I am part of the early riser gang. Generally up around 5, this morning was 4:30. My alarm clock the dog was not put in the back hall and was nose to nose with me, bad breath and all. Wake up, wake up, it's time to wake up. Meanwhile, DH has been sick for a couple of days with a horrible cold, and I have not slept well because of it. Wish the dog just slept an extra half hour.
I will be part of the running group. I am a slower runner, but a lot faster than I was in January. I am now a 35 minute 5K runner. In January, I was a 55 minute 5K walker. I am doing a 10K Oktoberfest run next weekend, and the an 8K run in Remembrance Day Run in November, and a 5K Santa Claus run the weekend before the cruise. Hopefully with all this running, I will be down another 20 lbs. for a total of 70 lbs since January.
As for Iron Man's, I agree, they are insane. I am married to one. But you must admit, watching an Iron Man race is one of the most inspiring, emotional events that you could ever watch. The swim is crazy. People come out with black eyes from someone kicking them. In my husband's last race, he had to walk the marathon because he had injured his leg, and they were concerned about permanent damage. He did the race in 15.5 hours. He would have been under 12 hrs. if he could have run. The sad thing is, that was July 2011, and his ankle is still not right.
Anyway, you will see both DH and myself running deck 4 every sea day morning.
I will be part of the running group. I am a slower runner, but a lot faster than I was in January. I am now a 35 minute 5K runner. In January, I was a 55 minute 5K walker. I am doing a 10K Oktoberfest run next weekend, and the an 8K run in Remembrance Day Run in November, and a 5K Santa Claus run the weekend before the cruise. Hopefully with all this running, I will be down another 20 lbs. for a total of 70 lbs since January.
As for Iron Man's, I agree, they are insane. I am married to one. But you must admit, watching an Iron Man race is one of the most inspiring, emotional events that you could ever watch. The swim is crazy. People come out with black eyes from someone kicking them. In my husband's last race, he had to walk the marathon because he had injured his leg, and they were concerned about permanent damage. He did the race in 15.5 hours. He would have been under 12 hrs. if he could have run. The sad thing is, that was July 2011, and his ankle is still not right.
Anyway, you will see both DH and myself running deck 4 every sea day morning.