I’m worried. I’ve not gotten as much training in for the century as I’d like to, and this weekend was pretty much a total loss, since I stayed out late on Friday night with my friends, did no riding yesterday but instead went to play basketball, and promptly injured myself. Now I’m sore and not […]
I used to play basketball very regularly when I was younger. I gave it up a few years ago because while I loved being part of a team and competing, I didn’t like being injured. No matter what the theory is, basketball is a contact sport, particularly for someone like me. In basketball terminology, I’m […]
I’m very, very sore. Yesterday I played basketball fairly competitively for the first time in many years. I had a ton of fun but I also injured myself. That’s why I gave up basketball in the first place. One of the problems with injuries is that it’s tough to do any kind of exercise when […]
Confidence is a big deal as an athlete–or just as a guy. Losing confidence is what ends athletic careers, including wanna be athletic ones. Like mine. Believing in myself, particularly as I get older, gets tougher and tougher when I’m feeling tired, having difficulty getting up hills, and am getting passed by cyclists, both younger […]
Not from working out, but from actual work, so I’m taking the day off from Athletic Diabetic except for this quickie post letting you know about that decision. I’m going to try to regroup on several fronts today; hopefully I’ll get in a bit of working out too. I’ll be back tomorrow!
I’ve got purpose. For the first time in awhile, my workouts seem to be falling into place, and even though I’m not getting everything done I want to, I think I’m getting enough done to be ready for my big ride next month. What’s my secret? I have none. Wake up early and work hard. […]
I’m inspired. Not that I haven’t been inspired before or there aren’t zillions of reasons to be inspired, but these past few weeks, Fat Cyclist and Team Fatty have been making me consider not just my personal fitness journey but also how to give back. Of course, Team Fatty is not the first or only […]
I have a goal every night of hitting the sack by 9:30 pm. I rarely make it. Keeping up this blog, for instance, or studying programming, or running, or cycling make it difficult to do so. This week I’ve yet to make a 9:30 am sleep time, and it’s not going to happen tonight either. […]
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 […]
Every so often I try to reinvent myself. That doesn’t mean that I become a different person, just skilled in a different area. A few years ago I decided I wanted to learn how to write computer programs, so I went ahead and did it. I decided not long ago I wanted to try to […]