Almost a full month has passed since I signed up and started training for the Kortelopet. In that time, I’ve accomplished the following quantitative things:(Teachers call this the “summative” assessment). Biked 222 total miles (421 miles from Jan – May) Ran 11.54 total miles Walked an average of 9, 489 steps per day Lost 8Continue reading “Stronger Every Day — (May Recap)”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Down For the Count … But Not Out of the Race
I thought about calling this blog post “Pity Party: Table for One” but after some processing and mental fortitude I realize that I don’t want to throw a pity party anymore. Sorry me. I take back my invitation. The Pity Party is cancelled. But I think it’s important to detail the events that led upContinue reading “Down For the Count … But Not Out of the Race”
Biking, Running, Hiking, and Bird Murder
Instead of posting several short blog updates day-by-day of my activities I thought it would be more efficient to just give a weekend update. Saturday, March 23rd This weekend called for rain and scattered storms so I tried to plan my workouts around the weather. It was suppose to rain all day on Saturday soContinue reading “Biking, Running, Hiking, and Bird Murder”
Graduation, Hiking, and Mental Health
Although today was suppose to be a rest day, I needed to get out of the house and process some feelings. Today is graduation day for the Class of 2020…or at least it would’ve been in another time. There are three awesome people who plan the Senior Lock in each year and I am oneContinue reading “Graduation, Hiking, and Mental Health”
How To Trick A Book Nerd Into Working Out
Last May I happened to Google search “Urban Noir Fantasy Books” because I am writing a novel that roughly falls in the oxymoronic genre called “fantasy realism.” I’ve been told that wise authors read other novels in that genre if only to see what had been done before/already. So from 2018-2029, I read the EddieContinue reading “How To Trick A Book Nerd Into Working Out”
Rest Day: What I Eat In A Day (Part 1)
Well, the weather didn’t agree with me this weekend and I had a two-day long rest from cardio. I did my bodyweight circuit today so that’s something. Whenever bad weather strikes, I’ve decided to show off a picture review of what I ate that day. Why? Because diet is 80% of fitness. I wish IContinue reading “Rest Day: What I Eat In A Day (Part 1)”
That Metric Half-Century Is So Close That I Can Taste It!
Today’s bike ride was an LSD day and I started out with no agenda other than ‘bike for as long or as far as you want.’ Well, I ended up biking 30.14 miles today, and I feel pretty damn good. Around this time last year, I was dying just biking 10-12 miles in one trip.Continue reading “That Metric Half-Century Is So Close That I Can Taste It!”
So…Bike Sprints/HIIT Isn’t THAT Bad
After Wednesday’s rain, I was forced to push my bike sprints forward another day. I finally got out there yesterday (Thursday) and got ’em done. After a brief Google search, I stumbled onto Cycling.com and their HIIT circuit for biking. I made a few small modifications since I’m on a hybrid/gravel bike and not aContinue reading “So…Bike Sprints/HIIT Isn’t THAT Bad”
It Gets Easier
One of my favorite inspirational quotes comes from season 2 of the adult animated comedy/drama television show Bojack Horseman. In the show, the titular character Bojack (who is an anthropomorphic horse) takes up running to help him prepare for a movie role in which he would play the horse Secretariat (also anthropomorphized) who was hisContinue reading “It Gets Easier”
Encountering and Overcoming My “Blerch”
Feel free to take a look at The Oatmeal comic that I reference to fully understand “The Blerch”: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/running I weigh-in twice a week, once on a Monday and once on a Friday and I record the lower of the two weights. Today’s weigh-in showed no weight loss. In fact, since I started training overContinue reading “Encountering and Overcoming My “Blerch””
Couch to 29K: A Health and Fitness Journey 