On the plus side, I'm pretty much on track for keeping my New Year goals so far. I'm at 39 miles running and 57 miles cycling, which is fine by me. I'm about due for some longer rides though.
My biggest complaint last year was soreness and back pain while riding. After a little research, I've determined that there is essentially no cure. Oh well. My plan is to ride as many miles as I can and hope it goes away.
Speaking of long rides, I've scheduled my first 100 miler for two weeks from now. Provided I finish it, it will become my longest ever ride by 30 miles. I hope it's pretty slow...
The diet appears to be working. So far I'm 5 pounds down with 18 to go until I reach 170. Only time will tell whether or not it will improve my performance. It should though, especially for the run. There are almost no sub 3:00 marathoners over 200 pounds (about what I was at previous to the diet), so I have to do something right.
Also, I've heard several people ask why my goal is 170-175 pounds. Basically, it's the BMI of the pros. Here's a good article explaining the relationship between BMI and performance.
Anyways, nothing particular to report, other than Huntsville is really hilly. Hopefully I can keep up my training when school starts.