Starting this blog and committing to full blown paleo for 30 days was not well thought out. I love beer. I love oatmeal. I love not being a cranky monster to everyone around me because I'm not deep in the throws of some serious sugar withdrawal. I love having a life. But I'm starting to learn the commitments I stick to and the ones that pay off (two months post paleo challenge I'm back to eating and drinking relatively normally, and still down the 17.4 pounds I lost from the paleo experience, plus 2 more) are the ones I don't let myself over think.
So drum roll it out and cue rash decision number 2: I just signed up to complete the 9 + 1 New York Road Runners requirement for guaranteed entry into the 2014 New York City Marathon. That's 9 races and 1 volunteering gig in the next seven months....with a couple of other pre-existing race commitments, some weddings, the whole having a life thing, oh, and did I mention we're opening a new restaurant? That too mixed in for fun.
The race schedule will be as follows:
- June 29: Front Runner's New York LGBT Pride Run; 5 miles
- June 30: Achilles Hope & Possibility; 5 miles
- July 21: NYRR 5-Borough Series: Queens 10K; 6 miles
- August 24: Harlem 5k; 3.1 miles
- September 22: NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile; 1 mile
- September 29: NYRR 5-Borough Series: Bronx; 10 miles
- October 13: NYRR 5-Borough Series: Staten Island Half; 13.1 miles
- October 27: Poland Springs Marathon Kick off; 5 miles
- November 2: NYRR Dash to the Finish Line; 3.1 miles
And once I get through that, the real training begins.....AND you get to read about it! I'll be posting again, albeit a lot less often than before, about my training (which now includes Crossfit--also kind of a snap decision), my diet, and some other things in between. And if you're signed up for any of these races, let me know! Would love to see you out there.
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