Lose the Baggage!

What a difference a few/couple/many/alot of extra pounds make when you are a runner.  Over the last 8 weeks, I've been watching what I eat and running more and more miles.  The last two weeks I've posted over 30 miles with long runs of 11.5, 10.5, and 7.5 miles.  And with the change in diet and extra miles, I've manage to drop over 8% of my body weight.  I'm over halfway to my goal weight for the May 14 River Bank Run 25k - and I still have about 2-1/2 months to go.  And with this weight loss (and some strength training), my running performance has improved mightily.  On Saturday, I ran 11.51 miles at an 8:51 minute/mile pace - this while running into a fierce 15-20mph north wind for about 5 miles and almost 6 miles of hills.  When I first started my training, I'd was elated to break 9 minute miles for a flat 3 mile run - now I'm pushing 8:30 for 4+ mile runs.

And this week, as we are on our way to debt-free living, all of our credit cards have a ZERO balance on them!  Although we've always paid them off on a monthly basis, this is the first time in a long time that we've actually had ZERO balances across the board!  I love the new PerkStreet Financial debit card recommended by Dave Ramsey.  Looking forward to getting the mortgage paid off in the next couple of years so we can be totally DEBT-FREE!

Are you carrying around any extra baggage!  Whether its weight, debt, work stress, or even so-called friends, it's time to drop the dead weight and improve your LIFE performance!  You'll be amazed at how much better you feel - and how motivated you will become to be a better you!  You can do it!