I'm training for a half-marathon on 3/31. I'm not a good runner. I'm not a runner at all. It's a form of mild torture. But, pushing comfort zones is how we get better in life, so I persist.Every Friday, I'll post an update on my training. This is Update #4. At my gym, there is a Sloth Running Team. Here they are on the track:Sloths are not fast. However, neither am … [Read more...] about Half Marathon Training Update #4: The Sloth Running Team
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Half Marathon Training Update #3: The Beer Ratio
The Beer Ratio The Physician on FIRE is getting in on the running game: My wife has been tracking her miles run since 2008. She stays in great shape. I’ve been tracking my miles run for 12 days. I’m not yet in great shape, but I’m working on it, slowly but surely. And one of PoF's goals is this:Run at least one mile per alcoholic drink consumed (defined as 12 oz. of 5% … [Read more...] about Half Marathon Training Update #3: The Beer Ratio
Half Marathon Training Update #2: Forrest Gumption
I have some big physical goals for this year. The first one is a half-marathon in Portland on 3/31. To hold myself accountable, I’ll report my progress here every Friday. For accounting purposes, my week starts on Friday morning.If you have goals too, report your progress in the comments! Also, if you know how to make running suck any less (it sucks tremendously right now), … [Read more...] about Half Marathon Training Update #2: Forrest Gumption
Wanna Race in Portland?
So, one of my goals for 2018 is to get myself into the best shape that my 44 year-old carcass will tolerate. But, where do I start? My friend Laura is in super-shape, is super-smart and likes to say: It all starts with cardio. If cardio is what Laura recommends, I'm going with it. Hop Hop Half in Portland! At the same time, Mr. WoW and I decided that we needed to come up … [Read more...] about Wanna Race in Portland?