January 1st, take 2: an update
Just a quick note. I’m 3 days into my second try at starting my New Year’s resolutions. And how am I doing? Not too shabby, actually. I’ve hit the treadmill every day so far — …
January 1st, take 2
I’m big on New Year’s resolutions. For years now, I’ve taken time as the year changes from old to new, and assess how the previous year went and figure out what I want to do …
New recruit
One of my very favorite things to do is to bring someone new into my world of triathlons and running. Sometimes they are reluctantly dragged into it, kicking and screaming, quite sure that they’re going …
The ice cream is winning
You know, the holidays are always tough: tons of food around and everyone seems to encourage the idea that any sweet imbued with the warm fuzziness of Christmas is calorie-free. Let me be the first to …
By the wayside
A triathlete friend of mine recently pulled me aside and asked me, point blank: “so, are you even a triathlete anymore? Or have you become a complete wuss and given up on the sport?” Well, …
Drumroll, please…
I know everyone has been anxiously awaiting hearing about the results of my body fat test (don’t deny it – you’ve been doing nothing but watching your RSS Feeds and Facebook for evidence of a new …
Lofty?
Just in case you hadn’t noticed, I’m kind of a goal-oriented person (can I be nominated for Understatement of the Year yet?). I NEED something out there to work towards. Because otherwise? Yea, I don’t …
Here we go again
Another year comes, another resolution to be better about keeping up with this blog. But, I really, really mean it this time. Really! 2010 — despite my silence — went out with a bang for …
Dunkless dunking
Just a short update on my previous post about my slightly-crazy idea of having my body fat tested in a dunk tank: It didn’t happen. Yup – trainer dude had the stomach flu and was …
Getting ready for the dunk
If y’all remember back to April 2009 (really? does anyone? I know I barely do…) I had a pretty momentous adventure: I went and got myself dunked in a tank to measure my body fat …