I have seen a lot of talk on fitness sites and Facebook fitness posts about tracking and following and using this regimen or that. Discipline, discipline, discipline is the name of the game. While I realize it is important to have structure if you plan to reach or maintain a certain goal, I think most … Continue reading Fitness Update: Carelessness
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Fitness Update: Heat
This week in fitness had one main theme: Heat. We have been having a heatwave here in the midwest, with triple digits visiting us in both the heat index, and sometimes the actual temperature. What does this mean for fitness? Well, for many people it means they cancel it. For others they just push through … Continue reading Fitness Update: Heat
Fitness update: summer workout vacation
Note the headline. That isn't summer vacation, but a vacation from a workout schedule in the summer. Didn't do much this past week. No swimming laps, just floating around Oceans of Fun pools. Did two 5Ks, which was probably the highlight of the workout for the week. For the bicycle there was 58 miles, most … Continue reading Fitness update: summer workout vacation
Fitness Update: Energetic and Tired
Today's fitness update is going to start with an impression of state, rather than statistics. In the past few weeks I have reached one of those seasons of life where you can cut and cut and cut out the "non-essential" parts of life, and still have more to do than is possible to get done. … Continue reading Fitness Update: Energetic and Tired
Fitness lull
This past week has been the let down in fitness focus. The Swim Meet is over. All the Corporate Challenge events are done. The other elements of life have to be caught up, and the schedule gets busy. I know I need to get focused again, but right now I'm just doing the biking for … Continue reading Fitness lull
Fitness Log: Swim Meet Week
Well, last week upended many of my regular workout patterns, but didn't eliminate my fitness regimen entirely. I was at the Gladstone Natatorium Monday-Thursday for the Corporate Challenge Swim meet. This meant I curtailed my running. I'm never sure how much energy I should be expending in other activities to preserve the energy I need … Continue reading Fitness Log: Swim Meet Week
Fitness Update: Triathlon
Last week was the start of intense heat in our area. Monday's run -- 8 miles -- was done early morning at 70 degrees with a 92 percent humidity. It was good practice for the hot temperatures for yesterday's "Father's Day" triathlon for the Kansas City Corporate Challenge. But I'll get to that in just … Continue reading Fitness Update: Triathlon
Fitness Update: too much at once
Last week hasn't been the most intense week for my fitness efforts. I mean, I slept in two of my days that I usually get up and do something -- just because my greatest deficit was sleep, and eventually you just have to take it if you want to stay fit. I did do a … Continue reading Fitness Update: too much at once
Fitness Update: Running and Racing
Once again, this week's update will be a day-to-day progression Monday: Started the day with a 12-mile run on the Line Creek Trail. My last long run on the Line Creek was 13.2 miles at 2 hours. Today's run was 12 miles a 1:57:42. I knew going in that I was running a little slower. The … Continue reading Fitness Update: Running and Racing
Fitness Update: tempo continues
(Note: Another week of writing progress as the week goes on.) Monday: Wife opened at work, so I got up when she left, ran a 5K, biked to YMCA, swam 1,000 yards, and biked to work. At end of work day I completed week 8 (final week) of the triathlon training challenge at the work … Continue reading Fitness Update: tempo continues
At The Rainbow 