13 miles under 2 hours

1st goal of the year checked off.
Went for a run on Saturday 1/18/2012, intended to run the 13 miles, hopeful that I would feel good enough to do it. The weather was perfect for running, a sunny low 50s morning.
3 miles - 25:43 m:s
6.5 miles - 56:20
10 miles - 1:28:20
13.0 miles - 1:58:51
still in pain on Sunday. Feet, knees and thighs are all sore, will try to do some moderate cycling to stretch out the legs.

six-pack challenge follow up

By the end of the year, I got my weight down to 115 lbs (normally 118), and my body fat % down to 11% (normally 12.5%). Alas, I only got a 4-pack, rather than the 6-pack I was trying for. The top four showed up easy enough, but the bottom 2 were hardly visible. Neither I nor my wife won the challenge. We both agreed to extend the challenge date until end of June 2012.

2012 Goals

Health/Personal -

1. 1000 miles on bicycles, 350 miles on foot (only 20 and 7 miles a week respectively) in 2012
2. run 1 half-marathon in 2 hours or less
3. do 1 50 miles bike ride
4. complete 2 of the 4 army ranger's physical requirements: 80 push-ups in 2 minutes, 80 sit-ups in 2 minutes, 12+ pull-ups, 2 miles in 13 minutes (currently can only do the 12+ pull-ups)
5. body fat at 10% as measure by my scale (currently at 12%)

Wealth - to increase net worth by $100K. This can be accomplish by investment gains, increased savings or debts reductions.

Skills/Knowledge - learn two cooking techniques from this list: stir-frying, braising, soup, sauteing, sauce

Reading - to read 10 books.

I can't think of anything more substantial at this point. So this will be the list for 2012. We'll revisit this list occasionally during the year to track progress.

Thang

2011 Year in Review

Work - no changes, still employed

Kids - no changes, 3 kids, each growing older

Spouse - no changes, 1 wife, growing older

Travel - NYC in spring

Health - body fat % is now in the 10%-12% range, slightly lower than last year

- cycling more this year than in the past

- slightly more muscular than in the past

- endurance is not any better

- better effort to exercise than in the past

Wealth - not much changed, more savings, but lower real estate holdings value

Knowledge - not anymore smarter/wiser/knowledgeable/skillful than last year (maybe a little more competent in the kitchen)

Friends - have not gained nor lost any friends this year.