Well, here we are at the end of another year and at the start of a brand new year. A new year full of opportunities to learn, grow, and improve. This is the time of year when most people are setting up New Year’s resolutions for themselves. Many will fail. The reason why we fail […]
December 2014
16 posts
I recently saw this movie called Desert Runners which is about this group of runners attempting the “Grand Slam,” which means they will attempt to finish 4 desert ultramarathons in one calendar year. According to the movie, the first person to have completed the Grand Slam is “Ultramarathon Man” Dean Karnazes. The 4 desert races are: […]
This morning I drove over to Bonita, Ca to run my first official 10K. It was cold! My phone said it was 40 degrees out there. Fortunately, I was dressed for the cold and there was a McDonald’s across the street where I was able to pick up a hot cup of coffee. The race […]
It is about 3am Friday morning. I have been tossing and turning for the last couple hours and finally decided that I might as well get up and write down a few things that I was thinking before I finally hit the road and make the 2 hour drive to my 10k in Bonita, Ca. […]
Yesterday we had a Christmas potluck at work. There was a ton of food. I was stuffed with two plates, but there was still more food to try so I really pushed it with the third plate. The rest of the day my stomach felt really full and bloated. But there was still dessert on […]
I’m not a big fan of math but I do like calculations, planning, and strategy. The other day I sat down to look at what speed I need to travel to make the 30 hour cutoff in the 100 mile races that I have lined up for this year. The absolute slowest that I can […]
This is the meal schedule that I have planned out for this week. The proteins will be interchangeable so I don’t always have to eat the same thing (chicken) but it’ll mostly be chicken. The main thing I was trying to calculate is how much rice I have to eat to hit my carb goals. […]
This is it, the race I’ve been waiting to sign up for. In my first post I mentioned how I have crewed my brothers the last three years and how watching them finish the race this past October inspired me to start training for the race as well. Well, here I am now, about two months later […]
I took the entire week off to rest my knee which was really hurting last weekend. It feels pretty good now. It wasn’t hurting at all when I was walking or climbing in\out of my truck. It did feel tender when I would go up or down stairs. I was using the handrails to keep […]
We had the final weigh-in Tuesday instead of Friday. I guess they figured that if we haven’t lost the weight by now, another three days won’t matter. I weighed in just a few pounds lighter than I originally started so I’m pretty sure I didn’t win this contest. That doesn’t surprise me. These last few […]
Rule #3- Don’t be Afraid to Fail. Rule #4- Ignore the Naysayers. About ten years ago, I discovered that I wasn’t half bad at running. I had started a routine of running two miles every morning and running two miles at night. I was also lifting weights at the time. That may have been one […]
I went away for the weekend. My wife and I went to a Casino\Resort near San Diego, California to go see Jim Gaffigan. He was hilarious. This year we didn’t really get to take a vacation so I figured I’d splurge a little and get the Suite. It was nice. It was about a two […]
I went for a long run Friday afternoon. I had set out to do 10 miles. I hadn’t done a long run like this yet that wasn’t on a track or on a trail so I wasn’t sure yet how I was going to stay on pace with the 13 min miles that I […]
I never played any sports. I don’t even watch any sports now. Back in high school I used to do a 20+ minute mile because instead of running a mile like I was supposed to, I was walking the track with the rest of the losers and slackers who could think of a million other […]
Tuesday morning, 6 am. While most people were still nestled snug in their warm beds (where I wanted to be) I was at the track training for my upcoming races. Drought-stricken California was expecting a big storm but the weather site said that it wasn’t expected to reach here until 8am. I figured that […]
Time to really step up the training. Monday- Weights- HIIT- 5 circuits of Squat-n-Press, 2min Cardio, Bent-over Rows, Bench Press, 3min Cardio, Repeat. At a different time of day I will go for a 4 mile run. Tuesday- Tough Mudder training- 5 circuits of a ton of different exercises designed to kick your butt. You […]