Goal update, June 2014

April and May weren’t great months, but I started getting back on track in June. Between stress and travel I’m not doing a great job of tracking what I eat and drink, but I’m staying active and that helps a lot.

I spent more time on my bike this month, and plan to keep that up in July. The weather has been great most weekends, as long as I’m on the trail before noon. Afternoons bring thunderstorms this time of year, but the mornings almost always start out clear and bright. And I finally have more cycling miles than running miles. It’s been backwards since February.

I haven’t lost much weight, but I’m going back down at least. Maybe I can hit 200 pounds by my sister’s wedding, only six weeks away. And Midnight Madness is only a week and a half away. I’d like to take another one or two minutes off my Boulder Boulder time and get down under a 9 minute mile. But if it is hot and humid I might go slower. I did a long run near Kansas City over the weekend and the heat sapped a lot of my speed.

Activity	2014 Goal	June	To Date	Progress
Running	600 miles	85 miles	446 miles	74%
Cycling	1,000 miles	168 miles	456 miles	46%
Weight Loss	40 pounds	1 pound	11 pounds	28%

I guess we’ll see how July goes.

— Steve

Posted on 01 July 2014