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Category: General Running and/or Fitness
February 24, 2016
TCS NYC Marathon Results Magazine
I received a magazine in the mail about a month ago. Getting magazines isn’t usual for me because I have a number of subscriptions, but this one was special. I reported that I ran the New York City Marathon last November. This is the official magazine of the results. It’s a nice commemorative piece in general, especially considering how much I paid for the race! But there’s something about this magazine that makes it extra special for me. There were almost 50,000 people that finished this race, including many elite athletes and celebrities. But somewhere in this list of finishers, there’s me.[…continue reading]
February 22, 2016
You Never Know Who You’re Inspiring
This seemed appropriate for a Motivation Monday. I was feeling kinda down last week: The really cold weather was discouraging me from running and forced me to cut a run short. And I’ve been missing a lot of gym sessions with my trainer because of scheduling conflicts. And then I was sent flat on my butt by a cold. Among that and other things going on, I was feeling pretty discouraged, out of control, and a little hopeless. But, then I got inspired and motivated in a way I didn’t expect. I had quite a few errands and chores to[…continue reading]
February 9, 2016
January 2016 Review
As promised, my first of the monthly reviews for 2016 as promised in my New Year’s Resolutions. I’m going to incorporate a new feature to this year’s reviews with a little table summarizing progress. Monthly summary at a glance: January 2016 at a glance Starting Current Change To Go Weight (lbs.) 194.4 194.0 -0.4 Fat (lbs.) 48.4 47.9 -0.4 12.9 Goal This Month Annual Average Hours Sleep 8.00 6.94 6.94 Starting Current Change To Go PMP PDUs 48.5 48.5 0 6.5 This Month Year to Date Running KM’s 142 km 142 km I suppose the biggest feature of January 2016[…continue reading]
