Saw Harry tonight. He's still in the process of getting himself ready to jog with me. I told him no need to hurry but do it when he's ready. Small steps. Back in October 2008, I would have laughed my ass off (or some of it) if somebody from the future told me I'd be going 19 miles and still living aftwards. I told Harry to not concentrate on the now, but concentrate on what will be.

After I got home, I immediately made the usual R4 drink. I could already feel it making my body feel better, because when I got home, my leg muscles were just screaming for some replenishment. This was around 5pm. At about 10 or 11pm, I was still feeling really drained, and so I made another drink. Normally, I wouldn't have done this, but I could tell my body needed it.

I've been dealing with issues over the past month. The biggest issue is whether I could really go farther than The Convention Center, because I've been mostly doing 925's and only a few long distance jogs. However, I pushed myself to almost absolute maximum today, and I discovered indeed...I can go farther. Blocking out doubts and wonderment is easier than it sounds. If your mind and body haven't experienced something, that something is blurry. The mind constantly inquires about accomplishment, and gets used to the comfort zone. What we don't know...we fear.

What's interesting, is today was only going to be 7 miles round trip at most. When I left home around noon, it was cool outside, and about 12:30pm, it was snowing a little. I decided to keep on going and fortunately, the weather warmed up to just above freezing so I could keep on going.

What turned out to be one of the shortest trips ever taken...ended up being the longest trip I ever took. Something to think about.

8:24pm I did a 1300 this morning, which consisted of jogging over the St. Johns bridge and back, then walking the entire 925 route. Surprisingly, the earlier jog over the bridge wiped me out, but I kept on going for the rest of the way. When I got home, I was exhausted. Still am, actually. I had a R4 drink earlier and I'm doing another one tonight, and this time, I'm adding a banana to it.

Today was a nice day. Sunny and in the upper 40's I think. My mother (who lives in Arizona) is probably rolling on the floor laughing at the temps because where she is...it's around 80°.

I haven't seen one of my furry friends but saw him (her?) this afternoon. He's a totally black young cat who is as curious as ever. He didn't pay much attention to me this time because he preoccupied chasing after who knows what in the wild grass across the street which has a steep embankment (actually, it's more of a cliff come to think of it). I didn't want to disturb his concentration so I kept on going and simply nodded. He just gave a quick glance at me and then pounced and disappeared back into the tall grass.

8:01am I might do a 925 this morning.