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
Having wrapped up the initial drafting of Project Macaroni, you might be wondering what’s on my mind now. Well, of course, there’s the usual stuff: work, family, trying to survive any given weeknight without the supernatural ability to split my consciousness into separate pieces and be in multiple places at once. Oh, also, the “cooling … Continue reading A picture instead a thousand words
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
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
How can you tell that shizznit is about to get real? Well, I'd say that this picture is a pretty darned good example of exactly how serious I am: If you aren't sure what you're looking at, those are my new running shoes, which I might add were not inexpensive. I mean, they aren't inlaid … Continue reading Exhibit A: Evidence that I’m not frakkin’ around here
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