Well, Saturday I ran 5K for the first time! No walking, no stopping. With hills, even!
I started fairly fast (for me) and made myself slow down just a bit and I was glad I did because I had the energy to run up a endless long mountain goat grade fairly steep incline (for me) [...]
Tags: 5k, books, Grateful Dead, marathon, running, spirituality, triathlon, whiner
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Sun, December 28 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Training journal » 3 Comments
Well, the 3.9 is gone again. Phew! Back in business and feeling much better. This is the final weigh-in for the Biggest Loser Blog Edition, but I think my essentially maintaining through the holidays has eliminated me from the top competition. (If I yo-yo up and down a few pounds again over the next few [...]
Tags: 5k, BLBE, marathon, running, weight loss
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Sat, December 27 2008 » Progress » 3 Comments
Some miscellaneous notes…
Jason, who stopped by the other day to offer some encouragement (thanks!), has a great blog about his 130 pound loss. He also started running along the way, is a believer in slow running, and has even done some  ultramarathons (my current not-so-secret obsession). Jason and I started within a pound of each [...]
Tags: 5k, BLBE, fit blogs, running, ultramarathon
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Wed, December 24 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Support » 2 Comments
I will tie bells to my shoelaces and dust off my reindeer antlers as I participate in the Jingle Bell Run/Walk® for Arthritis, a 5K fun run/walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. And YOU can help, too!
Please consider making a donation on our team page: TeamSpirit
Between my having been sick recently and my creaky knees, [...]
Tags: 5k, arthritis, gratitude, please help, running, walking
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Wed, November 26 2008 » Everything else » 4 Comments