Reign o'er me

First of all, I liked the remake PJ did of the classic Who song, "Love, Reign O'er me". I finally saw the movie, Reign over me. Adam Sandler was intense. The guy has really become a hell of an actor. What a performance. Don Cheadle was great as always too. He's always a good 2 man. But sandler....i'd recommend seeing it to see his performance. The movie was very emotionally intense. It had some pacing issues i think, but nothing that really derailed the film. It was funny at points, but not comedic if that makes sense. I liked it a lot.

Reign over me- 3 1/2 stars.

Running. It is still going well. I've committed to a long build up that is ultimately going to reach a climax at the 2008 Chicago Marathon. I've got a lot of work to do.

Last week-
Monday- 3 miles
Wednesday-5 miles
Friday-2 miles
Saturday-2 miles

Total-12 miles

Today- 4 miles with 4 X 2 min. at 4-5 rpe

6 on Wednesday!

"Only love....can make it rain..."

wrap up

Had a decent week.

Monday-4 miles @ 9.30 pace or so
Wednesday- attempted a 5 miler but i think i only made it about 3. Did not feel well
Friday- Speed 4 mile w/ 3 X 2 min. at 4-5 rpe
Saturday- 2 miles at about 9.30 pace

13 miles...was supposed to be 15

Music Still Spoon

"Life can be so fair...let it go on and on.."

Don't make me a target...

Well, i'm sick. It's no good.

Haven't missed any runs due to it though. I've only missed out on quality because i feel like shit.

Yesterday ran 4 with speedwork despite feeling shitty. Did 4 with 4 X 1 min. at a difficult pace for me. I'm glad I did it because i need speed that is for sure.

Today did an easy 2 @ about 9.45 pace on the treadmill.

Week summary-
Mon- 3
Wed-5
Fri- 4 with speedwork
Sat- 2

4 runs, 14 miles.

Next week- 15 miles, Long-5, Hills on monday, More speedwork on friday

"Aw that's, the way we get by.."

5 miles- 45.04

Felt pretty good this time. Well...i didn't feel bad I guess i should put it. This is only my second 5 miler but i have to say that it is coming together nicely. I think the best part right now is my meddle. I get out there when i'm supposed to and get it done. I think if i had to run 10 miles next i'd get out there and give it a go. And it feels good to know i could do that. It might be a huge and complete struggle...but i think i'd be up for trying.


Job search is frusrating. Not sure what to do. There is an urge to do something...make something happen...get out of this town and this comfortable pad and experience life from a different view.

Music- SPOON
-The way we get by
-I summon you

" And how’d we get here
It’s too late to break it off
I need a release
The signal’s a cough"

Not giving up

5 miles- 44.24
2 water stops at Johnson park and Madison Park. A couple stops for traffic. I'm not going to lie. I was pretty fatigued. And walked a little longer than i should have on a couple of the stops. But i pushed through it some how. Just put my head down and plowed on telling my self not to give up.
Overall I 'm feeling good though. I Have to squeeze in a 4 miler tomorrow because i'm behind. So if i do that it will give 16 miles for the week. That's gotta be a high for me in the last two years.
Check you back after the 4 miler tomorrow. Easy 4.


Music
Incubus- The Warmth
Wilco- Side With the Seeds

"Embracing the situation...is our only chance to be free. Oh, I'll side with you...if you side with me."

"Ain't no time to pack my bags, my foots outside the door"

My transformation continues. Ran 4 miles again today. It felt decent considering the fucking hills. My route is posted over there ---->. It started out flat for a warmup...then a hill at 5th and payson followed by a friggin 2 block steep hill at 5th and jefferson. Then i wandered into indian mounds park; the whole park being rolling hills. Then I went over into south park for another long, fairly steep hill. The for the finish there was about a 6 block incline from 12th and Harrison to 12th and Jefferson. I got it done though.

4 miles- 37.12

Week- 11 miles in 3 runs(mon, wed, fri)

Next up- Cards/ Cubs tomorrow! BEARS sunday! Easy 3 on sunday. Should get in 12-14 next week.

Music- Kings of Leon- My Party, Led Zeppelin-Ocean

Lay Off of the Sauce

Another 4 miler in the books...I'm feeling really good about it right now. This one wasn't nearly as hard as the last one.

Time-36.02 Just about 9 min/mile pace.

Rest tomorrow
4 mile on a hilly route Friday
3 mile on Saturday.

And that's my week.

Added a couple new features on the panel also. Check it ----->

Jason, Get it together man. No Booze during training. Especially the on the eve of speed work.

Out

P.S. Music- Jane's Addiction- Slow Divers kicks mega ass

I'm back

Nothing like running in the rain. One of my favorite feelings in the world is running hard while there is a nice rain going. It did well to rejuvenate me and get me back on track as for as training is concerned.

3 miles
time-28.08

Started out really slow but kept building the pace. Probably ran the last mile in close to 8 minutes. Which is so incredibly slow. I need to get it all back.

4 miles on Wednesday. Check it.

183.0

Total weight loss = 18.2 lbs.

i need to get to 181 by next friday. I'm sure i can do it. That's just what my goal was for phase II. Phase 3 will be another 10 lbs. I haven't exactly following my diet to a T the last week but i've still lost weight because i've been working out and eating pretty solidly. Well i've followed my date pretty much except for going out and drinking last saturday and then eating a 1 bad meal on Sunday night. But i'm feeling good. I'm shedding weight at a great rate. (what's the literary term for rhyming a bunch of words in the same sentence) And my Fitness is coming along nicely...

I went on a 4 mile run today. I'm not going to lie and say it wasn't hard. That sum' bitch was hard. I only walked a couple times and that was only when i had to stop for traffic anyway. But I got through it. My confidence will keep building. I have to run another 4 miler next Wednesday.
Time- 37.30

Kind of slow but i'm happy with it. Goal for next 4 miler under 37.

Job interview tomorrow. Let's hope it goes well.

185.2

That is no typo. I'm achieving all of my goals in stride. I've lost a little over 5 lbs in the first week of phase II. And overall the weightloss has become a whopping 16 lbs. It's been great. I've been having more energy. I've been running with greater ease. Also there seems to be no forseeable derailment of my progress. I've got my eyes on the prize.

I said i've been achieving all of my goals...well that is not altogehter true. I haven't been playing much poker. Haven't been in the mood i guess. I shouldn't force myself to play...but i think the shift is more due to a couple days worth of poor results. If I just log the hands the results will come. I know this.

A new job oppurtunity has sort of emerged. I've been offered help in getting a job with state farm insurance. Probably not as an agent...but maybe with statefarm corporate. We'll see how this progresses.

190.0

Should be just a day now. And I'll be under 190 for the first time since probably 2005. It's a great feeling. Everything is going great right now. Except for, of course, I am still in quincy and there really isn't a whole lot of prospects for me moving.

Ran 3 miles today. Probably around 9.20 pace. It kinda sucked. It was hard and I was forced to stop and walk a couple times. I guess I got through it though. Going to try a 4 miler on wednesday. I hope I feel better than i did today. After the first few blocks today I felt miserable.

My diet is going good. Haven't veered off course too often and when i have it's been very minor setbacks. I haven't crashed into the ditch.

Poker is coming along nicely. Up around 59 dollars online for last week and won another 94 live. So up 153 for the last week. Solid week.

" I turn to you, I turn into and then I turn it again.."

191.4

That's right biatch. You better step it up, Jason. That's 9.8 lbs down and I still have another day of detox to go. So it looks like barring a meltdown involving thickburgers that I will acheive my goal of losing the 10 lbs during detox. My next goal is to lose another 10 lbs during phase II, the foundation. This phase is 3 weeks long so I should be able to pull it off. But I am going to be consuming more calories so it is going to be difficult to lose the poundage.

I ran 2.5 miles on monday and 3.5 miles yesterday. The running is coming alone. It is still quite slow, but I'm making progress. It is also very physically draining. I have to delve deep into the perserverance reserve to finish the longer ones. Hopefully it gets easier soon.

Poker is going well. I'm up another 53 dollars already this week. I've started my move up to .50/1.00 Limit. I think i'm running fairly well but I am also cutting down on a lot my mistakes. I'm starting a challenge as soon as i make the move to .50/1.00 completely. Against A-Dub. We're going to see who can have the highest comparative winrate over the next month. If I reach the low end of my goals i should make 600 dollars during the month. I think that is very attainable. With the high end being around a thousand.

"K-smooovv, show us where a beat's at..."

194

Just 5 short days ago i was 201.2. And this morning i weighed 194 even. I'm in the middle days of a 9 day stretch known as detox. It is the first phase of a 4 phase process called the fat smash diet. I tried it once before and got through the first phase losing 10 lbs in 9 days before I bailed and lost all the weight. I'm on the verge of being under 190 once again. I haven't been under that weight in quite some time. At least a year and more likely 2 years. It is feeling good, but i still have quite a bit of work ahead of me.

Fitness-I feel like my fitness is improving. Sometimes I feel like I don't have enough strength to run for more than a couple of a miles. But I think that is starting to change and will definitely change soon when I move into phase two of my diet- the foundation.

Ran 2.5 today, with a short walk break at 2.1, on the treadmill. Starting a training plan for a 5k on august 31st. Gotta be able to run 4 miles before then though. I'm going to try 3.5 on Wednesday.

Poker- I'm starting to realize my poker potential. I'm not sure there is greatness here. And I'm not sure that I want there to be. Because that would be really hard to maximize that potential. But I know there is a solid understanding of fundamental poker and I know that poker is becoming a lucrative second income to me and I think eventually it could become a second salary. This past week I won almost 50 dollars playing very small stakes limit hold 'em. That doesn't sound like much(and definitely isn't in the scheme of things) , but I played only around 10 hours last week at a very small stake(.25/.50). I am a consistent winner in this game with a fairly small sample size(8000) hands. My bankroll is building slowly. It is only at $242 right now but i expect it to be in the neighborhood of $500 in the 3 or 4 weeks.

Life- I'm still logging hours at mr. bills. Making probably 20 grand a year or something. A move has to be inevitable. I suppose living in quincy isn't so bad. But I need to leave mr. bills sometime. I can't be doing this for an extended time any longer.

Restart

Thought about shitcanning the old blog completely. That would be starting over completely. But there are a lot of memories in those blogs that I want to hold on to. So I added a link for nostalgic purposes. Along with my brother's blog.

So It has been about a year. My longest abscence from blogger. But I do feel like it was a good thing when I was writing in this regularly.

A lot has changed. I'm out of college. But i still live in Quincy. Don't know when that is going to change. I fear I may get too comfortable with being here if I don't leave soon.

I want to feel accomplished.

All is not lost.

"But I got the drug and I got the bug
and I got something better than love..."