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I started this blog with the goal of losing 40 pounds as I prepared to run a marathon. Although I did not lose 40 pounds, I did lose 16, I did not lose my belly fat but I did reduce the size of my Phil Michelson’s. I did not break the 5:30 I had hoped to but I did finish a marathon.
One of the things I did so was lose some weight and some inches. As mentioned above, I did lose some weight and as noted below, did reshape my body. The one thing I did learn was that it took me man years to put my body in the shape it was and it was going to fight to keep itself in that shape, no matter how hard I work. O the other hand, maybe I have to work harder than I did to see my abs again and I just don’t think I can work that hard.
But on a positive note, the body shaping I did accomplish ended up as follows:
| 27-Sep | 8-May | Increase/Decrease | |
| Neck | 17.25 | 16.5 | -0.75 |
| Chest | 46.5 | 45 | -1.5 |
| Bicep | 15.5 | 15.75 | 0.25 |
| Flexed Bicep | 16.75 | 16.5 | -0.25 |
| Waist | 46.5 | 45 | -1.5 |
| Belt Line | 42.25 | 42.5 | 0.25 |
| Thigh | 27.5 | 26.5 | -1 |
| Calf | 19 | 18.5 | -0.5 |
Earlier in the week, I talked about all the things that occurred as I participated in the marathon. Recently, I though about all the things (Most of them bad things that could have happened that didn’t) that didn’t happen during the marathon and the fact that these things did not happen may indicate the marathon was a success as much as finishing did. A recap of what did not happen follows:
I did not:
Have Hemorrhoids
Have bloody Nipples, I did see them though
Get hungry
Have diarrhea
Have a back ache so bad I could not continue.
Have my solius ball up
Have my left leg act up
Have my plantar faciitis act up.
Need a second pair of shoes
Stop
Feel like quitting
Hit the wall
Sit down
Get rained on
See lightning
See someone through up
Chafee
Listen to my ipod the last several miles.
Finish last.
Need cold weather gear.
Cry when I finished (Bing Did)
Crawl across the finish line
Run much of the last 8 miles
Get a massage or eat any of the after race food at the race.
Wear the wrong clothing (Except my shoes)
Have to use my marathon shuffle.
Get passed by a senior female runner (I did get passed by a senior male)
Trip or fall
Think about work.
Run out of hydration.
Need to use my emergency cell phone.
Get blisters
Get black toenails.
Hurt my knee or ankle
Lose weight
Wear sunglasses
Become friends with anyone.
Decide never to run a marathon again.
Almost lose my bib (It happened on my first half marathon)
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