Lifting weights is a means to an end

by | Fitness, Personal

Why do you go to the gym? Is it only for the health benefits of being in shape, or is it so that you can do something useful with your body? Do you just want to cut down on your body fat and build up some muscle, or is there a practical reason that you lift weights?...

I did not lose my wedding ring at the pool.

by | Personal

I did not lose my wedding ring at the pool today, but I am certainly going to remember to remove it the next time before I get in the water. It never left my finger, but not through lack of trying. Today was the first time that I got in the pool for about a year or so...

Boston will be the 2007 Spring Marathon

by | Personal, Sports

While I would still prefer to run a different marathon, I can’t really afford to travel very far and I do have a beef to settle with Boston. It is my slowest marathon to date. My plan is to make it my fastest after the next Patriot’s Day has passed. For...

2006 Final Numbers

by | Personal

2006 has come and gone, and 2007 is about to start. This year, I ran just shy of 1370 miles. Not a lot of miles, but enough to have kept me busy. I suffered two injuries, one of which was running related. In mid January, I pulled a muscle in my neck which delayed my...

Taking time off is hard

by | Personal

I have used the start of Winter as a time to recover from a long racing season. My racing season usually starts in late winter, peters out a bit after my Spring marathon, and then goes full bore through the Summer and until my Autumn marathon. After the Autumn...