Endurance
No running again today. A couple of test steps proved that I wasn’t going to have any lateral stability in my right ankle, even wrapped up. However, walking was back on the menu, so I took the dogs on a brisk 2-miler. It felt great to push myself a bit. [...]
Read the rest
Dirty Dozen
It’s my twelfth day running, and it doesn’t suck! It’s crazy, but I’m starting to think that I just might be able to stick with this… This morning’s run was almost a little fun. I didn’t ever feel like I wasn’t going to make it through any of my [...]
Read the rest
Back In The Saddle
Two days of alternate activity seems to have done the trick! I managed my full course today, at my original run/walk ratio. I had the pace turned down a bit, just to be careful, but I got it done. Weight-loss: So obviously, part of this whole fitness-kick is my [...]
Read the rest
Day of Rest
So I took my first break from running today. I should have taken it yesterday. I damaged myself. Stupid of me, I know. Everyone says you should take at least one day a week off for recovery, but I let my OCD get the better of me, and since [...]
Read the rest
Why Am I Doing This?
So this morning I finally, on the spur of the moment, decided to start running. This is a surprise to no one more than myself. I haven’t run regularly in over two decades, since the debacle that was the 1989 summer biathlon. Three months of grueling training that left [...]
Read the rest