So everyone’s been saying, “It’s good to see you running again.” And believe me, it’s good to be running again, but they almost always follow up with a, “So what happened?” I can’t blame them really. One day I’m kicking along in top gear, the next, I’m gone from the face of the planet. For [...]
I thought it would be appropriate to do a 2010 recap since that year is now over. Last year marked my return to the idea of getting healthy and active, and this time I actually followed through. It all started with a pact with my coworkers to walk the Country Music Half Marathon, a pact [...]
I decided recently to re-brand this website and call it “Out of Breath” (http://outofbreath.org in case you want to update your bookmarks, links, and feeds). I got the seed of this idea in Vegas and that seed germinated while running through Shelby Bottoms a couple of weeks ago. I was thinking about my jumping out [...]
I’ve heard that the definition of insane is repeating the same actions over and over again and expecting a different result each time. If that is the case then I must be insane. I bonked again today, and for good reason. I decided to do my 8 mile run without having eaten in 14 hours [...]
Today’s schedule called for 6 miles and 6 miles is what it got. A series of gaffs, omissions, and barriers made today’s workout a real challenge. Before I even left the house, I failed to limber myself up with The Stick. This has become part of my workout and something that is apparently even more [...]
After only a few posts I abandoned this blog (and my quest for good health). I’m picking up where I left off two and a half years ago. I’m still overweight and still struggling to get healthy. Since the beginning of this year, I have really been watching how much food I have been eating. [...]