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Ok.  I have felt ashamed to blog since my last post.  I let go of my goal to stick to one ounce of pipe tobacco a week, and in that way, I guess I have let the plant win.  I am still trying to figure out how to wage a successful battle so that I can get some sort of victory over this issue.  But, it is damn, damn hard.

But, to try to get back to blogging (which I have greatly missed), I thought I would write about my current state of exercise.  Today marks the 3,211th day in a row that I have walked each and every day for at least 5 miles.  In the last year, I have converted to running as well.  My current stats for running during this last year are that I have completed running 1,500 miles (2,415 kilometers).  And in timing myself today, I ran 5 miles (8 km) in roughly 49 minutes.  This means I am running at a pace of ~6mph (~10 km/hr).  I realize that REAL runners will go a helluva lot faster than this, but for me, I am feeling it is pretty damn good.  Please remember that I was (roughly 10 years ago) weighing a little less than 300 pounds (136 kilograms, 21.5 stone).  Yesterday, I weighed in at 169 pounds (76.5 kilograms, 12 stone).  My resting heart rate was at 54 bpm this morning, and after I finished my run, I was at a nicely aerobic 150 bpm.  My Body Mass Index (BMI) is now 21.7 (normal). 

So, even though I have a lot of failure concerning pipe tobacco, I am going to think more of my hard work on exercise today.  I know I still have a helluva lot of work to do. 

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