I didn't sign up for THIS did I?

I have been SO off the reservation training for this second half marathon in the Wisconsin Dells that it will be a miracle if I finish it in under seven hours.  Not only that, there will be hills.  Lots of hills.   Hills in Chicago don't really exist, so this should be interesting.  But my goals for 2011 were the following:

• Run two half marathons (one complete, second on Oct 23)
• Bring down OSU (Jim Tressel did all the heavy lifting for me, thanks Jimmy!!)
• Get my own apartment (check!!)
• Excel at work (ongoing work in progress)
• Get back to my 15yr self's weight (20lbs to go, from 32)

So really, I can consider this the first year ever that I've had and met multiple resolutions.  When I weighed myself in January at my trainers, I wanted to throw the scale out the window.  And my weight is really not where I want it to be, but I can still work on that.  I doubt I can lose 20lbs by December 31st.  Furthermore, if I did, good luck to me maintaining that.

The progress is there, I just need to look for it - and found it the other day when I was looking through old Facebook pics.  Behold, me in June 2008:

Hello, lard ass.

And then this picture from August 2011 at Jenny & Dave's wedding:

Slightly less lardy.  I just need to look at the 2008 picture and all my motivation returns - I'm tackling nine miles a bit later.

This is where I'd ask for healthy eating tips normally but I'm well aware of what I need to do.  I'd probably have fewer problems if I didn't love things like cheese and mayonnaise so much.

If the race in the Dells goes well, I'm going to entertain the notion of running the Chicago Marathon next year.  We'll see!