It has been a long time since a proper update, considering changes along the way, life, summer, and other minor interferences. I am considering all progress Mark made until his body decided to pull a Benedict Arnold on him as still valid for pledges … as long as those who made the pledges are still willing. Since this is an honor system, it is up to all who have and will make pledges whether they will honor them or not. There is no shame in not, I am not trying to lay a guilt trip here. Just would like to have accurate numbers to share so I can see if this craziness actually has some benefit!
I just recently added another 8 miles to the training mile total. Half of that was with 45+ lbs on my back. Granted it was city walking with limited altitude changes, but it was still an eye opener. I plan on doing a lot more training with that added weight on my back. Unfortunately, my weight loss has staled for the moment. The rumor that vacation and party calories do not count has been formally disproven. But I am still down roughly 15 pounds from when we started, so I am not ashamed of progress. Just need to beef things up and shift something to keep going down!
In the mean time, Mark has started a less painful (physically anyway) adventure, working on his book about the evil that was the ultimate start of his blogging career, his fame as The Idiot, and basically the whole idea that started this craziness in the first place! I expect it will be an amazing book when it is finished. In the mean time he has been sharing the drafts of his chapters to date. I would highly recommend a swing over that way to get all the details … starting HERE.
I am still plugging along, and still hoping to up the pledges. I am not only and Idiot myself … but a stubborn one! I will try for more regular updates again … as well as have more to share! I lost my better half when it came to keeping the masses entertained!! Until the next time folks!
