Starting the year out in the USA, where it is normally very cold but fortunately only just cold… In-laws/out-laws, great way to start the new year… Fitness Report So for the first time I have had to cope with the working out and dealing with jetlag. So we came back on the 4th of January[…]
Fitness… So I haven’t been able to do much running on a consistent basis for the last few weeks, still maintaining at least two runs per week. So, this is really the blog post for the last two weeks… My friends Mark and Colleen got me into doing Park runs, which for the most part[…]
So, last week I managed to master the “High 5”, and last Saturday I I’d my best 5K time ever… So it was really weird finishing in under 30 minutes, because I was going through the “chute” (this funnel that they channel all runners through at the finish line), and I’m suddenly with all these[…]
So, I finally figured out after 10 months of running on the road that when people come by you and hold their hands up, they want to “high five” you… I guess the more desperate you look the more then want to encourage you, so I seem to be a lighting rod for encouragement… Fitness[…]
This was my biggest week of running and exercise of both the year and ever… Learned some great things about about getting oxygen in your lungs, both physical and spiritual… Fitness Report Motivation Report
Week ending 25th August 2018 On Tuesday, went 9.5 Km, Thursday 7.5 Km, and Saturday 5 Km ParkRun. Went to Bushy Park at Hampton Court Palace for the ParkRun, the site of the original one. Their timing system said I did a personal best by 2 minutes, which doesn’t seem either correct or possible… With[…]
So this week we had some unexpectedly great things happen. First, my university roommate Archie drove all the from Seattle up to Port Townsend and picked up a load of pictures of my brother Paul which I’ve posted up in the “about” section… The post image in honour of Paul… So here is the fitness[…]
In the fitness part today we go into the progress as well as the supplements I am using, 2 things from a guy I researched in California, Stephen Gundry. The “vital reds” are having a noticeable improvement in my concentration and focus, which is amazing… Wrestling with the 3 times/week running and the actual distances[…]
This incredible weather rolls on, and so great to have Mark back with Colleen, we had a great time out there together. I managed to to exactly match my best time ever, number 8 in my age group… It is is so motivational to be able to help my brothers wife fill in the blanks[…]
Great run this morning, and the great weather rolls on… Went 7.6Km, and kept the pace under 7min/km, but only just… I found out last night about my brother Paul’s passing in Seattle 10 days ago. Will dig into this in the motivation section… So, as mentioned above, this next one is about my brother[…]