I finally gave in this week and took some time off from workouts because of both a crazy schedule and this lingering cold. It was at least as hard as working out. I’m finding that discipline doesn’t just mean working out when I’m scheduled to work out, rain or shine, sick or not. It means […]

I’m sick. I said this already. I’m trying to push through and I actually had a great hike his morning with a bunch of Twitter friends, but this afternoon I’m definitely not feeling well. It could be that my new workout schedule is leaving me tired. Or that the four days off I have are […]

I’m not getting better, yet. This is “just” a cold, but a cold can be enough to make someone miserable. I’m not miserable, but I’m not all that great. One of the things I’ve decided is that I am not giving myself excuses. Rain, I’m training. Injured, I’m training. Sick, I’m training. So I’m training. […]

I can work out, work out, and work out. At most, it’s only half of what keeps me healthy. The other half is diet. Diet is where I often fail. Part of the issue is simple: I have to eat. And while I make a lot of efforts to eat healthily (what is healthy is […]

This past Thursday was a Twitter Fun Run in Honolulu; my buddy Jenn has already blogged about the run so I won’t go into that. I participated, but I’ve cut down on my running for awhile. Why? To try to avoid injury. That said, as soon as these two centuries are over, I’m going to […]

The weather is making me batty. Instead of being able to go on my final training rides in the past few days, the rain has prevented me from doing much in the way of outdoor exercise. It’s enough to drive me crazy. I’m hoping things improve so I can get in at least one or […]

It was a horrible work week. It was also a horrible workout week. And not the best diet week either. I met an online acquaintance on Monday night–a usual workout night–to talk blogging, so that day was a loss; on Tuesday, when I usually work my second job but haven’t because I’ve run out of […]

I’m grateful for the days off. It’s a much needed few days off from work which can be really helpful in getting caught up on so many things, including coding projects, work for my part time job, cleaning house, and cleaning the truck. And a little bit for working out. My back is mostly better–it’s […]

I think that one thing after another is an issue. The weather. Social obligations. Work. Injuries. And just laziness. Recently I’ve been having cascading equipment issues, from needing new wheels to a worn out rear tire to changing chains to changing shifters and brake levers. Now my bottom bracket needs replacing, and I still haven’t […]

I went for a group run on Thursday night; while I have had a training partner at work when Twitterless E was stationed temporarily where I am, since she’s left I’ve been training alone, which I almost always did before she came. But on Thursday I met up with a few of my Twitter friends […]