I’m not having fun, but I am getting fitter. Waking up at 4:30 am on Saturdays for running is not exactly my idea of a great time (even though I love, love, love, love my running partners) but it’s working. I hate hills, even though I’m doing them. To me, working out is just that–work. […]
Getting up before five on a Saturday morning is typically not a lot of fun. But it’s become my weekly stress relief, joining a running group that starts at 6 am at Kapi’olani Community College. A few of my Twitter friends are getting together regularly for a quick run, then breakfast at Grandma G’s, which […]
It was better than either of my previous Ford Islands, but not the best 10K I’ve run. It was a beautiful day, I ran the whole way through, I made one pit stop to tackle two tasks: tying a loose shoelace and using the bathroom, and I lost a few seconds there. In the end, […]
Not the time of year, but what happened to me on my Wednesday evening run. Just a few tenths of a mile into a three mile run I fell for the first time I can remember. My right knee and phone took the brunt of the impact, both with more scratches than I’d like to […]
I’m running out of time. It’s essentially April and I have several events this month, starting with Saturday’s Ford Island Bridge Run. This’ll be my third year in a row of running this particular 10K. It’s a lollipop course that starts downhill–and ends uphill. In the meantime I’ve not been training like I want to, […]
While I still (and I think always will) hate running, I do have to admit that it may be saving my life–well, that, cycling, and eating better. When I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 34, I weighed 265 pounds. As of today, I weigh under 180, headed toward 170. I was breathing hard and […]
I’m grieving and lost. There are still many unanswered questions about the death of my cousin Mike at a very young age that may or may not be answered in time. Moreover, I’m lost in training. I have no events this month to train for either; in fact, while I have two runs (a 5K […]
I’m recovered, mostly. It was tough to get through the Great Aloha Run the way I did–even walking part of the way–but it wasn’t so tough to just try to recover by resting and working out more passively with more cycling. And maybe swimming depending on how the week goes. Running has been rewarding in […]
I’m tired and sore. The Great Aloha Run on Monday following a hike and bike ride on Sunday (and a bike ride alone on Saturday) took a lot out of me. That said, I’m pretty pleased with my results. To drop over a minute and a half per mile from my previous best time tells […]
The Great Aloha Run is the longest race I’ve done on a regular basis. This year’s edition marked my fourth GAR; I’ve only done two Honolulu Marathons and I’ve not done any other running event more than twice (although I plan to do the Ford Island Bridge Run for a third time in April). One […]