Onwards and Upwards!

So over the last month or so I've been doing some introspective questioning and probing. Trying to figure out what makes me tick - or what makes me WANT to tick, for that matter. A few posts ago I mentioned that I enjoy seeing visual results as fruits of my labor and how that makes it difficult to stick with a weight loss plan for longer than a couple weeks. I may have found a solution...

This week I've stumbled upon the NBC Universal Sports channel on Comcast. This channel is amazing! I originally tuned in yesterday to watch coverage of the Boston Marathon, and I haven't touched the dial since. Watching the marathon yesterday really got me motivated and inspired to go out and punish a 9.4 mile trail in the local forest preserve - and I don't think I've run more than 5 miles at once since my last half marathon...in August! It's just something about seeing others accomplish a race like the Boston Marathon that really makes you want to get up off your butt and do something active.

Since watching the marathon, I've also watched a triathlon in New Zealand, a show called "Human Express" where this guy RUNS the cross-country Pony Express route, and I think an Ironman is coming up in the next hour. Not only does each program make me feel very unaccomplished and lazy, but they all also make me wonder what kind of things I'M capable of doing.

Step one is completing my fourth half marathon coming up on Sunday, May 1st. We'll see where I go from there!