A couple of my friends are doing visual food diaries–photographing everything they eat this year. That might be a way to track my eating better. I’m convinced that I work out enough, although I don’t necessarily do enough strength training–that’s changing soon enough. On the other hand, my diet could use work. I’m considering whether […]
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 […]
After reading about heart rate monitor training and using one myself (I currently have one on loan from a Twitter friend that I really have to return), I have to say that yes, indeed, my performance has been better. Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot is the book I used as my reference, and […]
This was my second ever 5K, after the SAM’s 5K in December, which I finished at an inspiring 11:03 per mile pace. This was, in fact, the fastest pace I’ve done a run at. Until today. This event is held at Ala Moana Beach Park, or rather, mostly around Ala Moana Beach Park. It is […]
Training for athletic events–or just trying to get in or maintain shape, period–is full of opportunities to doubt yourself and quit. Every. Single. Day. What’s helpful–to a point–is the support of others. In fact, that’s not just what a training partner is for, that’s what Twitter is for. Since I often Tweet while running(!) and […]
I went out with a bunch of my Twitter friends for dinner on Friday night and got home past my bedtime, when I found out that Hawai’i was under a tsunami warning. So much for sleeping early and getting the weekend off to a great training start. Instead, while I worried I would have to […]
I’ve had a few heart rate monitors over the years; unfortunately they’ve tended to die on me after a year or so of use. I just got a new one from Nashbar for pretty cheap, so I’m using it to help in my training again. What is a heart rate monitor? Simply, it’s a way […]
The SAM’s 5K is the first 5K I’ve entered, and like in my other runs, I was lifted by my Team Twitter buddies, this time @alohajohn, @tadasauce, @bevclemente, @janck, and @shmerin. 5K isn’t very far; according to Google it’s 3.10685596 miles, meaning it’s about the same distance I’ve been running a few mornings a week. […]
I’m regaining lost ground. My weight which had gone over 190 is now back in the high 180s and I’m hoping back to my baseline 185 soon. Part of that is hard work–getting those 7:15 am runs in last week, as well as making sure I continued on the bike. Part of that was also […]
On Tuesday, I took off from my regular job to help out my friend Burt Lum and sit on a panel at a Hawai’i Department of Health summit. Our topic: social media. Between Burt, who works for Hawai’i’s Blue Cross/Blue Shield affiliate, known as HMSA, Randy Kusaka of the Hawai’i Blood Bank, and myself, we […]