The problem with setting goals is that we often expect a linear path to achieving them. It’s rarely straightforward. Most of us will experience bumps on the road to our goals. We’ll fall of the wagon. We’ll eat too much. We’ll stay up late. We’ll miss writing a blog post. The important thing is not…
My weight for March continued in the right direction. But not as much as I had hoped. My average weight for the month was 206.1lbs. Down 0.4lbs from last month. With a high weight of 208.8lbs and a low weight of 203.2lbs. I relied more on the effects of my long distance running to help…
Most of the time, we know what to do to reach our goals. It’s often simple. Do the Work. But it’s rarely easy. Doing the work is hard. It’s challenging. It’s scary. And yet, most of the time if we do the work, we’ll get what we want. Why don’t we do the work? Why…
Now that the Around the Bay is done, I can check off another item on my Five-Year Plan. Yay! Of course, it was easier to get the first two items done once they were scheduled and committed to. Two items done. Twenty-eight more things to work towards. And still almost five years to get them…
I don’t know why I thought the day after the Around the Bay would be pain free. Probably because most of my long training runs were somewhat pain free. I did some stretches after the race. I took an Epsom salt bath. But I’m still a bit creaky today. The pain isn’t in my thighs.…
The race is done. My muscles are sore. And my spirit is happy. It was a beautiful day to run. Crisp cool air and a gorgeous clear sky. I kept reminding myself to run my race. And not get caught up with other people’s enthusiasm. I basked in the awesome day. Every now and then…
It’s the night before the big run. The Around The Bay road race is tomorrow. It’s a 30km route. But this year it got extended to 34 kilometers because it’s at a different venue. What’s an extra 4km when you’re running 30km? For me, it’s a lot. It could be an extra forty minutes of…
It’s the day after my long run. And I’m happy that my thighs are not tight or aching. That Legs Up on the Wall stretch really helps loosen the muscles. I’m still grateful that I found it. But my IT Band is aching a little. Which worries me. Maybe I won’t be doing any running…
There are plans. And there is the execution of the plans. The plan for this week was to get in two small runs and one long run. And the execution of the plan? I did one small run. Not two. My Friday got away from me. And my running window disappeared. I didn’t want to…
At the beginning of the year, I decided to get a subscription to Runner’s World. I wanted access to some of the online articles, but it includes getting the paper magazine, as well. I figured that the articles could help me prepare for the Around the Bay race. It had been many years since I…
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