On Friday's weigh in I weighed 185.6 pounds.  That is a total loss of 31 pounds!!!

I am rapidly approaching my WW goal weight of 174 pounds.  I am not sure that I want to weigh that much but that is the WW goal.  I'll see what that looks and feels like before deciding if that is how much I want to weigh.  I am currently happy with my weight and not sure if I really want to lose more weight.

I have gone from an XL shirt to between medium and large.  That is a good size.  I have gone from a size 38 pant to size 34 pants.  

Yesterday and today I haven't stepped on a scale.  It is very freeing.

On Sunday, February 6, I participated in the Zena Road Run (3 miles).  I had never run in an official race before.  I got a race bib, number, and everything.  It was a fun experience.  I went with a friend and ran into many other friends at the race. There were about five hundred racers and everyone seemed excited before the races started.

There was a 3 mile, a 6 mile, and a 15K race.  I participated in the 3 mile race.  Having never raced before I wasn't sure how to pace myself.  I kept trying to follow people who I thought were running at a good pace.  Each time the person in front of me slowed down and I had to pass them.  It was frustrating and fun at the same time.  My competitive juices really started flowing.

I knew that I wanted to finish the 3 miles in 30 minutes at the most.  The first marker wasn't until we turned around at 1.5 miles.  When I made the turn it had only been 12 minutes!  I was on pace for 24 minutes!  That would be the fastest I had ever run 3 miles.  I was excited but I knew that I had a long way to go.  Fortunately most of the hard uphill part was done and I had the thought that it was all downhill from here.  I was able to keep my pace and did finish the race in 24 minutes and 1 second!

I was very excited but I realized that I had set the bar very high for my first race.  Later that night when I checked the website for the results I discovered that I had WON my division!!!  I was 1st out of 12 40-45 year old men.  I was 42nd overall.
What a great feeling for my first ever race.  I think that I will do some more but I don't think I should plan on winning them all.