So I just wanted to check in and let everyone know how things are going. I am still working out 4-5 days a week (O.K., usually four more oftentimes than five), including weights twice a week and 2-3 cardio workouts. In terms of weights I have been alternating between chest and triceps and back and biceps, with a couple of leg exercises every time (I have sort of given up on my abs). I am starting to regain strength on the bench press, although I still have a long ways to go to get back to where I was once (e.g., I am struggling to put up 205 lbs three times--at my peak, I could press 225 lbs four times). For cardio I have been doing my standard 4-mile loop around Hoboken (usually at a fairly relaxed pace), as well as the occasional 30-minute elliptical machine workout. My weight is a bit higher than I would like (seems like the story of my life) but is under control for the most part. It feels kind of weird knowing that I will not be racing at all in 2011 (the first time I will take an entire year off since I started racing), but I know it is the right thing to do considering Baby Chukumba will be here in a week or so. That's it for now...