Since my last post I’ve continued on my training for the half marathon though I hit a couple of set backs. The first set back was our family summer vacation not long after that post. We went to North Carolina but stopped into Maine and upstate New York for a while on the way. IContinue reading “First half marathon”
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Half marathon training
For a while, off and on, I’ve had it in the back of my mind that I would like to run a half marathon. Each time I get back into running and get a good routine going I figure I should work on going longer. I’ve run in a few races over the years, butContinue reading “Half marathon training”
Break a cycle
Seems like a common thread for my life and writing here, periods of being good about my health and fitness followed by periods of sliding backwards. In August I was back up to 250lbs and not in a great spot. Since then I’ve been doing fairly well with eating well and exercising. But I’ve hadContinue reading “Break a cycle”
Beautiful views & eye opening realizations
A couple of my good friends are celebrating birthdays this month. As part of that they wanted to hike Cape Split as a group. Despite living here for a long time, and it being a well known trail I’ve only been out to the point twice before, the first time was just over a yearContinue reading “Beautiful views & eye opening realizations”
A month of running
We’ve reached the end of 2020 and also the end of December which was the month long virtual 5k wwwp5k. When I first decided to challenge myself to do not just one 5k during the month but try to run a 5k every day I wasn’t really sure I was going to make it. EvenContinue reading “A month of running”
Runner’s World Run Streak – AKA Senff’s Bootcamp
Runner’s World has a holiday run streak challenge that it does. This is heavily US based so it runs from their Memorial Day May 25th until July 4th. That’s 41 days where you commit to running at least 1 mile each day. One of my co-workers, Senff, recruited a few of us to join himContinue reading “Runner’s World Run Streak – AKA Senff’s Bootcamp”
Cape Split
Today was the first day of my Sabbatical from work. Three months were a all my typical excuses are no longer valid. I have the time and ability to do a bunch of things I’ve been putting off. I started today with one thing I’ve been putting off for a long time. Not really intentionally,Continue reading “Cape Split”
Isolation Fitness
With the isolation going on I’ve been working hard on building the habits to become healthy. I bought a new bike which I absolutely love. The weather hasn’t been the best but I’ve gotten out on a couple good rides. I can’t wait to ride a bunch more. After a few recommendations I also purchasedContinue reading “Isolation Fitness”
Building Habits
So often I’ve written these type posts, about getting started again when it comes to fitness goals and habits. This time I’m going to start at a different approach. I’ve just started reading Atomic Habits by James Clear and I’m not far in but I’m already seeing benefits and advice I can take. One ofContinue reading “Building Habits”
Fitness Roller Coaster
Fitness, or lack there of, has been a reoccurring topic on this blog and my life. Like many people who struggle with weight things have been a roller coaster. A few years back I thought I had finally broken that and had built all the good habits I needed to stay fit and healthy, butContinue reading “Fitness Roller Coaster”
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