Author: John

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

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

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

I’ve been talking about The Biggest Loser a lot lately. This is the first season that I’ve actually started watching from day one of the season, because I got completely caught up in Rulon Gardner’s Olympic saga in 2000 and to know that his weight has more than doubled, well, it’s something else. I wanted… Continue reading Vanity & The Biggest Loser

I know, in my last post, that I went out of my way to say “no more excuses.” Well, I have an excuse, and I think you’ll forgive me this time. The big news as Tuesday turned into Wednesday was snow. We were pretty sure we were getting something, but no idea how much. It… Continue reading (Slightly Off Topic) Why I Didn’t Work Out This Morning

I think I’ve let my marathon post say up there for long enough. I wanted to give it time, step back from this blog and just revel in the fact that I ran a marathon. It’s really cool, and something I never actually thought I’d be able to. But, now it’s time to start getting… Continue reading On the road again

For anyone who doesn’t want to read through everything, I finished. I’m incredibly proud of myself, and I fully intend to make marathons a regular part of my year. A full account is after the jump. The night before was a rough one. In just about every marathon guide, they say not to worry about… Continue reading My First Marathon

I just spent way too much time setting this up. I started, I ended up with a 15 hour playlist…and then chopped and chopped and chopped. As it stands, this comes in at a little under 5 hours, which seems just about right. I start slow and loose . . . and I get progressively… Continue reading The Playlist

In two-days time, I’ll actively be on the marathon course. My excitement is hybrid of that felt before a big concert and a first date. I’m giddy. I’m nervous. I’m confident that I’m going to rock, but at the same time I’m running through a list of things that could go wrong. I feel that… Continue reading The Plan

I’m hesitant to post this. There’s a chance that my kids will wake up screaming before the butt crack of dawn the next two days, and then I’ll be wide awake. Of course, then they’ll go straight back to sleep, so I’ll think “screw it, I’m running.” Barring that highly likely event, however, I think… Continue reading The Last Run