Run for your life

After many years I am running again. Before this current streak I had tried a number of times to get back on the treadmill but somehow it never stuck. This time it looks like I might be able to sustain it. This month I have run more than 30 miles and the amazing thing is that I am able to do 3mi runs. I know that because of my weight I should not run at more than 5 miles/hour (my father-in-law told me that). However I am able to compensate for that by running for 40mins.

Here is the plan for Dec:

- Run 4 days a week.
- 3 runs of 40 mins
- 1 run of 45 mins
- > 45 miles distance

I read somewhere that in order to lose 1 lb you need to burn 3500 calories. Depending on which machine I run on, my 3 mi run burns 350 - 500 calories (yes, it's that different, and why I prefer to run on the Nordic Track machine). So in order to lose a pound I need 7 - 10 runs. I can hope to lose maybe 2 pounds per month. But that should be good enough. My immediate plan is to see myself below the 180 lb pound mark.