I wrote in a previous post how one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to not weigh myself. I wanted to see if I could go a whole year and not know my own number. Well, a few days ago I broke down and weighed myself. I was buying a t-shirt on a website from…
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Exercise session, and new wall charts
Things were conspiring against my treadmill efforts today. I managed to tweak my left knee somehow, and every 7th or 8th time I stepped down on it, I got this un-nifty shooting pain under the kneecap. Within a few seconds of attempting to jog, my left plantar area also began complaining sharply, and of course…
Snowpocolypse appears to be melting
I haven’t written in days, I’ve been too busy coping with the snow that fell on Seattle in a great white blanket of agony. Oh right, you like the snow? Yeah I know, a lot of people do. Maybe agony is too strong a word, but unfortunately for me, snow is an anxiety trigger. I’m…
First run of the year for 2012
I managed to do 20 minutes before the itching became unbearable. That’s 11 minutes longer than I went the last time, so I’m counting this as a win. I’m feeling okay about doing this, but not very hopeful that I’ll be able to run much of this event, if at all. I still can’t even…
Running update: simulpost to the Against the Wind Blog
Hey folks, As many of you know, I’m a guest blogger at the Against the Wind Blog, run by the Dick Beardsley Foundation and in support of the Virtual 5k Race the Foundation puts on every year. This is my latest post. You can read it at their website directly, or here: I wish I…
And now for something completely different
I might be taking a break. This happens, I’ll go through periods where I don’t feel like blogging. Dear Internet; it’s nothing personal. The thing is, usually when I finally get around to making this announcement, then the phase is over and the next day I’ve got twenty things to report. So in case that…
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