Week 5 is over! Although I am sure some wanted to, nobody called me an ambulance at the park. Longest run in at least a year or so and thankful for Biofreeze and Ibuprofen.
Tag: run
Broken, But Running. Vlog #4
Officially completed week 4 and after some needed changes to the overall training balance, I am still old and broken, but hurting a little less. Despite being forced to run more hills than any fat guy needs to run, this…
Broken, But Running. Vlog #3
Shorter video this week, but the schedule be like that sometimes. From the worst running shoes I have owned to a 10lb cinnamon roll, week 3 has something for everyone. At least for the 4 of you that watch these.…
On the beach
I spent last week in St. Augustine, Florida away from the gym, away from my calendar, away from any alarms on my phone, and away from the barbell. I got out of my comfort zone in new ways, including going…
FEAT Outrunning Autism 5K
On June 5th, all of the C25K training I have been doing came to a head and I put on some really uncomfortably short shorts to head out for my first 5K in about 10 years. I went back to…
Validation & Pace
As much as I tried not to focus on my pace or any metrics relating to running as I prepared for the 5K tomorrow, I simply was not able to do it. I am just hard-wired that way. When I…
C25K – Week 8 of 8
I somehow got my days mixed up this week and everything felt off. I believe this was because of Memorial Day being Monday and my wife having the day off. I normally followed a running schedule of Tues/Thurs/Sun but this…
9K + One Year with Peloton
An email popped up in my inbox letting me know I have had the bike for a year now. I downloaded all of my workouts from my dashboard and totaled up a few of the columns to see where I…
C25k – Week 7 of 8
Things be heatin’ up tho. Well, for the first day. Then the weather went nuts and dropped. This week was the longest running intervals to date with a few more on the horizon before race day. I felt far better…
Rain Delay
How it started, versus how it’s going. Since I have time between the end of lifting and when I need to be at home, I have been filling the gap by walking. I would say 99% of the time I…