I really do try to wake up early for my long run of the week but it hasn’t seemed to happen just yet. I guess I will only worry about it when I wake up late and don’t do it. I’m getting through my long runs but I am still not feeling like I want to feel on them. Yes, they are longer so of course they seem a little more difficult. It’s really just the beating my body seems to take I think. My body does recover fairly quickly though so by Thursday I should be okay. That was an attempt at humor. It was another nice day what can I say, the temperature was in the 60’s, everyone around here is at church so there isn’t much traffic, and I haven’t been bothered by a dog in weeks. I have to say for a few weeks here it seemed like my body has stayed the same but this afternoon I kind of felt some changes and I hope that is a sign of things to come. I’ve heard of the whole plateau thing but come on, all this stuff I am doing there is no way. I have been feeling a lot more muscular though and the body fat that is on my body no longer feels like it is apart of my body. It feels kind of like that weirdo that hangs around loitering outside of buildings. It’s there, but it doesn’t belong there, and you just have to do a little work to get rid of them. So I keep working. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, it is only a matter of time now. I remember when it seemed like there was no hope but for whatever reason I kept hope. I think I’m in pretty good shape to, I’m not sure if I have mentioned it before but my resting heart rate is at 60 bpm. For a 300 pound guy (21 stone 6 pounds for my UK folks) I think that might be pretty good. I’m not the fastest thing on two legs out there but I am in pretty good shape. I still have a lot to accomplish before this race in October but I know I will be ready for it. I have plenty of weight left to lose and plenty of time to get my pace down to race pace and beyond. I just feel really confident at the moment. Nothing can stop me. A new week is upon us. Be great!!!