I’m trying to get back on track. The past week was horrendously busy, the weather was poor, and my bike needed a new rear tire. And after running that sub 10 minute mile paced 10K, I wasn’t really feeling myself yet. Today, after an insanely early day (assisting with technical matters at a 7 am […]
Inspired and instructed by Racing Weight, I’ve been keeping relatively close track of my weight, speed, and body fat since late last year. For instance, when I started keeping track of this, on December 26, 2010, I weighed 179.8 pounds with a body fat of 29.1% and ran three miles at a 10:59 pace. On […]
I’m faster, but not really lighter or leaner. I’ve done so much better in 2011 racing than 2010 that I wonder if my times are really correct. Yet it’s clear that I really am that much faster. Perhaps the 2010 version of me was horridly slow. Or the training I did is really paying off. […]
I’m working out, but not thrilled. Did both a run and a ride today; the run was very decent, but the ride was not. Figured that since today is my birthday I’d cop out by putting up results rather than a whole lot else. and… Oh, and Sunday is race day! An 8K this time. […]
I’ve realized that since I haven’t given up on running, I really need to put dates (at least years) on these events. The Bob and Ron’s 5K is the first race in the three race Great Aloha Run Readiness Series. Last year it was a different 5K (the S.A.M.’s 5K) that started it off. Similar […]
I’m beat. It’s been a rough week at work and even though I’m only on four days this week I’ve got little left. And I still need to work out. For the first time in months I’m having two classes to teach at night every week and it’s cutting into my training time, just like […]
My next race is this Sunday at the Bob and Ron’s 5K, which this year is the first race in the three race Great Aloha Run Readiness Series. My goal is to be faster than I was last year. Last year I did the SAM’s 5K (technically it was in December of 2009) at a […]
It’s time to seriously get down to business, at least in terms of some of these fitness goals. I spent a few minutes this long holiday weekend trying to figure out what some of them were. As far as fitness goes, I’ll list one every couple of days and comment (and free feel to comment […]
It’s been more than a week and I’m more than recovered from my second Honolulu Marathon. I was actually pretty well recovered the next day. To start with, the finish–two of the best things I experienced this year were no injuries and finishing. My two goals. And in fact, not only did I not injure […]
With just a few days to go, am I ready to run 26.2 miles? I’m thinking so. I’ve basically followed a training schedule where all but one of a whole bunch of runners was able to finish a marathon. I actually already have finished a marathon (although I struggled horribly through most of it). And […]