Category: Health
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Still running, and meeting goals
Part 1: getting to 5k Back in February I wrote a piece about running. At that point I had just transitioned from running increasingly long intervals broken up by walking recovery to running nonstop for 25 minutes. I had just completed a 2.2 mile 25 minute run][1], and I was looking forward to completing a…
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I’ve been running
I decided to start running late last November. I don’t think I had any specific reason, but a few weeks before I started I played a pickup football game with my cousins and realized just how far out of shape I was; it was far more than just being overweight. I could hardly breathe partway…
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Trying to commit to riding to work
OK, I’m the first to admit my timing is poor. We’re well into fall now and winter is fast approaching. Although the days are nice, the mornings are cold, and the sun sets earlier every day. An early October start Last week was the start. I made it 4 days that week, and the only…
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Feels Like Spring
We’re a few days into spring now, and it really and truly feels like spring already. It seems like we went from almost winter to full on warm weather in only a week. I’m certainly not complaining though. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this weather. It almost feels like coming out of hibernation. I went out…
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Weekend Walks, February Edition
I haven’t been on a bike ride since the big snowstorm early this month. I probably could have gone this weekend, but after my crash in January I’m still wary of packed snow and ice on the paths. Hopefully in another week or two we’ll get enough sun and that won’t be a problem for…
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Restarted Fitness Goals
Several years ago I set a goal to get in pretty good shape by Andy’s wedding. Over that time I lost about 45 pounds, and I felt great. Now here I am a few years later and I am (quite literally) right back where I started. So here we go again. I’m setting some pretty…
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