I want to be lean and mean... Not skinny and weird

This isn't sour grapes.  Really.

I do want to be lean and mean (Grrrr!  Eye of the tiger baby!!!).  I want to get down to a very healthy and athletic body weight and be strong.  I want to look good.  But this photo in the New York Times about Paris mens' fashion isn't what I have in mind:

I know my arm is bigger than one of the pant legs on this guy's trousers (well, I am making the assumption that he has some on), but that doesn't mean I'm jealous.

I like Levi's jeans, Nike and Reebok sports shirts, hoodies and cotton shirts.  But just for giggles it would be fun to special order a XXXL version of this guy's outfit and wear it to work one day.  Of course that would cost about a month's pay to afford it!

This fella's get-up just looks weird to me.

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P.S.  I'm not even going to comment on the hair!  That would be sour grapes!

3 Day Weekend (MLK Day) Means 2-A-Day Workouts!

I have Saturday, Sunday and Monday off.  This is a perfect time to get some strong workouts in!  I'm going to try to do 2-A-day workouts in all three days.

Up first on a Saturday afternoon - a 4 mile treadmill run!
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***UPDATE # 1 | 7:38 PM***

I ran 4 miles this afternoon on my treadmill.  It felt good.  I still need to squeeze in workout #2!

Slow start to a 600 mile year

I am going to run at least 600 miles in 2011.  That is one of my goals for 2011.  I expect to hit this goal.  I might even exceed it.  But alas the start has been painfully slow.

In fact the end of 2010 seems to have bled into 2011 with bad eating and a lack of motivation.  It's all mental.  The lack of some significant short term goals is making it too easy to slack off.

Thankfully the slacking is generating so much angst that I constantly feel uncomfortable.  This, in turn, is forcing me back on track.

Consider me back on track!

I've formally signed up for 2 8K races - the Shamrock Shuffle (4/10/11 in Chicago, IL) and the Race to Stop the Silence (4/23/10 in Washington, DC).  I still need to pick a half marathon for the summer.

I need to run a half marathon in either June or July.  I'll be fasting for the month of Ramadan all of August but I've got the 9/11/11 Chicago half marathon about 2 weeks after I finish the month of daily fasting.  If I can do a half marathon in late July just before Ramadan then I can use the 4 weeks to recover and still maintain my stamina for the next half marathon (or so I think).

It feels a lot better to have races lined up.  Hey, whatever works!