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So the Mad Woman Behind the Blog finds me stylish. Surely, you know of the Mad Woman, don’t you? You don’t? Well, go the fuck over to her place – she’s funny, and smart, and hot, and, you know, actually fucking updates her blog on a regular basis. Really, she’s among the best bloggers around… Continue reading I’m Stylish, Dammit

I had such grand plans. I truly did. I was going to run on Wednesday, rest on Thursday, run on Friday morning, wake up early to run on Saturday. Wake up early to run on Sunday. Rest on Monday. None of that happened. Even the days that I planned to rest? I really didn’t rest.… Continue reading I love sleep, and weather is an asshole

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

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

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