Pig Marathon . Rebecca did the 5K which was her second 5K this year. She finished in 36 minutes. Wesley and Emily participated in the Kids Piglet Run. They had an absolute blast. Emily finished 2nd overall in her group and was the first girl! Wes did very well. Their run was much longer so I did not see where he finished, but they both had fun and I am proud of all three of them!

Maybe next year I will do the 5K...or maybe the kids run...

Here are some pics from the event.

248 Calories I cannot, will not, but should and need to give up.

As you may know, I am overweight. Fat. Husky.  Thus the nickname The Big One, which I swear Bryan it is going to catch on this year.  I always have been fat except for a brief period between the end of high school and my discovery of beer.  In August of this year I began walking/jogging/running a minimum of 1-2 miles every day.  I even got a nike plus deal for my shoes/iPod which needs a new battery.  The result?  Well, I feel a bit better and my weight in 2008 from 2007 did nothing.  Not up or down.  I suppose it is good that I maintained my weight the entire year, but let's just say that maintained weight is not ideal and is certainly not healthy.  A lady never tells, but lets just say it rhymes with exactly "tree bundred". So, as the cool kids do, I made a resolution and I am sticking to it.  I began today instead of the 1st as I have been battling a particularly nasty case of bronchitis.  I worked hard.  The plan is to still walk/jog/run 1-2 miles per day on the treadmill or on the road weather permitting.  I will couple that with a steady workout on my home gym (seen above) which I've had for years.  The family is also eating better as evidenced by the ratio of produce to crap Emily and I got at the store today.  I am also going to limit myself to no more than 2 sodas a day.  TWO?! you say.  thats terrible!  248 calories!  Well, I love soda, Coca Cola Classic in particular and 2 a day is waaaayy less than what i normally consume so cut me some slack.  As my other resolution is to write more, thus the resurrection of the blog, I will periodically post workout updates here.  Encouragement taken in the comments section.