I had to make my big decision before I went to bed. I had a commitment in the mid-morning (dress rehearsal for my symphony concert), so would I wake up early & run a smallish run, or would I wait until after rehearsal to see what kind of run I might be able to fit… Continue reading 18 Mile Thoughts
Month: February 2011
Work Gets in the Way
So it’s been a little while since I’ve posted, again. This really needs to stop happening. No excueses, remember? The issue is that I simply don’t have the time in the day to do everything that I’d like to do. I wake up before 4:30 every weekday, which sucks just as much as it sounds.… Continue reading Work Gets in the Way
A Day in the life
While I have my eyes on the future, an event on the first day of May seems impossibly far away, so finding shorter-term motivation is a necessity. Let me run through what a typical morning workout is. 4:25, wake up to the alarm clock. Swear. Curse. Get really pissed off when one of the dogs… Continue reading A Day in the life
Workout Entertainment
I truly prefer to work out outside. I simply don’t trust myself to do what I say I’m doing when I do something inside. Yes, I might spin or row for an hour . . . but did I really push myself? Just what did I manage to accomplish? The answer is that i don’t… Continue reading Workout Entertainment
Events on the horizon
I was talking on Twitter the other day about running strategy. I’ve come across an absolute treasure-trove of runners, from the truly competitive to the “just doing this to get myself into shape.” Some people run a mile at a time, and some run one-hundred miles in a day. Why some of these people look… Continue reading Events on the horizon