100 posts!

Its my 100th post and I have been blogging on this since March. Its interesting that back then a mile run was hard, the long run was 2 miles. The long bike was 16 miles and tough. Things are a lot better now. I have dropped 40 pounds and I have increased my mileage by a lot. I like that I now run 11 miles and my heart rate hits 155, maybe. On a week day I might take my HR up to 160 and then slow down. At the start the HR was 166 and all over the place.

My RA is well under control with my doctor saying "Sh** you lost a lot of weight" and then finding know significant swelling, even on the knee that has been the size of a melon since Christmas. Blood Pressure is still through the roof but I'm confident Ill get that under control too.

The Ironman? Well I was freaking out about that. Am I fast enough? Well yes apparently I am. If I can put it all together and remain standing and my body doesn't break down on me then I can do it! I worked out that the swim and cycle should take me 9 hours and leave me 8 hours for the marathon. I'm hoping this will be good enough!

Whats my goals now? Well the Ironman, seeing milestones of 248, 235 and 210 on the scales. Keeping my job! Seeing my family. Wouldn't it be cool to walk into a department store and buy a pair of jeans?

So I think overall sometimes I have overdone it and sometimes not so much but I'm making a lot of progress and I hope I can keep it up.