In mid-July I was down a full 50 pounds. I still have more to go. My heart doesn’t race as much. I’m not as short of breath. I can jog again, and run up and down a basketball court without the need for an oxygen tank.
I found a website that gives you a rough idea on how many calories certain exercises would burn. As always, your mileage may vary, but these are a good enough approximation for you to get started with should you be interested in what you are burning. But that is not the reason for this aside. … Read more
Today starts August and with that is my agreement to join the pack in what is being tweeted as “Active August”. You can follow all of the tweets here. The rules as I understand them are quite simple: we agree to be more active during the month of August, look to be mindful of our … Read more
Well, I did it again. I dragged myself out of bed at six in the morning, drove thirty miles, and ran for thirteen miles before driving back home. Yessir, last Saturday was the Hartford Half-Marathon and for the third time in four years I was a participant. A few things were different this time. First, … Read more
I am ramping up for the Hartford Half in October. My plan is to do some long runs (8, 10, 12) once on the weekends and then get in three or four runs during the week at 4 to 5 miles each. If I can do that between now and race day I should be … Read more
I managed to drag myself to the start line in Holyoke this past Saturday for the 33rd running of the Saint Patrick’s Day Road Race. I know what you are thinking, you are thinking “hey, Saint Patrick’s day was two weeks ago”, and you would be right. Traditionally, the road race and parade are held … Read more
