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
Tag: running shoes
A picture instead a thousand words
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
The (slacking) Runner’s Confessional
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
The top 5 OTHER benefits of working out
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
A haiku for the evening run/walk
Scowling, grumbling, grrr Laced on my shoes, hit asphalt Endorphins so rule
Exhibit A: Evidence that I’m not frakkin’ around here
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