Actually a little less...

At this point I only have 42 weeks left in the trial. I spent the last couple not really keeping track but its ok because my body is still feeling good, minus a little soreness at the back of my throat I hope doesn't develop into anything major (or at all) before I get insurance. Its not always easy to speak in an impartial tone to a complete stranger, and probably even harder to do it to yourself. I have 42 weeks, in 12 of them I want to lose 36lbs, about 12 a month, and in the other 30 I have to become more fit than I've ever been in my entire life. That'll probably be easy seeing as how I'm almost there right now. The only major impediments in my way are my inability to put down the dinner fork, and an equally annoying ability to convince myself its not really worth it to wake up at this hour. But I have to if I hope to succeed. A totally fair assessment. I am inflexible, but improving, and need to up the yoga practice to once a day for an hour. I can barely swim 50 meters in a row, and so I really need to get in the pool. I have to practice running, a lot, because I have trouble maintaining a 9 minute pace (I think), and I obviously have to go faster than that if I want to see myself to the end of this. And my bike is a peice of shit... Naturally my mind-numbingly frequent encounters with the pavement seldom improve it, but I figure through trial and error I'll figure out the right combo of concrete and grass at the right speed to knock everything back into order... The most immediate problems with Red are taping the handlebars, straightening out the back rim, and getting a new chain and cassette. Minor but for me, somehow major.

The really difficutl part is getting to the next step, shaping the workout plan. I have all the necessary materials to at least setup the rudimentary self-coached plan, and most of it is decided. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are swim and run days, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays are cycle, long yoga days. But getting down all the exercises I'll be performing during these various workouts. Over 1000 hours of working out in the next 42. Seems like a lot, but I'll need every bit of it. 9pm-530am... Everyday sleep allotments, except now its 1203am and even though I'm really tired, I can't seem to put together all the peices of that sleep puzzle. But I guess I"m off to try again. Until the next misadventure in trust.