Preseason and Beach Run memories

by | Personal

One of my favorite runs has to be the preseason Beach Run at Daytona Beach. When I was in college, we had two preseasons each year. At the end of each Summer my cross country team would get together a week or two before classes started. We would go somewhere different...

Tough runs back to back

by | Fitness, Personal

Yesterday morning, I ran the Bridgton Four Miler in 22:38. With a day and a half of rest, I ran a good quarter mile workout fartlek style at the Back Cover 5k Race Series this evening. Given that I did not properly fuel for the race (I only ate at breakfast and lunch...

Why can only fat people buy belts?

by | Personal

I do not buy belts very often. Tonight, I threw out a belt that I have had for at least 8 years. Three or four days ago the end of the belt finally fell away from the rest of the belt past the notch that I use, which had been hanging on by less and less over the last...

Weight Lifting with a Broken Finger

by | Injuries, Personal

A week ago, I broke my ring finger. On my way out the door the next day to go do my Monday morning weight lifting workout, I realized that that probably was not a very good idea. As such, I took the last week off from lifting and just did a lot of running. Which I...

The Broken Finger

by | Injuries, Personal

It is amazing how something as simple as catching a football wrong can derail your workout plans. After my mile race on Sunday, I spent the afternoon at the beach tossing the football back and forth while out wading in the ocean. One wrong catch, and the finger has...