Posts Tagged ‘running’

I had a good run tonight. I’m repeating Week 3 of the Cool Running Couch-to-5k-Run Progam, and as I burned through the first 200-yard stretch tonight I thought I was toast. I got my head right by the end, though, and pushed through the last 400 yards and stacked on a few extra yards for [...]

Nike+ has added a new feature to their website, the Nike Mini, which is a customized, animated avatar that reflects your energy level. You can check out my Mini here.
Cute little devil, ain’t he? He’s a better dancer than I am, too. I’ve just made him the screen saver on my iMac, so if he [...]

A month ago, I made it a goal to run 10 times in 4 weeks. Having never been a runner, I wasn’t sure I’d make it.
Tonight I’m happy to report I just barely met the goal:

Tonight’s run was very uneven (I didn’t drink near enough fluids this weekend and my calves are paying the price), [...]

A follow-up to some old studies on belly size has shown there’s a possible link between obesity and dementia. This seems to coincide with a new study demonstrating a relationship between insulin and Alzheimer’s; if you’re at risk for diabetes, you may be at risk for Alzheimer’s.
That’s all I needed to hear to get out [...]

Spring Break is officially over. I work in education so I got the week off, but it went by so fast it felt like just another weekend. It was one of those weeks I was constantly on the move, out running around for one reason or another or working on things at home. Today we [...]

Started the running program tonight.
Did not die.
Actually, it felt pretty good. The alternating run/walk routine was easy to follow without completely wiping me out, and a quick blood pressure check afterward showed a small spike in my systolic digits but the diastolic was fine. I’ve got a slight tightness in my shins, otherwise no pain. [...]

Tomorrow, Troy and I officially start the Cool Running Couch-to-5k Running Program. The late cold weather delayed us several times this month, but now it looks like weather for both of us will be more cooperative this week and we’re going to get started. Anyone else feel like joining us?
I spent some time the last [...]

I hit a definite plateau in my weight loss recently, holding the same weight from late December through the middle of February. I thought I was going to have to start the running program before I saw any change, but then I got sick. That fever and infection knocked seven pounds off me in a [...]

Is anyone else sick of “No pain, no gain!”
I thought that died in the early nineties, but occasionally I’ll hear it pop up again. In most cases it’s at a gym or similar workout setting, and it always makes me think of some steroided-out musclehead getting in someone’s face, thinking it’s going to pump them [...]

It’s been an interesting start to the year already, but there’s a lot on the horizon.
For starters, Muy Mal is officially back, complete with a rockin’ new look provided by Russ Dickerson. John and Weston have already posted their first contributions and mine won’t be far behind. I’ll be wrapping up Down Vendetta Road and [...]