I’ve been pursuing the “100 push-ups” and “200 sit-ups” programs that I mentioned earlier.
I had to adjust to “just” doing “natural” exercises rather than using machines or weights.
There’s a ritual to lifting with gear – you have to change the weights, set the machines, and so on. Moving around the machine(s) becomes part of [...]
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Progress towards the marathon is slow. The main problem is not my body, it’s my brain. Keeping focused, getting to the gym, and just getting it done has been tough with my work schedule and all the other things happening in life…
Still, progress is better than nothing. The marathon is a goal, [...]
I’ve been trying to “bump it up” and get a bit more training done in preparation for the (half) marathon in April. It’s been having some side-effects.
They are the predictable ones: feeling that “high” after a good workout, sleeping better, appetite changes, sometimes sore.
I wouldn’t say I’m fatigued in the sense that I feel [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
As I cleared the driveway, scoopful after shovelful, I considered the whole “Art of Living” as it pertained to shoveling snow. About half-way through, I made a connection between what I’m doing and things I was seriously studying a few years ago. There’s a connection here that I can’t deny.
There’s a concept in [...]
There are 90 days until my first marathon.
To be honest, I’m pretty sure the half-marathon is going to be my limit, but I’m still shooting for the full thing. I’d rather keep going for the full race and then find the half to be a reasonable goal than scale back my efforts and find [...]
