Dave Browning’s Blog

I would like to wish my wonderful and lovely wife Joy a happy anniversary.  Hard to believe it has already been a year. 

Last Saturday I participated in the 500 Festival Mini Marathon.   I finished two places behind my friend Keith.  We both finished in 3 hours 43 minutes and 49 seconds.  I was a little sore afterward, but all in all I felt pretty good.  I have decided to do it again next year.  It was a blast to walk all the way around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Saturday I walked seven miles on the Monon Trail.  This Saturday, I will take a longer walk on the Monon Trail in preparation for the 15K Training Series event on April 12, 2008.

As of yesterday, my weight is down to 219 pounds.  This is a significant improvement, since when I signed up for the Mini Marathon, I weighed 231 pounds.  My goal when I started this was not to lose weight, but to be healthier.  So the twelve pound weight loss is only a side effect of my efforts to be in better shape.

Only six weeks until the 500 Festival Mini Marathon. Here’s the route, and 13.1 miles still seems like a very long distance to walk. Fortunately there is still time to get ready. There is three weeks to go until the final training series event, which is 15K. Today my friends and I will be walking eight miles on the Monon Trail to get ready for these two events.

My mother-in-law is now home from the hospital.  She got home early Saturday afternoon.

My mother-in law just had knee replacement surgery and everything went well.  She is currently in the recovery room and should be awake in an hour or two.

One year ago today I had the good sense to finally ask the most important question I have ever asked.  That was after a wonderful steak dinner at Mo’s, I got down on one knee and asked Joy to marry me.  Tonight we will be celebrating by going out to Mo’s for dinner.

Happy Valentine’s day to all my readers, but to Joy most of all.

Today was the first of the three training series races to prepare for the 500 Festival Mini Marathon.  I finished in 50:30 for my slowest time in a 5K race yet.

My friend Keith finished just behind me with the same time.

This points out that I need to train consistently, which I haven’t been doing because it is cold out, and I’ve just been getting over a cold.  I think it is high time to check out an indoor workout place until it gets warmer.  Maybe the nearby YMCA would be a good bet.

The next event is the 10 K in three weeks.

I’ve been very busy with work and haven’t had time to post.  Look for some new content this weekend.   The first of three training series events for the 500 Festival Mini Marathon is tomorrow morning.  I’ll have results for me and my friends as soon as they are available tomorrow.