You won’t belive what happened the other day. I went running, and I took it easy… and slowed to a nice 10 minute pace! Yes, you read that right, I actually slowed down to just over 10 minutes per mile. Considering that until the very recent past, that was a extreme speed up, this was [...]
Read More..>>It’s official. The 2 month weight loss challenge at work ended yesterday. Today, the winner was announced. It was close between the top three…but I pulled the lead with a loss of 14 pounds for the win! WooHoo. My co-worker and I have decided to continue the challenge through the rest of the year. Of [...]
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Comments(1) Last week, on the spur of the moment (and goading by coworkers), I joined the office weight loss challenge. 5 dollars to enter, 2 months. Winner gets a gift certificate to a restaurant in the amount equal to the pot. Now, a restaurant doesn’t make sense to me…because if I win, I’m gonna say give me a [...]
Read More..>>Yup, fall is here. It’s cold and rainy. There’s some bite in the air. Yup, just about perfect out for a jaunt in the woods. If only I weren’t nursing my ankle. (But hey! I did work out today. I now remember that push ups and situps suck…I need to do more.) This weekend, we [...]
Read More..>>I was looking at the AJC online the other day, and an add popped up for a Sweet Surprise. Thinking it had something to do with cookies, I clicked on the link. Lo and behold, it’s a site put up arguing the case for high fructose corn syrup. So, I thought I’d pass it on, [...]
Read More..>>First off, good luck to Team Runners Fit this weekend in the Blue Ridge Relay. Was a blast last year, and should be just as fun this year. (Even if I’m not there.) We’re all looking forward to the updates. Mark is going to try sending Facebook status updates…we’ll see how well Verizon’s network works. [...]
Read More..>>I have a new workout on Tuesdays. After last weeks stairs kicking my butt, figured it was time for some revenge. So, every Tuesday now, for the forseeable future, figure I’ll do stairs. There are 11 stairs per flight, 2 flights per floor, and if I counted correctly in my oxygen deprived brain, 31 flights [...]
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