Nike Plus

So Curtis got me the Nike Plus chip for my birthday. This is a device that goes in my Nike shoes and calculates how fast I am running and how far I actually go. It's pretty cool! I really like going home after my work out and logging my run online. Every day I try to run a little faster or a little longer. For even more motivation I joined a beginners ladies "Challenge". I am competing against 59 people to see who can run the most miles in the next 60 days. This challenge began the first Sunday that I was on vacation (January 20th). I figured that was okay, how far behind can I get in a week? Well then, I came home and was sick... so now I am starting almost two weeks behind. Generally that is just the kind of competitiveness I need to get up and moving. But, the leading woman is at 65 miles. I am at 6! That is 59 miles I need to make up, while she continues to run-wild! I am in 39th place right now. Maybe my goal should be to come in within the top ten! (Number 10 is only at 29 miles -- only 23 ahead of me.) One problem: I am so addicted (or intent) on getting running (or walking) miles in, that I am not giving myself a chance to do other workouts. I see using the stair-climber as a waste of precious work out time. Perhaps when I get back to working out more than a half-an-hour I will spend half of it on the treadmill and half of it doing other work.

Tomorrow I begin my 17 week countdown to summer. I will give a weekly update on my weight loss (or gain). If I want to eat 1200 calories (which I really do) I would have to work out 7 hours per week. That's not unfathomable -- but it's going to be difficult.