I’ve got the doldrums, but I’m shaking them off. One of the things it’s too easy to do when it comes to my morning workouts is to roll the other way and hit the snooze button until it’s too late to actually work out. Having some peer pressure is helping me do that, as well […]

I still hate running, but I’m doing it anyway. The peer pressure of having someone to meet up with has definitely worked, I’m doing a couple of relatively hard runs during the work week in the morning and showering at work (one of the side benefits–I love showering). I have entries for a 5K, an […]

I slipped again. After a pretty nice week in terms of working out and diet, I encountered illness and stayed up way too late on Saturday night. In the process, I went out for a bite to eat and the only places open anywhere close to me were Jack in the Box and Denny‘s. And […]

I’m about 90 degrees into a 180 degree turn. I haven’t been doing that well with my health and fitness recently–once I was done with the century I started a downward spiral and my way too busy October dragged me down into it further. But it’s November now and that part of my life is […]

I’m making progress. Slowly, but it’s coming. I’d fallen so off the wagon the last few weeks I stopped making the smoothies for dinner I had done for months. Instead I was either eating out or eating more cheese sticks and almonds, chased by a Diet Pepsi. That has to stop. I’ve also been sleeping […]

It’s wet outside. Weather is one of the big issues with the kind of exercise I like to do. When it’s nasty outside, I’m left with lifting weights and jumping rope as my methods of exercise, and lifting weights is something I only do about three days a week anyway. Even Hawai’i has less than […]

My rear tire is flat. It happened during the century ride. I flatted, then changed the tube but possibly pinched it during the change, since it flatted again. I eventually finished on a partially inflated rear tire, which didn’t help my time. It’s also been two weeks since the century and my tire is still […]

I’m lazy. It’s been two weeks since the century and aside from lifting weights, a couple of runs, and one night of swimming I haven’t done anything in terms of exercise. It’s time to start up again. I don’t have as large a goal as the century in my near term future, but I do […]

I admit it: I’m a horrible swimmer. I’m even worse as a swimmer than I am a runner, although I don’t hate swimming like I hate running. How can I get better? I’ve already gotten quite a bit better than when I started swimming, one of the reasons being the addition of goggles, and another […]

It’s really hot. As I write this, there’s a former hurricane bearing down on us here on my island, so I’m concerned I may not get in the workouts I would otherwise. Dealing with weather is an issue for anyone, no matter where they live. I don’t like to ride when it’s wet or rainy, […]