Ok, so maybe it was a little tough getting out there yesterday. It was 17 F with a wind chill of 7 F. I was
Category: Running
For me, the transformation began at 49, when I started my quest for that first marathon. To some extent, it was a rebirth or a

An hour’s exercise a day is magical.
The December 15, 2021 issue of the New York Times ran an interesting article, “How Exercise Affects Metabolism and Weight Loss,” which reports on newly
2021 was not the best of years for me. During the 2020 lockdown, I flourished using the time off to work out and study data
Dopamine is evolution’s reward system for behaviors that increased the reproductive success of hunter-gatherers, long-distance hunting and gathering, eating high calories foods, and sex. Today we no longer persistence hunt, but regular exercisers enjoy the rewards of the long hunt.
Th. 6/3 Been chronically tired this week since the rowing. Decided to sleep in until 5 AM which pretty much precludes working out. We. 6/2

Again. I do it because it offers me the opportunity to be a measurably better person in eight months than I am now. I do

Never let more than 72 hours pass between your last strength or cardiovascular work out.

Git her done.

We had a heavy fog this morning. Normally, I go out of my way to get out there at dawn in fog. But I lingered

A treadmill beats not running at all. Two miles beats zero miles. A cute advertising slogan for running shoes a few years ago went ”