December 5th is quickly approaching and I am nowhere near being ready to run the half marathon.  I am not logging as many miles per week as I should be at this point.  Between injuries, pulled muscles, sick kids, and bad weather I just haven’t increased my distance enough.  I have come to the reality [...]

I ran two miles, today after having to lay off for a week with shin splints.  They are very painful, but if given time off, the shin heals pretty quickly.  I didn’t want to risk ending up with a fracture.  It was nice being on the trail. The  weather was very overcast so there weren’t [...]

This morning’s run resulted in a lot of notes to self. Note to self: Never, ever eat a cheeseburger the night before a run (even thought it was technically half a burger)  I don’t like to bother God with foolish things, but I did find myself praying to him to help me get back to [...]

I ran four miles, Sunday.  It was hard, but I am learning to pace myself, so that is making the longer distances a little more tolerable at this point.  I ran two miles, today.  I am running two miles within about eighteen minutes, so did a long walk afterwards to get in more cardio time. [...]

I ran, today, but really had to push through.  The faster I run, the less pain I have in my left knee.  I was pumping hard at a 10:39 pace, but it was hard to hold that pace steady.  My girlfriend has informed me that she has stuck to the training log and already has [...]

It has finally happened.  I have hit a major plateau and I’m trying not to become stressed out over it.  I tend to gain weight when I stress, probably, because I eat more when I am stressed.  Sometimes I feel so frustrated with this cycle. I actually wanted to scream at the fat on my [...]

I am supposed to be running three miles, three times, this week.  Supposed to does not mean that I am.  I am running my two miles because I slacked off on running last week when I was out of town.  I ran, yesterday, cycled, today and plan to try an aquatic aerobics class. Aqua aerobics [...]