Cross posted with my other blog, Uncommon Cents: Since I’m interested in health as well as finances, I often look for where the two intersect. One of the places it does is in taking fitness classes. For what it’s worth, I think that, provided one important caveat is kept in mind, I think classes are […]
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 on record as saying that punishments and rewards (or negative and positive consequences, as a social worker like me might say) only work to a certain extent. That said, if I hit some of my target times, I’m planning on rewarding myself this year. For instance, for breaking a 10:30 pace in my 5K–shattering […]
I’m beat. The addition of supervising a former intern for her clinical license hours took just an hour or so this weekend but it certainly seems like I’m more tired than I need to be. I also have been working harder on tracking my finances and food than I have in awhile. What’s interesting is […]
This entry is cross posted with my other blog, Uncommon Cents: While I’ve been a cyclist for a long time and know where to get cheap cycling goods and clothing–Performance Bike and eBay are two of my favorites–I’m still a newbie at running equipment. Fortunately there’s not a lot of equipment for running. Socks–I’m not […]
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 […]
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 […]
…and I’m back. Kind of. My aunt has moved in with us, possibly permanently. It’s already been more than a month. That has compressed my time more than I’d like, but my marathon training is largely on target. I’m amazed at how five mile runs are so much easier than I could imagine, and quicker. […]
This is the most stressful time in my life since my father had his stroke. My aunt has moved in with us, at least for awhile, since her memory is not what it typically is. Whether this is a resolvable delirium or a permanent dementia is not clear, and we won’t know for a few […]
I’m making progress, even if it’s at a price. I’m a bit sore; ran a hard four miles on Tuesday evening, then an easy six tonight. Tuesday was hard in intensity, but easy to do because the terrain was flat, friends were with me, and the weather was nice. Tonight was a different story. It […]