In my “One Awesome Summer” post, I talked about my goals for the summer. It’s a big list, and I’ll likely not do everything on it … but I can try. The point of this post is to take a look[…]
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Category: Fitness
To the Couch and Back Again
Three years after I started running, I’m returning to 5K training. Specifically, I’m re-playing Zombies, Run! 5K, which is a couch-to-5K training app that includes — you guessed it — zombies. Zombies, Run! 5K is an 8-week training course meant to take[…]
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Endlessly Tweaking the Morning Routine
My weekday morning routine is a work in progress. Always has been, always will be. I tinker with it from season to season to accommodate the changing needs of family, work, and myself. There area few constants to the routine,[…]
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#BrokenAnkleSaga: One Year Later
A year ago I ran out my door, slipped on some snow-covered ice on the street, and broke my right ankle in two places. For good measure, I dislocated it as well. Much of what I had planned for the[…]
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Jog Geek Jog
I started running four years ago. I made steady progress over the years culminating with running a respectable 9-minute mile in the Baconfest 5K in November. Then I broke my right ankle, and it all stopped … but perhaps not[…]
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On the Road Again
I’m walking in the morning again. After a many months hiatus brought on by the #BrokenAnkleSaga, I’m once again able to go for walks, albeit modest ones. My morning walks range from .5 to 1.5 miles depending on whether I’m[…]
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Swim Geek, Swim
After more than two restless months without serious exercise thanks to my broken (but now healing) ankle, I’m back at the gym. Or rather, the pool. The doctor and physical therapist cleared me to swim and I wasted no time[…]
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Getting Ready to Walk
You wouldn’t think something so simple would be so hard, but break your ankle and then wrap your foot in a cast/boot for two months and you’ll find walking becomes a difficult, half-remembered skill to be remastered. I’m two weeks[…]
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Marching Forth
The next phase of healing in the Broken Ankle Saga began last week with my first visit to the physical therapist. The boot is still on and will be until early April, but I’m walking without crutches and I’m cleared[…]
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Working Toward Opening Day
The Broken Ankle Saga continues, though it might be better described as the Healing Ankle Saga. In the week and a half since my last post, a lot has improved: I have almost no numbness in my foot and the[…]
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