Category Archives: Physical
Fighting the Midwestern winter spread
It is becoming painfully clear to me why people tend to gain weight in the Midwest during the winter. First, it is cold outside and the thought of hot food is SO enticing. Honestly, who craves a salad when it … Continue reading
How ya’ like the ol’ man now?
I accomplished a long held goal today and it was really satisfying. About 20 years ago, I told my wife that I wanted to be healthy enough and in good enough shape to wrestle my son when he is 18 … Continue reading
Pretty cool
I just finished my morning run. It did not feel great. From about the halfway point, I was giving myself a pep talk. “Just keep going. You can do it. You can make it. You’ve done it before.” Imagine my … Continue reading
Adding something new
Early this morning, I walked to the gym and officially added weight lifting to my fitness regimen. Hopefully, I will run three days and lift or do calisthenics three days. We’ll see how faithful I am.
It’s official
I think that I can say that I am officially in fairly decent shape (for a 49 year old). I just finished a so-so run and discovered that I ran an 8 minute mile pace. Amazing! It was just a … Continue reading
This is getting to be old hat
I hope that my little posts on exercise are encouraging you. This morning, I went on my morning run and ran my best time by 36 SECONDS! The amazing thing is that I wasn’t pushing myself too hard. It was just … Continue reading
Just a little bit farther
I didn’t set a new record today. However, I did feel good enough to change the end of my run to make it 4.0 miles long! I must say, that I am starting to feel like a runner! I am … Continue reading
Just like Roger Bannister
A little piece of sports history this morning… On July 1st, 1945, Gunder Hägg of Sweden set the record for a one mile run. On that day he ran the mile in 4::01.3. He held the record for the next … Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, a new record!
I continued my quest to get in shape this morning and went on my morning run. Now, if you have followed my quest, you will appreciate what I am about to say. I RAN MY BEST TIME OF THE YEAR! … Continue reading
Yo baby, yo baby, yo baby, yo!
I just finished my morning run. I only “sprinted” one time… After that first one, I didn’t feel all that confident that i could do any more and still finish the run, so I just tried to keep a good … Continue reading
