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My Healthcare Soap Box
My Health Care Soap Box
IntroductionI’ve been blogging for more years than I can remember, and this will be the first time I’ve ever written anything remotely political. Though it may seem more pleasant to talk about my running, my sunflowers, or my wife’s cupcakes - health insurance reform is a topic of grave concern, as it affects every American ( Read more... ) -
Body Reconstruction
Body Reconstruction
A Fitness Experiment
Progress Report: Week 11
Cardio
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
RestFartleksCyclingRAINFartleksHIITLong Run
-8 mi.
76'0"10 mi.-4.5 mi.
39'0"3 mi.
26'0"8.2 mi.
80'0"The good news: my mile times have progressively gotten faster, despite the longer distances I'm running each week. The bad news: gnats...like ( Read more... ) -
Body Reconstruction
Body Reconstruction
A Fitness Experiment
Progress Report: Week 10
Cardio
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
RestEasy RunCyclingEasy RunCyclingRestCycling
-5.75 mi.
55'0"10 mi.7 mi.
66'0"6.25 mi.-12 mi.
Someone's got to do something about this humidity! With only one more lap to go on my 1.25-mile loop on Monday's run, I was barely crawling past the lap ( Read more... ) -
Body Reconstruction
Body Reconstruction
A Fitness Experiment
Progress Report: Week 9
Cardio
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
RestRestEasy RunRestRestRestLong Run
(sorta)
--6.5 mi.
59'00"---1.75 mi.
20'0"
I suck.
Big time.
*Shakes fists*
Last week's 10 miler knocked me out for two days the entire freaking week. No joke. Maybe it was the 6 hour roundtrip drive to my ( Read more... ) -
Body Reconstruction
Body Reconstruction
A Fitness Experiment
Progress Report: Week 8
Cardio
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
RestTempo RunCyclingTempo RunCyclingEasy RunLong Run
-6 mi.
53'0"5.5 mi.6 mi.
53"0'5.5 mi.3 mi.
24'30"10 mi.
140'0"
I did it! My first double digit run!Though this feat didn’t come without its own slew of problems. My ingenious plan of running at ( Read more... ) -
Body Reconstruction
Body Reconstruction
A Fitness Experiment
Progress Report: Week 7
Cardio
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
CyclingTempo RunCyclingHail RunRestTempo RunLong Run
10 mi.5 mi.
60'0"5 mi.1.2 mi.
10"0'-2.5 mi.
23'0"9 mi.
90'0"
My apologies for the late update (which was originally due last friday), but great news! I lost 10 lbs! (that's a lil more than 4 kilos for ( Read more... )
