Crazy Talk and Sometimes Socks
It has to be kind of obvious by now that the whole “running” thing I was so committed to this time last year has more or less fallen apart. And by more or less, I mean, it collapsed into a tangled, stinking pile of it’s own filth like a college freshman attempting to endure Rush … Continue reading Reflections on a renewed running regime
There are few things more motivational than publicly making a grand, almost ridiculous claim (for instance, "I'm going to run in a half marathon in the next 18 month") and then failing to back-pedal away from said claim with excuses of, you know, the usual stuff: drunkenness, concussion, mind-alter drug ingestion, or temporary possession by … Continue reading The (slacking) Runner’s Confessional
In case you've been wondering, yes, I more or less dropped the ball. Remember the way back time, when the planet was still young, dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the calendar page said, "August", and I had yet to begin the November sprint of chaotic word-spewing that was NaNoWriMo 2012? Back in those sunny, happy, rose-colored … Continue reading 10 Things I Learned from Couch-to-5k
Friends, let me give you a piece of advice: if you ever participate in a recreational sport with any regularly, DO NOT, under any circumstances, take three months off of said activity, for any reason. No, I don't even care that you're going to be out of town on a whirlwind tour of Eastern Europe, … Continue reading Exhausted with a capital "Tired"
I saw a link this morning to a NY Times Wellness blog post that talks about a study on the long-term benefits on aging of starting the kind of middle-aged running program I've foolishly enthusiastically committed myself to. Well, I guess it's not specific to running, but rather any kind of aerobic fitness in general … Continue reading The top 5 OTHER benefits of working out
Scowling, grumbling, grrr Laced on my shoes, hit asphalt Endorphins so rule
It's Thursday here on Earth, or at least in the American part of it. I suppose it's probably Friday already is some other places, but we don't like those places with their snooty, Ooooo, I get my Friday's before you attitude, so let's just assume it's Thursday everywhere for now. Being Thursday, I'm conditioned to … Continue reading Earning a little misbehavior
It came as something as a hefty surprise when I checked my blog stats today, that I wasn't met with the Great Zero-Visit Flatline of No One's Looking. I say that not because I truly expected not have any visitors, but in going over the past couple of week's worth of posts, it seems I've … Continue reading Breaking the rules while NOT talking about running or candy
For this weekend's debate, I figured I might as well continue the "running" theme that's been so prevalent around here since Friday. After all, I've never been known to stop beating a horse until it's stiff as Jacob Marley*. I went out for my first workout tonight, which I would call a run, but that … Continue reading Weekend Debate: Physical Fitness
Let me be absolutely, positively, crystal clear before I go any further: I loathe running. I hate it with a fiery revulsion typically witnessed only by four year-olds staring down a bowl full of peas, or Republicans confronted with a full case of "Yes We Can" bumper stickers. To be fair, running doesn't much like … Continue reading Running on Empty
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