Hey everybody, my name’s Derek and I’ll be your new Monday Team Leader.  Happy Presidents’ Day!  Today seems like a particularly good day to take a moment and think about everything the women and men of the United States military have done for this country throughout history.  I’d like to thank Nick and everyone else with WAO365 for getting me involved in such a great cause.  I’m excited to get started!

Unlike the other team leaders, I’m pretty lazy when left up to my own devices.  I’m no professional athlete, nor am I much of a workout enthusiast- just a guy who has to keep active to avoid getting a tire around the waist.  Over the past couple months I found myself getting more and more lazy and less and less in shape, so I decided it time to do something about it.

About three weeks ago I signed up for a marathon and have begun some aggressive training.  I’ve done races before, but a few months of stagnation has left me very outta shape.  But, I’m getting back into it.  This morning I logged a five-mile run, fifty pull-ups, fifty sit ups, and fifty push ups. The race is the first week in June, so I’ve got my work cut out for me.  Follow me on Monday’s as I represent WAO365 and try and get back into shape.