Daily log of my running and overall health improvement.
Posted in C25K, Road 2 Healthy on Jul 8th, 2010
Positive attitude right!? Today I started reading the Runner’s World Forums that helped me start running in 2008. Reading one post and replying triggered the urge to quit smoking again. Next I have to start running. With the temperature outside in the 90’s and humidity in the same range I have to wait for a [...]
Posted in C25K, Road 2 Healthy on Jul 5th, 2010
Last year about this time I abruptly stopped running. No excuses I just started smoking again and always said that once I quit again I will start running again. A year later and I am still smoking. All that work for nothing. BUT, I am feeling the itch again. I remember when I was [...]
Posted in Road 2 Healthy on Mar 23rd, 2009
Today I ran 1.5 miles and had to “run” to get my inhaler. I finished off 2 miles and had to walk. I haven’t been taking my Advair lately since I ran out. I guess I still need it. Also, it turns out that the rescue inhaler I was taking wasn’t a rescue inhaler but [...]
Posted in Road 2 Healthy on Jan 19th, 2009
“Oh what a rogue and peasant slave am I!
Is it not monstrous…”
Since sometime in December (I don’t even want to know) I have not run, worked out or even cared about what I ate. I cared about what I ate but ate it anyway. Last week I had enough – again. But this time things [...]
Posted in Road 2 Healthy on Dec 16th, 2008
Enough is enough already! Mix in a new baby, Thanksgiving, Christmas cookies and visitors and what happens? Yeah, no running and gaining weight!
Like I said, I had enough and went to the gym today to run. I got in 2.75 in 30 minutes; not bad for being gone for a few weeks. I did the [...]
Posted in 8K Training, Road 2 Healthy on Nov 26th, 2008
After my last run I tried a “program” on the new treadmills at the gym. It was a “fitness test”. Just a five minute run with increasing incline. When complete the machine will take your Heart Rate. From that, your weight and age it calculate your VO2max. Mine was 35.3 (low). Slightly concerned yet not [...]
