Heading into fall and getting a bit of a different focus. Keeping up with the bicycle miles seems to be the key goal from the beginning of the year. I put in 59 miles this week. Running, I'm at least keeping in the game again: one 5k run. On the strength training I stayed on … Continue reading Fitness Update:
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Fitness Update: Corporate Challenge 5K
Last week reached its fitness culmination on Saturday morning at the Kansas City Corporate Challenge 5K. After completing the Progress Series of races, which included the Cupid 5K in Febrary with a time of just over 24 minutes, I went into the 5K with the intention of finishing in 24 minutes, yet feeling that I … Continue reading Fitness Update: Corporate Challenge 5K
Fitness Update: Bicycle and sans Bicycle
This week I intended to swim, but when I went down to my bicycle on Tuesday morning, intending to swim, the tire was flat. No problem, just pull out the pump and see if it holds air. Except when I attached the pump the nozzle attachment came off. So no way to fix the tire. … Continue reading Fitness Update: Bicycle and sans Bicycle
Fitness Update: Warm weather helps
Well, today is the end of February; two months of 2016 gone already. My concerns at the beginning of the year were keeping up with my running, and how the cold weather would hamper my progress. Well, this week was another nice week (sure there were some nights below freezing, but all the days were … Continue reading Fitness Update: Warm weather helps
A turn, a swerve, a save
The problem with coming up with ideas for blog posts while riding a bicycle is that there are no good ways of recording those ideas while in the middle of traffic. Today was one of those days when I had several half-baked ideas on the way home, any of which could make good topics, if … Continue reading A turn, a swerve, a save
Fitness Update: Last week of the month
As we head into the last week of January, my fitness goals seem to be on track for the year. Sunday was the warmest day of the week, so I got my 5K run in on Sunday. I managed to swim once in the week, on Monday. For the cycling, I've managed to bicycle to … Continue reading Fitness Update: Last week of the month
At The Rainbow 