Iron News Man - March 10, 2010
Iron News Man
“Amateurs wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.” - Chuck Close
Being sick is never any fun. My cold and congestion started yesterday and I’m smack in what I perceive to be the worst of it now. The muscle aches, stuffy nose, all of it tells me to just chill with the LA Marathon just 11 days away. I once had someone tell me some of her best runs happened while sick! That's encouraging and comforting.
Oddly, I’m fortunate that this a REST DAY. I have no run, ride, or swim planned. I also have no weight training of any kind. My body is being given every chance to recover from my sickness and that’s big! It all changes tomorrow when I have to run 8-miles. Sleep and relaxation is exactly what I need!
Today’s Wakeup Workout Video features Pull Complexes! Certified Trainer Jeff Bomberger shows us how to get the most from this series of exercises. Be sure to click on the video!
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-Chris
My race schedule (so far) for 2010:
13.1 Los Angeles (Half) Marathon
Students Run LA Friendship Run
Wildflower Triathlon (long course)
Ironman World Championships????
Why blog? To inspire others.
Simply put, three years ago I was overweight! At 6’1” I weighed 252, and wore size 40 pants. Few people really noticed, but I did. In pictures, on TV, I was not happy with my appearance. Covering the 2007 LA Marathon for NBC4 was the last straw. Every picture I was in highlighted just how out of shape I had become.
No more! Since that time, the guy who could barely run around the block has slowly built-up his endurance and completed numerous events. Among the big ones: the 2008 Long Beach International Marathon , 2009 Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, 2009 LA Marathon, 2009 Vineman Ironman 70.3, and 2009 Ironman Arizona!
I invite you to share this journey with me.
