Last week, I ran the Warrior Dash for the first time with a group of friends. I’m not a runner, so the thought of doing a 5K obstacle course seemed a bit daunting. I decided I needed to prepare myself. Since running the Dash, I’ve also included a few other tips to help future warriors. […]
We are just six days away from the Warrior Dash. And my training wasn’t up to the level it was last week. On the positive side, I ran three times. I clocked 3 miles and 3.5 miles continuously on separate days. Between those runs, I tried to run at the time our race is, though […]
Last week, I mentioned how I was planning on retooling my workout routine. And it worked out great. I ran and lifted three days each this week. Sure, I wasn’t running five days a week as I’d originally planned. But I feel I had more time to recharge in between runs. In fact, after two […]
After last week’s brush with injuries and knowing how much time exercising five days a week is going to take up, I’ve decided to adjust my Warrior Dash training. Instead of running five days a week, I’ll be reducing that number to three. I feel like I can make just as much progress if I […]
Instead of running two miles this morning, as I had intended, I’m writing this blog. Last night, I innocently stubbed my toe on a step. Pain shot through the joint at which the base of my toe meets the ball of my foot. This spot has ached on and off for a year, with the […]
Last week got off to a good start, but soon went downhill. I did okay if you just look at the numbers. I ran four out of the five times I had set for myself and lifted dumbbells two out of three times. But it wasn’t easy. Not because my Week 1 goal of a […]
School is basically done. And that means it’s time for two things: blogging and working out. For this post, I’ll combine the two. In six weeks, I’ll be doing the Warrior Dash for the first time. The concept is one of the damndest things I’ve ever heard of – a 5K obstacle course where you […]