Making Every Mile Count

How simple it is to say "I'll do it tomorrow"
How easy it is to get lost in kids, books, and dishes
to make excuses for an hour of "me" time 

Brad and I made a commitment to go 100 miles this month. While this in itself is a challenge, overcoming excuses is a bigger one for me.

I had this grand plan of starting big. Okay, maybe not that big but "running for a few miles than swimming the tanks with a friend" kinda' start.
Of course, life got in the way.
So, I packed up the kids and took their bikes. While our two year old tries to pedal fast enough to keep up with her brother, I walked alongside her.
Thus, this is how I began our century challenge.

Two miles, 98 more to go

100 Miles

My wife and I are embarking on a challenge to run 100 miles in April. Our need to chart our individual efforts will be met quite awesomely here in this blog. While I plan to walk to run for my 100 miles (as part of the rehab for my back injury), my wife will swim, bike and run for hers to prevent a knee injury.

To me this sounds equal parts cool and sad because it shows we're pursuing our fitness goals while dealing with the cruel realities of getting older. We're not that old, but reckless abandon is luxury we probably can no longer afford.

Anyway, at least the two of us will read this :)